Yonggang-dong
Yonggang-dong is a dong of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.- Type: Locality
- Description: place in South Korea
- Also known as: “Yonggang-dong, Seoul”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sogang University and Yoido Full Gospel Church.
Sogang University
University
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Sogang University is a private Jesuit research university in Mapo, Seoul, South Korea. Sogang University was established on April 18, 1960 by the Society of Jesus, with the school being the oldest and only Jesuit institution of higher education in the country.
Yoido Full Gospel Church
Church
Yoido Full Gospel Church is a Pentecostal church affiliated with the Assemblies of God on Yeouido in Seoul, South Korea. With about 870,000 members, it is the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea.
National Assembly of Korea
Government building
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The National Assembly Building is a building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul which serves as the location of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, the legislature of South Korea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seodaemun-Mapo and Yeongdeungpo-Guro.
Seodaemun-Mapo
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Seodaemun and Mapo are districts in northwestern Seoul, by the banks of the Han River. They're most notable for their colleges and universities, resulting in a distinctly youthful culture, especially in the twin subdistricts of Hongdae and Sinchon, separated by a single subway stop, a 10-minute bus ride, or a 20-minute walk.
Yeongdeungpo-Guro
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Yeongdeungpo and Guro are districts in Seoul. Yeongdeungpo is mostly a commercial area, and many of the nation's media companies are based here especially in Yeouido.
Yongsan
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Yongsan is in Seoul's geographic center, sandwiched between Seoul's two major cultural and economic centers, Gangnam and Jongno/Jung. The main area of interest here for travelers is Itaewon, the most international and foreigner-friendly neighborhood in Seoul, and one of the only places where you can find authentic Mexican, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Indian food on the entire peninsula.
Yonggang-dong
- Category: dong of South Korea
- Location: Mapo-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Yonggang-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yonggang-dong (baranggay sa Habagatang Korea, Seoul)”
- Cebuano: “Yonggang-dong”
- Chinese: “龍江洞”
- Korean: “용강동”
- Malay: “Yonggang-dong, Seoul”
- Malay: “Yonggang-dong”
- Swedish: “Yonggang-dong, Seoul”
- Swedish: “Yonggang-dong”
- Urdu: “یونگنگ-ڈونگ، سیؤل”
- Vietnamese: “Yonggang-dong, Seoul”
- Vietnamese: “Yonggang-dong”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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