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Jeongja-dong, Seongnam

Neighborhood in Seongnam, South Korea

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37°21′57″N 127°07′02″E / 37.36583°N 127.11722°E / 37.36583; 127.11722

Jeongja-dong (Korean: 정자동) is a neighbourhood in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is further subdivided into Jeongja 1-dong through Jeongja 3-dong.^[1]

It is well-known for its Café Street, which has a wide variety of restaurants and cafes.^[2] Naver Corporation^[3] and Korea Telecom are headquartered in the area.^[4] The Bundang Police Station [ko] is also here.^[5]

The area received its name during the mid-Joseon period, when a residence was created in the area for the ruling House of Yi. The name literally means "pavilion"; it received the name because the royal family created pavilions next to the banks of the stream Tancheon that passes through it.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "정자동 - 디지털성남문화대전". seongnam.grandculture.net. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
^ "Bundang Jeongja-dong Café Street (분당 정자동 카페거리)". Bundang Jeongja-dong Café Street (분당 정자동 카페거리). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
^ "NAVER Contact". www.navercorp.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
^ "KT Head Office | KT". m.corp.kt.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
^ "경기남부경찰청 - 경찰서". ggpolice.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-02.