Guryong Village
Guryong Village is a shanty town in Seoul, South Korea. It is just across a six-lane motorway from Dogok-dong of the affluent Gangnam District. It has been called "the last slum in Seoul's glitzy Gangnam district", "the last shanty town in Gangnam", and "the…- Type: Residential area
- Description: slum in Sudogwon, South Korea
- Also known as: “Guryong”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guryong and Daemosan.
Guryong
Railway station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guryong station is a station on the Suin–Bundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway network in South Korea. It is in the Gaepo-dong area of the Gangnam District of Seoul. The station opened on October 24, 2004. Guryong is situated 1¼ km northwest of Guryong Village.
Daemosan
Railway station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daemosan Station is a station on the Suin–Bundang Line, a commuter rail line of Korail. Daemosan is situated 1½ km north of Guryong Village.
Heonilleung
Park
Photo: Tombus20032000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heonilleung is a burial ground from the Joseon dynasty, located in Seocho District, Seoul. This is where King Taejong and King Sunjo are entombed, along with their wives, Queen Wongyeong and Queen Sunwon. Heonilleung is situated 2 km southeast of Guryong Village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suseo-dong and Songpa.
Suseo-dong
Quarter
Suseo-dong is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. The name Suseo originated from the feature of Han River running through the western part of the region. Suseo-dong is also home to the Tancheon park. Suseo-dong is situated 3 km east of Guryong Village.
Songpa
Songpa and Gangdong are in the eastern part of Seoul, along the Han River. Quieter and more residential then its hectic neighbor, Gangnam, Songpa nonetheless offers a fair number of attractions.
Jangji-dong
Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jangji-dong is a dong of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The old name of the dong was janbeodeuri, derived from jan beodeul where the species grew a lot. Jangji-dong is situated 6 km east of Guryong Village.
Guryong Village
- Location: Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-Seocho, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.47687° or 37° 28′ 37″ northLongitude
127.06523° or 127° 3′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8Q99F3G8+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 417995645OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q16219759
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Guryong Village” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “九龍村”
- Chinese: “九龍里”
- Chinese: “九龙村”
- Igbo: “Obodo Guryong”
- Japanese: “九龍マウル”
- Japanese: “九龍村”
- Korean: “구룡마을”
- Portuguese: “Vila Guryong”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 체육시설 and 강남연동교회.
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