Gangbuk District
Gangbuk
강북구 | |
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| 강북구 · 江北區 | |
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 Location of Gangbuk District in Seoul | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′22.60″N 127°1′32.36″E / 37.6396111°N 127.0256556°E | |
| 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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 284,313 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 01000~01299 |
| Website | Gangbuk District official website |
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Gangbuk District (Korean: 강북구; RR: Gangbuk-gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from its location north of the Han river. It was created from the neighbouring Dobong District in 1995. The current mayor is Park Gyeom-su.
Administrative divisions
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- 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
[edit]Railroad
[edit]- (Dobong-gu) ← Suyu — Mia — Miasamgeori → (Seongbuk-gu)
Notable people
[edit]- Baek Shin-ji
- Gong Ju-yeong
Sister cities
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- Boseong, South Jeolla Province
- Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province
- Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province
- Goseong, Gangwon
- Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province
International
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Jiading District, Shanghai, China
Tateyama, Toyama, Japan- Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Administrative areas". Gangbuk District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.
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