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Gwanhun-dong

Place in South Korea

Gwanhun-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	관훈동
• Hanja	寬勳洞
• Revised Romanization	Gwanhun-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Kwanhun tong
Country	South Korea

Gwanhun-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (beopjeong-dong 法定洞) governed under its administrative dong (haengjeong-dong 行政洞), Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong.^[1]^[2]

The area is bordered by Anguk-dong and Songhyeon-dong to the north, Gyeongun-dong to the east, and Insadong to the south, and Gyeonji-dong to the west. During the early period of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897), the place belonged to Gwanin-bang (寬仁坊) - bang (坊) was an administrative unit during the time^[3] - of the Jungbu district (中部), Hanseong (old name for the capital, Seoul).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "관훈동 Gwanhun-dong 寬勳洞" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 우리동 소개 유래/연혁 - 관훈동 (in Korean). Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong Resident office website. Archived from the original on 2004-11-24. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
^ 방 坊 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link]}

"종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link]}
"Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
"Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.