Buam-dong, Seoul

Infobox Korean settlement
title = Buam-dong


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hangul = 부암동
hanja = linktext|付|岩|洞
rr = Bu am dong
mr = Pu am tong
area_km2 = 2.27
pop = 13300
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popyear = 2001
popden_km2 =
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Buam-dong is a "dong", neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea.cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732200&contentno=732200 |title=부암동 (Buam-dong 付岩洞)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-23|language=Korean|] cite web|url=http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/dong/intro/history.jsp?dp=5&id=27 |publisher=Jongno-gu official site |title= Origin of Buam-dong's name |accessdate=2008-04-23 |language=Korean|]

Attraction

A bronze statue of Choi Gyu-sik (최규식) is located on Jahamun (Jaha Gate) hill near the Buam-dong residential service office. Choi was a chief of the Jongno police station and killed in the line of duty when North Korean spies tried to penetrate into Cheong Wa Dae, South Korean presidential office and residence in 1968.Fact|date=July 2008

ee also

*Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

*cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=139888&contentno=139888 |title=종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-22|language=Korean|
*cite web|url=http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 |title=Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong |publisher=Guro-gu Official website|language=Korean |
*cite web|url=http://www.mapo.go.kr/Design/html_cms/e_ward/03_office_dong_law.jsp |title=Mapo Information |work=The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) |publisher=Mapo-gu Official website|language=Korean |

External links

* [http://www.jongno.go.kr/english/index.jsp Jongno-gu Official site in English]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/index.jsp Jongno-gu Official site]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/page?pageId=550302150 Status quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/dong/index.jsp?dp=5 Buam-dong Resident office]
*ko [http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/page?pageId=290024222&C_290008854_290008855=%EB%B6%80%EC%95%94%EB%8F%99&C_290008854_0=290009212&C_290008854_290008853=%EB%B6%80%EC%95%94%EB%8F%99&LIST_PAGE_ID_290008854=270005366 Origin of Buam-dong name]