Garak-dong

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Garak-dong

| settlement_type = Neighborhood

| translit_lang1 = Korean

| translit_lang1_type = Hangul

| translit_lang1_info = 가락동

| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja

| translit_lang1_info1 = 可樂洞

| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}

| translit_lang1_info2 = Garak-dong

| translit_lang1_type3 = McCune–Reischauer

| translit_lang1_info3 = Karak-tong

| image_skyline = Garak Market Seoul.JPG

| image_caption = Garak Market

| image_map = Garakdong-songpagu.png

| map_caption =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Korea

| area_total_km2 = 3.44

| population_total = 67251

| population_footnotes = [http://www.songpa.go.kr/user.kdf?a=songpa.board.BoardApp&c=4002&list_id=AG0406001000&seq=41871&file_yn=Y&comment_yn=y&cate_id=AG0307001000 2013년 8월 송파구 인구현황], 2013-09-02.

| population_as_of = 2013

| population_density_km2 = auto

}}

Garak-dong ({{Korean|hangul=가락동}}) is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732239&contentno=732239 |script-title=ko:가락동 (Garak-dong 可樂洞) |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-15 |language=Korean }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol ({{Korean|hangul=가락골|labels=no}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.songpa.go.kr/user.kdf?a=songpa.menu.MenuApp&c=1001&cate_id=BC0101002000_2_ |title=The origin of the name and timetable of Seokchon-dong (동명 유래/연혁) |publisher=The resident center of Garak-dong |accessdate=2008-04-15 |language=Korean}}

Overview

Garak-dong was originally part of Garak-ri, Jungdae-myeon, Gwangju-gun, starting in 1577. It became Garak-dong when it was incorporated into Seoul during the city's administrative expansion on January 1, 1963. On October 1, 1975, it was transferred to Gangnam-gu, and then to Gangdong-gu on October 1, 1979. On January 1, 1988, Garak-dong became part of the newly established Songpa-gu. The neighborhood's name comes from "Garakgol," an old place name in the area. In October 1989, the northern area of Yangjae-daero was included in Songpa-dong.

Education

Schools located in Garak-dong:

Seoul Garak Elementary School
Seoul Sinka Elementary School
Gawon Middle School
Seokchon Middle School
Songpa Middle School

Transportation

Ogeum station of {{rint|seoul|3}}
Garak Market station of {{rint|seoul|3}} and of {{rint|seoul|8}}

References

External links

{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.songpa.go.kr/user.kdf?a=songpa.menu.MenuApp&cate_id=BC0100000000 Garak-dong resident center website]

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Category:Neighborhoods of Songpa District