Gwacheon-dong
Gwacheon-dong is a locality in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. Gwacheon-dong is situated nearby to the locality Beol-mal, as well as near Han’gye.Places of Interest
Highlights include Seoul Land and Gwacheon National Science Museum.
Seoul Land
Theme park
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Seoul Land is an amusement park opened in 1988, in Gwacheon, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea. Located in the Seoul Grand Park complex, it opened just before the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Gwacheon National Science Museum
Museum
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Gwacheon National Science Museum is a national museum in Gwacheon, South Korea. It opened in 2008.
Korea Racing Authority Equine Museum
Museum
The Korea Racing Authority Equine Museum is a horse museum in Gwacheon, South Korea. Established on September 13, 1988, to complement Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, it has over 50,000 visitors annually in a variety of audiences, ranging from the elderly to children.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Seoul and Galhyeon-dong.
South Seoul
Photo: Gaël Chardon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dongjak, Gwanak and Geumcheon are districts of Seoul south of the Han River. South Seoul is a largely residential and educational region characterized by university districts, hillside neighborhoods, and industrial redevelopment zones.
Galhyeon-dong
Quarter
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Galhyeon-dong is a dong of Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea. It is divided into two sub-districts, Galhyeon 1-dong and Galhyeon 2-dong. The northern boundary is Jingwan-dong, while Bulgwang-dong lies to the east. Galhyeon-dong is situated 4½ km southwest of Gwacheon-dong.
Pyeongchon-dong
Quarter
Pyeongchon-dong is neighborhood of Dongan district in the city of Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Pyeongchon-dong is situated 7 km southwest of Gwacheon-dong.
Gwacheon-dong
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.4478° or 37° 26′ 52″ northLongitude
127.0082° or 127° 0′ 29″ eastElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8Q99C2X5+47GeoNames ID
8690319
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In Other Languages
“Gwacheon-dong” goes by many names.
- Korean: “과천동”
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