Gangbuk-gu

Gangbuk-gu
—  District  —
강북구 · 江北區
Mia Station in Gangbuk-gu
Location of Gangbuk-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	18
Government
• Mayor	Park Gyeom-su (박겸수)
Area
• Total	23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	324,413
• Density	13,746.3/km2 (35,602.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Gangbuk-gu official website

Gangbuk-gu (lit. River-north gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from the fact that it is located at the north of Han river. It was created from neighbouring Dobong-gu (도봉구) in 1995. The current mayor is Park Gyeom-su(박겸수).

Administrative divisions

• Songjung-dong (송중동 松中洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Songcheon-dong (송천동 松泉洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Samgaksan-dong (삼각산동 三角山洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Samyang-dong (삼양동 三陽洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Mia-dong (미아동 彌阿洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Beon-dong (번동 樊洞); Legal dong is Beon-dong
• Suyu-dong (수유동 水踰洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
• Insu-dong (인수동 仁壽洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
• Ui-dong (우이동 牛耳洞); Legal dong is Ui-dong

Transportation

Railroad

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

(Dobong-gu) ← Suyu — Mia — Miasamgeori → (Seongbuk-gu)

Sister cities

Domestic

• Boseong, South Korea
• Dangjin, South Korea
• Gimcheon, South Korea
• Goseong, South Korea
• Yangpyeong, South Korea

International

• Jiading District, Shanghai, China
• Tateyama, Toyama, Japan
• Dadong District, Shěnyáng, China
• Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

External links

• Official web site