Jamsil-dong

Jamsil-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul잠실동
 • Hanja蠶室洞
 • Revised RomanizationJamsil-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerChamsil-tong
Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Jamsil 1-dong
Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Jamsil 1-dong
CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total
5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total
115,739
 • Density22,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi)

Jamsil-dong (Korean잠실동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.[2] Its name is derived from silkworm breeding during the Joseon period. Jamsil translates to a room or place for sericulture ("jam" is silkworm, "sil" is room). The state encouraged people to raise silkworms, so founded Dongjamsil (동잠실, literally "east place for sericulture") in the east vicinity of Seoul.[3]

  1. ^ 2013년 8월 송파구 인구현황. Songpa District (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-11-28.
  2. ^ 잠실동 (Jamsil-dong 蠶室洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. ^ "The origin of the name and timetable of Jamsil-dong (동명 유래/연혁)" (in Korean). The resident center of Jamsil bon-dong. Retrieved 2008-04-15.