Seongdong District

Coordinates: 37°33′48″N 127°02′13″E / 37.56333°N 127.03694°E / 37.56333; 127.03694
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Seongdong
성동구
성동구 · 城東區
Sudogwon
Special CitySeoul
Administrative dong20
Government
 • BodySeongdong-gu Council
 • MayorChong Won-oh (Democratic)
 • MNAs
Area
 • Total16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population
 (October, 2022
Korea Standard Time)
Postal code
04700 ~ 04899
Area code(s)+82-2-2200,400
WebsiteSeongdong-gu official website
Map

Seongdong District (Seongdong-gu) is one of the 25

gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is situated on the north bank of the Han River. It is divided into 20 dong (neighbourhoods).[2]

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions

Seongdong District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동)

Transportation

Railways

  • Jungang Line
  • (
    Yongsan-gu
    )
  • Gangnam-gu
    )
  • (
    Gwangjin-gu
    )
  • Dongdaemun-gu
    )
  • (
    Gangnam-gu
    )
  • (
    Dongdaemun-gu
    )

History

When Seoul was expanding outward on its size, many parts of Gyeonggi Province were merged to Seongdong District. However, due to its extraordinarily huge size, Seoul Metropolitan Government divided the district into 5 (Gangnam District, Gangdong District, Gwangjin District, Seongdong District, and Songpa District)[1], and made Seongdong District cede some part of the district to Jung District. Yeongdeungpo District, Seodaemun District, Seongbuk District, and Dongdaemun District underwent similar changes.

Education

Hanyang University

Hanyang University, a prestigious university in South Korea, is located in Haengdang-dong and Sageun-dong.

Sister cities

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. ^ "성동구 (Seongdong-gu 城東區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2008-04-18.

Notes

  1. ^ This is why Gangdong District Office is located in a corner of Gangdong District. The building was previously used as Seongdong District Office.

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