Mapo District
Mapo
마포구 | |
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Hongdae | |
Sudogwon | |
Special City | Seoul |
Administrative dong | 24 (16 actual precincts) |
Government | |
• Body | Mapo-gu Council |
• Mayor | Park Gang-su (People Power) |
• MNAs | List of MNAs |
Area | |
• Total | 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
Population (2015 Korea Standard Time) | |
Postal code | 03900 ~ 04299 |
Area code(s) | +82-2 300,700,3150 |
Website | Mapo-gu official website |
Mapo District (Korean: 마포구, romanized: Mapo-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.
Mapo has a population of 381,330 (2015) and has a geographic area of 23.87
Mapo is home to several universities and government buildings, and is well known for the
Mapo District Office
Location
Mapo District Office is located in Seongsan-2 precinct, near World Cup Stadium (5 minutes on foot). Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 6 passes near the office, and it has a station name "Mapo-gu Office" 150 metres (490 ft) east of the office.
Organization
The district office has 5 Bureaus, 1 Community Health Center, 36 Divisions, 1 Room, 1 Task Force Team, 16 Community Service Centers. Mapo District Office employs about 1,300 personnels. The entire office is headed by Administrator. Current Administrator is Hong-seop Park (2017).
Administrative divisions
Mapo District was formed in 1944 from portions of Seodaemun and Yongsan Districts. The dong (동) structure was revised in 1985 and 2008. Roughly 53% of Mapo District's area is taken up by residences, many of which are high-rise apartment buildings. Much of the remaining area (43%) is greenspace, including the World Cup Park and additional parkland along the Han River.[2]
In the 2008 revamping of the precinct (dong) administration, some smaller precincts were merged to form larger precincts, effectively reducing the number of precinct administrative offices. As a result, the number of precinct offices decreased to 16 from 24. However, addresses remained the same.
These are the revamped administrative precincts:
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Origin of the name
The name "Mapo" comes from the name of an old ferry across the Han River, and can roughly be translated as "hemp ferry."
Education
Four college or university institutions, including
International schools:
Sister cities
- Shijingshan, China
References
- ^ Korean Statistical Information Service > Population and Household > Census Result (2015) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ 구정여건 (in Korean). Retrieved 2006-06-21.
- ^ The 15 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World in 2016, retrieved November 17, 2016
- ^ Home page Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. Japanese School in Seoul. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. See address here "ソウル特別市麻浦区上岩洞1582"
External links
Media related to Mapo-gu, Seoul at Wikimedia Commons
- Mapo-gu government website (in English)