Gasan-dong

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| image_caption = Gasan-dong Community Service Center

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| subdivision_name = South Korea

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| seat_type = Capital

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| area_total_km2 = 2.52

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| population_total = 21879

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Gasan-dong ({{Korean|가산동|加山洞}}) is a dong (neighborhood) of Geumcheon District, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732331&contentno=732331 |script-title=ko:가산동 (Gasan-dong 加山洞) |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-19 |language=Korean }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.geumcheon.go.kr/site/dong/main_set.php?gsBuseo=0861&giMenu=0105000000 |publisher=Geumcheon District official site |title= The origin of Gasan-dong |accessdate=2008-04-20 |language=Korean}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} It is located in the south-western corner of Seoul, and borders Anyang River. Gasan-dong is home to Gasan Digital Complex metro station (line 1 and 7).

Overview

Gasan-dong is a neighborhood located in Geumcheon District. Originally, it was part of Garibong-dong. On March 1, 1995, when Geumcheon District was established as a separate administrative district from Guro District, the area was divided between the two districts. The portion that remained under Guro District retained the name Garibong-dong, while the part that became part of Geumcheon District was renamed Gasan-dong.

The name "Gasan-dong" was created by combining characters from two former villages: "Ga" (가, 嘉) from Garibong-ri and "San" (산, 山) from Doksan-ri. These areas, originally part of Siheung County (Dong-myeon), were incorporated into Yeongdeungpo District of Seoul on January 1, 1963. Initially placed under the jurisdiction of the Gwanak Branch Office, the merged administrative unit was given the name "Gasan-dong."

However, under a jurisdictional reorganization on May 18, 1970, the name "Gasan-dong" was changed to "Garibong-dong," with Garibong-dong and Doksan-dong designated as legal dong (neighborhood units). Further administrative adjustments on October 1, 1975, officially separated Garibong-dong and Doksan-dong into distinct legal and administrative units. When Geumcheon District was established in 1995, the area formerly known as Gasan-dong (from 1963 to 1970) was reinstated under that name, reflecting its historical roots.

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