Gangbuk District

Gangbuk Flag
Location of Gangbuk-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°38′22.60″N 127°1′32.36″E / 37.6396111°N 127.0256556°E / 37.6396111; 127.0256556
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special city	Seoul
Administrative dong	18
Government
• Body	Gangbuk District Council
• Mayor	Lee Soon-hee (Democratic)
• MNAs	List of MNAs Cheon Joon-ho (Democratic) Park Yong-jin (Democratic)
Area
• Total	23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	324,413
• Density	14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code	01000~01299
Website	Gangbuk-gu official website

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

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);^[2] 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)

Notable people

• Baek Shin-ji
• Gong Ju-yeong

Sister cities

Domestic

• Boseong, South Jeolla
• Dangjin, South Chungcheong
• Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang
• Goseong, Gangwon
• Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi

International

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

References

External links

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