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How many military personnel live in Itaewon / Yongsan-gu?

 
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teretere



Joined: 26 Mar 2010

PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:36 am    Post subject: How many military personnel live in Itaewon / Yongsan-gu? Reply with quote

Just curious how many people who live in Itaewon // Yongsan-gu are military or there in some connection to the US army base?

I'm also wondering what % of the foreign Americans in this area will basically disappear when the US army base is completely re-located?
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moosehead



Joined: 05 May 2007

PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

most of the people living there are teachers and foreign students, not u.s. military
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Bucky



Joined: 19 Jul 2009
Location: Vancouver (formerly Yongsan-gu, Seoul)

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm in Yongsan-gu and don't see too many military folks living outside of the Samgakji area and Hannam village. Or maybe it's just me.
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Clockout



Joined: 23 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

moosehead wrote:
most of the people living there are teachers and foreign students, not u.s. military

Don't be dense.

He's not asking about teachers and foreign students.
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Clockout



Joined: 23 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think there are around 8,000 troops stationed at Yongsan Garrison.

Here are the general stats on troops in all of Korea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Korea
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Clockout



Joined: 23 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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As of mid-2004 there were approximately 8,000 US servicemembers in the Seoul Metropolitan Area.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/yongsan.htm
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moosehead



Joined: 05 May 2007

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Clockout wrote:

Don't be dense.

He's not asking about teachers and foreign students.



Quote:
I'm also wondering what % of the foreign Americans in this area will basically disappear when the US army base is completely re-located?


I'm not the dense one Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes
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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:32 pm    Post subject: Re: How many military personnel live in Itaewon / Yongsan-gu Reply with quote

teretere wrote:
Just curious how many people who live in Itaewon // Yongsan-gu are military or there in some connection to the US army base?

I'm also wondering what % of the foreign Americans in this area will basically disappear when the US army base is completely re-located?


If the base disappears! dont hold your breath!

they have been talking about leaving for the past 15 years and always the dates get pushed back..

Ill tell you who doesn't want the soldiers gone and thats the home owners in yongsan dong the local business owners also..

if the base leaves the owners of the houses will NEVER get the rent prices they are getting now...

if they do leave thought there will still be plenty of businessmen who will stay in itaewon on short business as it always has been... so maybe about 20 or 30% will leave that being the military, DOD and sofa etc...
Im just guessing...
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megandadam



Joined: 28 Dec 2008
Location: toronto, canada

PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2010 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i've noticed maybe 10 soldiers where i live (kyunglidan - sp?) and several more military contractors. less than i thought there would be when i moved here. but the places some of them stay in - wow they are pretty nice. not being sarcastic either. i'm glad i'm not an american tax-payer.
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Okibum



Joined: 28 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2010 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most of the military, SOFA status people live in those "luxury villas" up on the top of hills in Itaewon 2dong and the high rises by Yongsan and Ichon station.
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PenName



Joined: 27 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2010 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There should be none!


Just sayin`.


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