Seongdong District

Seongdong 성동구
Autonomous District
성동구 · 城東區
A view of Seongdong District
Location of Seongdong-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	20
Government
• Mayor	Jeong Won-o (정원오)
Area
• Total	16.85 km² (6.51 sq mi)
Population (2010^[1])
• Total	296,135
• Density	18,000/km² (46,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal code	04700 ~ 04899
Area code(s)	+82-2-2200,400
Website	Seongdong-gu official website

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)

Doseon-dong (도선동 道詵洞)
- Hongik-dong (홍익동 弘益洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)
Eungbong-dong (응봉동 鷹峰洞)
Haengdang-dong (행당동 杏堂洞) 1∼2
Geumho-dong (금호동 金湖洞) 1∼4
Majang-dong (마장동 馬場洞)
Oksu-dong (옥수동 玉水洞) 1∼2
Sageun-dong (사근동 沙斤洞)
Seongsu 1ga 1 dong (성수1가 1동 聖水1街 1洞)
Seongsu 1ga 2 dong (성수1가 2동 聖水1街 2洞)
Seongsu 2ga 1-dong (성수2가 1동 聖水2街 1洞)
Seongsu 2ga 3-dong (성수2가 3동 聖水2街 3洞)
Songjeong-dong (송정동 松亭洞)
Yongdap-dong (용답동 龍踏洞)
Wangsimni-dong (왕십리동 往十里洞) 1∼2
- Sangwangsimni-dong (상왕십리동 上往十里洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)
- Hawangsimni-dong (하왕십리동 下往十里洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)

Transportation

Railways

KORAIL

Jungang Line (Dongdaemun-gu) ← Wangsimni ─ Eungbong ─ Oksu → (Yongsan-gu) Bundang Line Wangsimni ─ Seoul Forest → (Gangnam-gu)

Seoul Metro

Seoul Underground Line 2 (Jung-gu) ← Sangwangsimni ─ Wangsimni ─ Hanyang University ─ Ttukseom ─ Seongsu → (Gwangjin-gu) Seoul Underground Branch for Sinseol-dong of Line 2 Seongsu ─ Yongdap ─ Sindap → (Dongdaemun-gu) Seoul Underground Line 3 (Jung-gu) ← Geumho ─ Oksu → (Gangnam-gu)

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

Seoul Underground Line 5 (Jung-gu) ← Singeumho ─ Haengdang─ Wangsimni ─ Majang → (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), 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.

Sister cities

References

↑ 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.
↑ "성동구 (Seongdong-gu 城東區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seongdong District.

Official site
(Korean) Map of Seongdong-gu

Districts of Seoul

North of Han River	Dobong Dongdaemun Eunpyeong Gangbuk Gwangjin Jongno Jung Jungnang Mapo Nowon Seodaemun Seongbuk Seongdong Yongsan

South of Han River	Dongjak Gangdong Gangnam Gangseo Geumcheon Guro Gwanak Songpa Seocho Yangcheon Yeongdeungpo

Coordinates: 37°33′48″N 127°02′13″E / 37.56333°N 127.03694°E / 37.56333; 127.03694

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