Hometown Village

Hometown Village
고향마을
Village
Inside the enclave. The buildings to the left and right are part of the enclave. The building at the end of the road is an unrelated commercial building (2024)
Inside the enclave. The buildings to the left and right are part of the enclave. The building at the end of the road is an unrelated commercial building (2024)
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Coordinates: 37°18′24″N 126°51′11″E / 37.30667°N 126.85306°E / 37.30667; 126.85306
CountrySouth Korea
ProvinceGyeonggi
CityAnsan
DistrictSangnok
First move-ins2000
Area
 • Land2.352 ha (5.812 acres)
Population
 • Estimate 
(October 2023)
764

Hometown Village (Korean: 고향마을; Hanja: 故鄕마을; RR: Gohyang Maeul; Russian: Кохян Маыль) is a community of eight apartment buildings and enclave of Sakhalin Koreans at 39 Yonghagongwon-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan, South Korea.[1][2] It is the largest enclave of Sakhalin Koreans in the country.[3]

The community is composed of members of the return migration of the Korean diaspora. Settlement in the community began in 2000. The current population is primarily elderly, and was 764 by October 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Hometown Village". 99% Invisible. 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. ^ "아파트소개". Korea Housing Management (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ "사할린 동포의 집은 어디인가". 한겨레21. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. ^ 노인의 날 기념 사할린 고향마을 경로잔치 개최. 안산타임스 (in Korean). 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-01-14.