Jamsil-dong
Jamsil-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 잠실동 |
| • Hanja | 蠶室洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Jamsil-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Chamsil-tong |
Jamsil Baseball Stadium located in Jamsil 1-dong | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 115,739 |
| • Density | 22,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi) |
Jamsil-dong (Korean: 잠실동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. 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.