Ahyeon-dong


Ahyeon-dong is a dong of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.
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History

During the Joseon Dynasty, the area was part of Seobu Bansongbang in Hansungbu and belonged to the Ahyeon-gye, Chajari-gye, and Gwonjeongseung-gye communities. In 1914, it became Ahyeon-ri in Yonggang-myeon, Goyang-gun, Gyeonggi-do. In 1936, it was reorganized as Ahyeon-jeong under Gyeongseongbu. On June 1, 1943, it was incorporated into Seodaemun-gu, and on October 23, 1944, into Mapo-gu.
On October 1, 1946, the area was renamed Ahyeon-dong. On April 18, 1955, it was divided into administrative districts Ahyeon 1, 2, 3, and 4-dong. On May 18, 1970, Ahyeon 4-dong was abolished. On January 2, 2007, Ahyeon 2 and 3-dong were merged into Ahyeon 2-dong. On January 7, 2008, Ahyeon 2-dong and Gongdeok 2-dong were merged to form the current Ahyeon-dong.