Apgujeong-dong

{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea}}

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| image_skyline = Cafe Pascucci, Apgujeong-dong, Seoul, South Korea.jpg

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| area_total_km2 = 2.53

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| population_total = 26,223

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File:Apgujeong-dong Community Service Center 20140615 094422.jpg

Apgujeong-dong ({{korean|압구정동}}; {{IPA|ko|apk͈udʑʌŋdoŋ}}) is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It is considered one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country. It was reported that housing price of Apgujeong-dong is approximately US$28,300 per one square meter by Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2019.

The Apgujeong originates from a pavilion with the same name founded by Han Myŏnghoe, a 15th-century high-ranking government official during the Joseon period.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732235&contentno=732235 |script-title=ko:압구정동 (Apgujeong-dong 狎鷗亭洞) |encyclopedia=Doosan Encyclopedia |access-date=2008-04-16 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710101222/http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732235&contentno=732235 |archive-date=2009-07-10 }} It is an upmarket residential, fashion, shopping, and educational area. The Hanja name translates into "Seagull Pavilion," a reference to his nickname, which itself was a reference and a mark of peace when viewing a group of seagulls flying.{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2190523&cid=51073&categoryId=51073 |script-title=ko:압구 (狎鷗) |work=Naver |access-date=2017-06-04 |language=ko}}

One of the main shopping area is Apgujeong Rodeo Street, along with Cheongdam-dong Fashion Street in Cheongdam-dong and Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong, which are connected by the main avenue Apgujeong-ro. It is seen as a fashionable and trendsetting destination.{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Rahn|title=Three Gangnam districts show latest fads|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2011/07/135_91787.html|access-date=11 April 2013|newspaper=The Korea Times|date=28 July 2011}}{{cite web|title=Apgujeong & Cheongdam|url=http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/whereToShop/whereToShop.jsp?action=about&cid=995827|work=Korea Tourism Organization|access-date=11 April 2013|archive-date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220025132/http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/whereToShop/whereToShop.jsp?action=about&cid=995827|url-status=dead}}