Cheonho-dong
{{Short description|Neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea}}
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| translit_lang1_info = 천호동
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| translit_lang1_info1 = 千戶洞
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| translit_lang1_info2 = Cheonho-dong
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| translit_lang1_info3 = Ch'ŏnho-tong
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| image_skyline = Cheonho 1(il)-dong Comunity Service Center 20140621 171504.jpg
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| image_caption = Cheonho 1(il)-dong Community Service Center (Gangdong District)
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Korea
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| seat_type = Capital
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| area_total_km2 = 3.07
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| population_total = 106782
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_density_km2 = 34782
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Cheonho-dong ({{Korean|hangul=천호동}}) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732260&contentno=732260 |script-title=ko:천호동 (Cheonho-dong 千戶洞) |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-18 |language=Korean }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gangdong.go.kr/pub/los/los.jsp?sc=los01030101_091100 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218215529/http://www.gangdong.go.kr/pub/los/los.jsp?sc=los01030101_091100 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-18 |publisher=Gangdong District official site |title= The origin of Cheonho-dong| accessdate=2008-04-18 |language=Korean}}
History
Cheonho means "Thousand of Houses", because its geographical location was believed to be an ideal place to live based on the Feng shui theory. In addition, there is a historical site of Pungnaptoseong, which is a flat earthen wall built at the edge of the Han River in the Baekje Era. Cheonho-dong is the only place where a huge department store such as Hyundai Department Store is located in the area of Gangdong District. Cheonho station is a transfer point between Seoul Subway Line 5 and Line 8. Cheonho-dong is a 60-minute Limousine bus ride away from Incheon International Airport.
Red-light district
Although prostitution is illegal in Korea, there is a long-established{{cite web |title=Less brothels, more prostitution |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2963685 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |accessdate=1 February 2019 |date=10 December 2012}} red-light district in Cheonho, known as "Texas Village".{{cite web |title=[Editorial] Prostitutes Have Human Rights Too |url=http://english.donga.com/List/3/all/26/220904/1 |website=english.donga.com |accessdate=1 February 2019 |language=en |date=7 January 2002}} Since the introduction of the law banning prostitution in 2004 the number of brothels has declined.{{cite web |last1=Da-sol |first1=Kim |title=Korea's infamous red-light zone to fade into history |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170315000948 |website=The Korea Herald |accessdate=1 February 2019 |language=en |date=15 March 2017}} In December 2018, it was reported that there were still dozens of brothels in the area, and that an accidental fire in one had killed two women.{{cite web |title=Fire in dilapidated Seoul brothel kills 2 |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3057286 |accessdate=1 February 2019 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily| date=23 December 2018 }}
Area Information
Current Zip Code of Cheonho-dong is 134-020. 134 is for Gangdong District and 020 is for Cheonho-dong.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051102035337/http://www.gangdong.go.kr/pub/eng/ Gangdong District official website]
- [http://www.gangdong.go.kr/pub/eng/local/local_03_1.jsp# Gangdong District map]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at the Gangdong District official website
- {{in lang|ko}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20051020024559/http://www.gangdong.go.kr/pub/los/index.jsp?dptcd=091100 The Cheonho 1 dong Resident office]
{{Gangdong District}}
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