Myeongil-dong

Myeongil-dong
Myeongil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	명일동
• Hanja	明逸洞
• Revised Romanisation	Myeongil-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Myongil-tong
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Area
• Total	1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	51,354
• Density	32503/km2 (84,180/sq mi)

Myeongil-dong is a dong, neebourheid o Gangdong-gu in Seoul, Sooth Korea.^[1]^[2]

History

The name o Myeongil wis namit efter 'Myeongil-won' durin Goryeo Dynasty in 10t Century.^[3] Myeongil-won wis an accommodation facilities an duty station o rentin or transferrin horse for the Public offeecials who go a business trip. In modren times, Myeongil-dong wis actually a pairt o Myeongil-ri, Gucheon-myeon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do Province, an then be includit intae Seoul in 1963. Even nouadays, the street o Gucheonmyeon-gil still exists. Frae the late 1970s tae mid 1980s, lairge scale o falm an orchard wur renovatit intae huge apairtments complex built bi Korea National Housing Corporation (currently Korea Land & Housing Corporation), Samick, Woosung, Hanyang an Hyundai Engineering and Construction an developit as ane o new toun in Seoul, alang wi Mok-dong an Sanggye-dong in 1990s. In 1995, Seoul Subway Line 5 wis passed throu this aurie stoppin at Godeok Station, Myeongil Station an Gubeundari Station. Currently, Myeongil-dong is weel kent for the location o Myungsung Presbyterian Kirk, E-mart Myeongil branch, Hame plus Gangdong branch an neebourheid o Hanyoung Foreign Leid Heich Schuil.