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Yangcheon-gu

Yangcheon District is one of the 25 districts of , South Korea, located on the southwest side of the . At the centre of this district is the area, which is home to numerous shopping outlets, bars and restaurants, an ice rink, schools, and large residential buildings inhabited by mostly upper-middle and upper-class families.
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  • Type: Borough with 469,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Yangcheon” and “Yangcheon District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gocheok Sky Dome and Mok-dong Baseball Stadium.

Stadium
The is a domed baseball stadium in , Seoul, South Korea. It is the home ballpark of KBO club Kiwoom Heroes. The stadium is primarily used for baseball and has a capacity for 16,744 spectators for baseball games.

Stadium
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is a stadium located in , South Korea. The stadium was the home of the Nexen Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization between 2008 and 2015. The stadium is part of the .

Stadium
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The Mokdong Stadium is a South Korean sports complex located in , Yangcheon District, . It consists of a multi-purpose stadium, a baseball stadium, and an artificial ice rink.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yeongdeungpo-Guro and Gwangmyeong.

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Yeongdeungpo and Guro are districts in . Yeongdeungpo is mostly a commercial area, and many of the nation's media companies are based here especially in Yeouido.

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is in province in , a satellite city designed to decentralize Seoul's residential functions. It borders Seoul's Geumcheon-gu on the east, Seoul's Guro-gu on the north, Siheung-si and Bucheon-si on the west and Anyang-si on the south.

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The districts of Gangseo and Yangcheon are in the west of the city of .

Yangcheon-gu

Latitude
37.5171° or 37° 31′ 2″ north
Longitude
126.8663° or 126° 51′ 59″ east
Population
469,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8Q98GV88+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415153606
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8349533
Wiki­data ID
Q50420
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Yangcheon-gu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Chinese: “Yangcheon Khu”
  • Chinese: “阳川区”
  • Chinese: “陽川區”
  • Dutch: “Yangcheon District”
  • Esperanto: “Janchon-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Janĉon-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Janĉon-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Janĉon”
  • Esperanto: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Yangcheon”
  • Estonian: “Yangcheoni linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Yangcheoni ringkond”
  • French: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • German: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Greek: “Γιάνγκτσον-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Jangcshon-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Yangcheon”
  • Indonesian: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Interlingue: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Yangcheon”
  • Italian: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Japanese: “ヤンチョン区”
  • Japanese: “陽川区”
  • Korean: “서울시 양천구”
  • Korean: “서울특별시 양천구”
  • Korean: “양천”
  • Korean: “양천구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Yangcheon”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Yangcheon Khu”
  • Mongolian: “Янчонь-гү”
  • Northern Frisian: “Yangcheon (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Yangcheon”
  • Persian: “ناحیه یانگچون”
  • Portuguese: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Scots: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Spanish: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Spanish: “Yangcheon”
  • Swedish: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Thai: “เขตยังช็อน”
  • Turkish: “Yangcheon”
  • Urdu: “ینگچوں ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Yangcheon-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “陽川區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sinjeong-dong and Mok-dong New Town.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 양천구보건소 and 양천구의회.

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