Jamsil-dong

Jamsil-dong is a neighbourhood, dong, of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[2] Its name is derived from silkworm breeding during the Joseon dynasty. Jamsil translates to a room or place for sericulture ("jam" is silkworm, "sil" is room). The state encouraged people to raise silkworms, so founded Dongjamsil (동잠실, literally "east place for sericulture") in the east vicinity of Seoul.[3]

Jamsil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul잠실동
 • Hanja蠶室洞
 • Revised RomanizationJamsil-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerChamsil-tong
Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Jamsil 1-dong
Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Jamsil 1-dong
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total115,739
 • Density22,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi)

Attractions

Education

Schools located in Jamsil-dong:

  • Seoul Beodeul Elementary School
  • Seoul Jamil Elementary School
  • Seoul Jamjeon Elementary School
  • Seoul Jamsin Elementary School
  • Seoul Sincheon Elementary School
  • Seoul Songjeon Elementary School
  • Aju Middle School
  • Chungshin Girls' Middle School
  • Jamsin Middle School
  • Sincheon Middle School
  • Chungshin Girls' High School
  • Jamil High School
  • Jamsin High School
  • Youngdongil High School

Transportation
  • Rows of the same concrete apartments surrounded by rural fields
    Newly developed Jamsil-dong in 1978
  • Five rows of people as they wait in straight lines for individual buses
    Bus station in Jamsil-dong in 1976

See also

References
  1. "2013년 8월 송파구 인구현황". Songpa-gu (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-11-28.
  2. "잠실동 (Jamsil-dong 蠶室洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. "The origin of the name and timetable of Jamsil-dong (동명 유래/연혁)" (in Korean). The resident center of Jamsil bon-dong. Retrieved 2008-04-15.


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