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Bongcheon-dong
Neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea

Bongcheon-dong

Bongcheon-dong (Korean: 봉천동) is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.

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Its name means "enshrining heaven" which was derived from its location, northern skirt of Mt. Gwanak, stretching to the mountain ridge. It consists of 9 administrative neighborhoods. The district office of Gwanak is located in Bongcheon.

How locals move

Getting around Bongcheon-dong the local way

  • Get inThere are ferry services to various points in China from the neighboring port city of Incheon.
  • Get inNo services run from Japan to Seoul; many Koreans take the coach, KTX or SRT trains to Busan, where several ferry and hydrofoil options are available.
  • Go nextMany tour companies offer DMZ tours which is a day trip from Seoul, the highlight of which is a village lying in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

From Wikivoyage: Seoul, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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