Hwagok-dong

Hwagok-dong () is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea. Hwagok-dong consists of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and the main dong.

==Overview== The area formerly known as Hwagok-ri has developed into a central part of Gangseo District and is now divided into nine administrative neighborhoods (dong). The present-day Hwagok-dong encompasses the historical areas of Neung-dong (菱洞), Bangok-ri (盤谷里), Yeokchon-ri (驛村里), and Hwagok-ri (禾谷里). Specifically, Neung-dong corresponds to modern Hwagok 4-dong, Bangok-ri to Hwagok 3-dong, Yeokchon-ri to Hwagok 6-dong, and the original Hwagok-ri to Hwagok 5-dong. Hwagok 2-dong and 8-dong developed around a small village centered in Neunggol, while Hwagok Bon-dong (Main Hwagok-dong) originated as a small settlement called Joeok-dong (also known as Chorok-dong), which consisted of only three households on a hillside overlooking Yeokchon-ri.