Doryeom-dong

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Doryeom-dong
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul도렴동
  Hanja都染洞
  Revised RomanizationDoryeom-dong
  McCune–ReischauerToryŏm-dong
CountrySouth Korea

Doryeom-dong is a dong (neighborhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (Korean: 법정동; Hanja: 法定洞) administered under its administrative dong (Korean: 행정동; Hanja: 行政洞), Sajik-dong. The name is originated from a governmental office named Doryeomseo (도렴서 都染署) in the region during the early period of Joseon dynasty.[1][2]

Government and infrastructure

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously had its headquarters in a facility in Doryeom-dong.[3]

See also

References

  1. 도렴동 (Doryeom-dong 都染洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 April 2008.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Origin of Doryeom's name" (in Korean). Jongno District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-22. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Home" (English). () Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea). February 28, 2009. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "37 Sejongno (Doryeom-dong), Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-787, Republic of Korea"