Garak-dong

Garak-dong () is a dong (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol ().

==Overview== Garak-dong was originally part of Garak-ri, Jungdae-myeon, Gwangju-gun, starting in 1577. It became Garak-dong when it was incorporated into Seoul during the city's administrative expansion on January 1, 1963. On October 1, 1975, it was transferred to Gangnam-gu, and then to Gangdong-gu on October 1, 1979. On January 1, 1988, Garak-dong became part of the newly established Songpa-gu. The neighborhood's name comes from "Garakgol," an old place name in the area. In October 1989, the northern area of Yangjae-daero was included in Songpa-dong.