Daeheung-dong
Daeheung-dong is a dong of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood in Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Also known as: “Daeheung-dong, Seoul”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yoido Full Gospel Church and Deoksugung Palace.
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 480,000 members, it is the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea.
Deoksugung Palace
Castle
Photo: Chamberikore, Public domain.
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. Deoksugung Palace is situated 3½ km northeast of Daeheung-dong.
Mapo bridge
Bridge
The Mapo Bridge crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the Mapo District and the Yeongdeungpo District in the city of Seoul. Seoul Subway Line 5 also passes directly underneath the bridge through an underwater tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seodaemun-Mapo and Yeongdeungpo-Guro.
Seodaemun-Mapo
Photo: titicat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: yuseokoh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Jinah78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Daeheung-dong
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Mapo-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.5496° or 37° 32′ 58″ northLongitude
126.9402° or 126° 56′ 25″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8Q98GWXR+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 415153951OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Daeheung-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Daeheung-dong”
- Chinese: “大兴洞”
- Chinese: “大興洞”
- Greek: “Ντέχουνγκ-ντονγκ”
- Japanese: “テフン洞”
- Japanese: “大興洞”
- Korean: “Daeheung-dong”
- Korean: “대흥동”
- Malay: “Daeheung-dong”
- Persian: “دائههونگ-دونگ”
- Swedish: “Daeheung-dong, Seoul”
- Swedish: “Daeheung-dong”
- Vietnamese: “Daeheung-dong”
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Notable Places Nearby
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