Osoe-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangseo-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 ) managed by its administrative dong (행정동 ), Gonghang-dong.

Asiana Airlines maintains its headquarters, Asiana Town, in Osoe-dong.

Osoe-dong

History

The name of the town originated from the fact that the region had five people who used to make iron crossbows in another place and took refuge.The region also had a sacred tree used for religious rituals.

Osoe-dong

From 1942, the Japanese constructed an airfield. After independence the airfield became the Gimpo airport.

Osoe-dong

In 1992, the original inhabitants of the town left with some compensations from the government to use the land for the airport

See also

Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

External links

Gangseo-gu official website

Gangseo-gu map at the Gangseo-gu official website

Resident offices of Gangseo-gu

Neighbourhoods of Gangseo District, Seoul