Godeok-dong
Korean transcription(s)
?  Hangul	高德洞
?  Hanja	高 德 洞
?  Revised Romanization	Godeok-dong
?  McCune?Reischauer	Kodok-tong
Godeok 1(il)-dong Community Service Center (Gangdong-gu)
Country	South Korea
Area
? Total	3.75 km 2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population   (2001) [1]
? Total	50,147
? Density	13,373/km 2 (34,640/sq mi)

Godeok-dong is a dong , neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul , South Korea . ^{[1] [2]}

History [ edit ]

Godeok means "high virtue" in Korean . During the Late 14th century, Yangjung Lee, a public officer of the Goryeo Dynasty , strongly rejected a conciliatory offer to turn into Joseon Dynasty , a new regime after the Goryeo Dynasty. Due to his high loyalty to his government, he was admired by the general public and they called his residential area "Godeok". ^[3] In 1995, Seoul Subway Line 5 was passed through this area stopping at Godeok Station and Myeongil Station .

Area information [ edit ]

The postal code of Godeok-dong is 134-080. 134 is for Gangdong-gu and 080 is for Godeok-dong.

See also [ edit ]

• Administrative divisions of Seoul
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Gangdong-gu official website
• Gangdong-gu map ^{[ permanent dead link ]} at the Gangdong-gu official website
• (in Korean) Gangdong-gu map
• (in Korean) The Godeok 1 dong Resident office

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