Seongbuk District
Seongbuk District (Korean: 성북구; Hanja: 城北區; RR: Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The district is located in the mid-north part of the city.[2] The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk-gu was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun-gu and some areas of Sungin-myeon, Goyang-gun), and was promoted to a autonomous district by implementing a Gu-level local government on May 1, 1988.
Seongbuk
성북구 | |
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| 성북구 · 城北區 | |
 Jeongneung | |
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 Location of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′21″N 127°01′06″E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Special City | Seoul |
| Administrative dong | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lee Seung Ro (이승로) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 457,570 |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 02700~02999 |
| Area code | 02-700,900 |
| Website | Seongbuk-gu official website |
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
Seongbuk District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동) and 39 legal dongs (beopjeong-dong, 법정동).
- Anam-dong (안암동 安岩洞)
- Bomun-dong (보문동 普門洞)
- Donam-dong (돈암동 敦岩洞) 1~2
- Dongseon-dong (동선동 東仙洞) 1~2
- Dongsomun-dong (동소문동 東小門洞)
- Gireum-dong (길음동 吉音洞) 1~3
- Jangwi-dong (장위동 長位洞) 1~3
- Jeongneung-dong (정릉동 貞陵洞) 1~4
- Jongam-dong (종암동 鍾岩洞) 1~2
- Samseon-dong (삼선동 三仙洞) 1~2
- Sangwolgok-dong (상월곡동 上月谷洞)
- Seokgwan-dong (석관동 石串洞) 1~2
- Seongbuk-dong (성북동 城北洞) 1~2
- Wolgok-dong (월곡동 月谷洞) 1~4동
- Hawolgok-dong (하월곡동 下月谷洞), beopjeong-dong administered by the haengjeong-dong offices of Wolgok 1 ~2 dong
Attractions
Transportation
Railroad
- (Jongno-gu) ← Bomun—Anam—Korea University—Wolgok—Sangwolgok—Dolgoji → (Nowon-gu)
Seoul Seongbuk-gu Office
Sister cities
Shunyi, China
Notable people from Seongbuk District
- Um Ki-joon (Hangul: 엄기준), South Korean actor
- Bumkey (Real Name: Kwon Ki-bum, Hangul: 권기범), South Korean R&B singer-songwriter (born in Seongbuk District)
- Wendy (Real Name: Shon Seung-wan or Son Seung-wan, Hangul: 손승완), singer, dancer, model, MC and K-pop idol, member of K-pop girlgroup Red Velvet (born in Seongbuk District)
- Lee Jin-hyuk, singer, rapper and actor, member of Up10tion (born in Seongbuk District)
- Yoon Suk-yeol, 13th President of South Korea (born in Seongbuk District)
- Hwang Yun-seong, singer, dancer, idol and member of Drippin (born in Seongbuk District)
- Sim Jae-Yun (Aka. Jake Sim), singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, a member of ENHYPEN (born in Seongbuk District)
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.
- "성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
External links
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