Seongbuk District
Appearance
Seongbuk
성북구 | |
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성북구 · 城北區 | |
![]() Location of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul | |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special City | Seoul |
Administrative dong | 30 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lee Seung Ro (이승로) |
Area | |
• Total | 24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 457,570 |
• Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
Postal code | 02700~02999 |
Area code | 02-700,900 |
Website | Seongbuk-gu official website |
Seongbuk District (Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the mid-north part of the city.[2] The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010.
Administrative divisions
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Seongbuk District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동) and 39 legal dongs (beopjeong-dong, 법정동).
- Anam-dong (안암동 安岩洞)
- Bomun-dong (보문동 普門洞)
- Donam-dong (돈암동 敦岩洞) 1∼2
- Dongseon-dong (동선동 東仙洞) 1∼2
- Dongsomun-dong (동소문동 東小門洞)
- Gireum-dong (길음동 吉音洞) 1∼3
- Jangwi-dong (장위동 長位洞) 1∼3
- Jeongneung-dong (정릉동 貞陵洞) 1∼4
- Jongam-dong (종암동 鍾岩洞) 1∼2
- Samseon-dong (삼선동 三仙洞) 1∼2
- Sangwolgok-dong (상월곡동 上月谷洞)
- Seokgwan-dong (석관동 石串洞) 1∼2
- Seongbuk-dong (성북동 城北洞) 1∼2
- Wolgok-dong (월곡동 月谷洞) 1∼4동
- Hawolgok-dong (하월곡동 下月谷洞), beopjeong-dong administered by the haengjeong-dong offices of Wolgok 1 ~2 dong
Attractions
Transportation
Railroad
Sister cities
References
- ^ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ "성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
External links
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