Gangbuk District

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.

Gangbuk 강북구
Autonomous District
강북구 · 江北區
Suyu-dong
Flag
Location of Gangbuk District in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°38′22.60″N 127°1′32.36″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 Cheon Joon-ho (Democratic) Park Yong-jin (Democratic)
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

Administrative divisions

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 — Miasageori → (Seongbuk-gu)

• Ui LRT

Bukhansan Ui — Solbat Park — April 19th National Cemetery — Gaori — Hwagye — Samyang Sageori — Solsaem → (Seongbuk-gu)

Notable people

• Baek Shin-ji
• Gong Ju-yeong

Sister cities

Domestic

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

International

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

References

1. 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.
2. "Administrative areas". Gangbuk District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-17.

External links

• Official web site