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Itaewon intersection. As Seoul's International District, Itaewon is known for serving cuisine that are not widely available in Korea, such as those from Great Britain, Germany, France, India, Italy, Southeast Asia, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Mexico, United States of America and Canada. Essentially, it is known as the "International District" or ...
Itaewon is well known as the most internationalized place in Seoul. For 50 years, it has attracted foreigners more than any other place in Seoul. At first, it served residential and commercial functions for American soldiers and foreign elites working in the embassies and transnational corporations due to the location of a US military base and ...
The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five gu (districts; Korean: 구; Hanja: 區) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km 2 ) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000).
Itaewon is a part of the Yongsan District of Seoul. Its recent history is closely tied to the once nearby US military base Yongsan Garrison , which was established in 1945. Due to the numerous bars and brothels that arose in the area catering towards the troops, many Koreans have since associated the district with controversy and danger.
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Itaewon is a station on Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It takes its name from the neighborhood in which it is located in, also called Itaewon . [ 2 ] [ 1 ] There are many shops and restaurants for foreigners located close to Itaewon Station.
The USFK headquarters relocated to the new $11 billion Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek south of Seoul in 2018, as part of the Yongsan Relocation Plan. [3] [4] [5] By the end of 2019, more than 20,000 U.S. troops and family members will have been relocated to the new Camp Humphreys facility south of Seoul.
Haebangchon is a multi-cultural neighborhood in Seoul, aligned with Itaewon and Gyeongnidan-gil. According to 2013 statistics, 1,065 out of 12,648 residents of Yongsan-2-ga are foreign. [ 2 ] This can also be seen in and around the Sinheung-Ro area.