Mullae-dong (Korean문래동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea. The name "Mullae" comes from the neighborhood's old name, "Moraet-mal (모랫말)," which means "Sandy Village" in Korean.[1][2]

Mullae-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul문래동
 • Hanja文來洞
 • Revised RomanizationMullae-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerMullae-tong
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CountrySouth Korea
Area
 • Total1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2012)[1]
 • Total32,758
 • Estimate 
(June 2021)
32,870
 • Density22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi)
Websitehttps://www.ydp.go.kr/english/index.do

The neighborhood is most well known for its industrial factories.[3] Because the neighborhood is one the least gentrified areas of Seoul[4][5] a lot of factories— that manufacture a variety of goods from textile to steel— are present in the area.[6] In fact, there is a street nicknamed "steel factory street" (철공소 거리) due to the abundancy of Metal fabrication factories.[3][7]

Mullae-dong is also known for art.[8] Numerous art studios in which art exhibitions are sporadically conducted,[9] as well as metal sculptures[10] and commercial graffiti,[11] can be found around the neighborhood. The neighborhood contains Mullae Park, which was once a military base until the 1980s.[12]

The population, as of 2021, is estimated to be 32,870.[13]

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  1. ^ a b 문래동 (Mullae-dong 文來洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-21.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The origin of Mullae-dong" (in Korean). Yeongdeungpo District official site. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. ^ a b 공, 서연. 철공소와 예술이 만나는 곳, 문래동. Kyobo Book Centre. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Park, Woo Jin (February 6, 2021). "매물이 없어요" 준공업지역 개발 기대감에 문래동 일대 호가 3억 껑충. NewsPim.
  5. ^ 홍, 은지; 장, 지혁; 조. "Suggestion of new residential space through Mullae-dong Area's change of Choseon Housing Administration". 한국주거학회 학술대회논문집. 29. Hankyong National University: 89–92 – via DBPia.
  6. ^ "새롭게 변화하는 문래동, 이해와 공존이 필요한 시간." You Quiz on the Block. Fox, TvN, Seoul, 29 Jul. 2020.
  7. ^ 이, 선미; 장, 영호 (December 2016). "Specialized Design, Street Art Culture Study on the Characterization and Visitor Reactions - Mullae-Dong Steel Street, Ihwa-Dong Murals Village, Kang-Full Cartoon Case the Distance -". Journal of Integrated Design Research. 15. Seoul: 45–57 – via DbPia.
  8. ^ Kim, Soo Hyun (2015). [그때 그곳 지금은]⑧예술과 공장 공존하는 '문래동 철공소 거리'…복합단지 개발 '복병'. The Chosun Ilbo.
  9. ^ 문래동 예술촌. Visit Seoul Net. 2015.
  10. ^ 이, 찬희 (November 2020). "re-society, 철공아카이브를 통해 다시 보는 문래동". 한국실내디자인학회 학술대회논문집. 4: 346–349 – via DbPia.
  11. ^ 문래동 예술창작촌 그래피티.철강소와 그래피티의 만남. Naver. January 31, 2020.
  12. ^ 철공소 골목의 변신! 문래근린공원·문래창작촌. mediahub.seoul.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  13. ^ 영등포 인구.
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