Wonhyoro-dong | |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Hangul |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 원효로동 |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Wonhyoro-dong |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Wonhyoro-tong |
Translit Lang2 Type: | Hangul |
Translit Lang2 Type1: | Hanja |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 1.4 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 28334 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Dialect |
Wonhyoro-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Yongsan-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[2] [3]
Following its liberation in 1946, the process of renaming streets that were previously under Japanese rule took place. As part of this initiative, the region formerly known as Wonjeong (元町) underwent a name change to Wonhyoro, in honor of the esteemed monk Wonhyo from the Silla Dynasty. Consequently, the area was further divided into distinct sections namely Wonhyoro 1-ga, Wonhyo-ro 2-ga, Wonhyoro 3-ga, and Wonhyoro 4-ga.