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Gugi-dong

Place in South Korea

Gugi-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	구기동
• Hanja	舊基洞
• Revised Romanization	Gugi dong
• McCune–Reischauer	kugi tong
A commercial building in Gugi-dong, near Bukhansan
Country	South Korea

Gugi-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 法定洞) administered under its administrative dong (행정동 行政洞), Pyeongchang-dong.^[1]

Attractions

Bukhansan National Park includes several hiking trails. Seungasa Temple, including the Gugi-dong Seated Buddha Carving (북한산 구기동 마애여래좌상), 5 meters tall, carved on granite rock.

Education

Lycée International Xavier is located in this dong.^[2] It moved there from Hyehwa-dong in May 2005.^[3]

References

^ "구기동 (Gugi-dong 舊基洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Contact." Lycée International Xavier. Retrieved on 22 May 2014. "23, BIBONG-GIL (151, GUGI-DONG), JONGNO-GU, 110-804 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA" - Address in Korean: "서울특별시 종로구 비봉길 23 (구기동 151) (우)110-804"
^ "School History" (Archive). Lycée International Xavier. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.

"종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.^{[permanent dead link]}
"Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
"Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.