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Dongjak District

District of Seoul, South Korea

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Dongjak District () is one of the 25 districts that make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the Han River which borders the district to the north. It was the 17th gu created in Seoul, after being separated from Gwanak District on 1 April 1980.

Administrative divisions

Dongjak District is divided into 15 dong:

Daebang-dong
Heukseok-dong (all of this dong was combined in January 2008)
Noryangjin-dong 1, 2 (Bon-dong was combined with Noryangjin 1-dong in September 2008)
Sadang-dong 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Dongjak-dong was combined with Sadang 2-dong in September 2008)
Sangdo-dong 1, 2, 3, 4 (2 and 5 dong were combined in January 2008)
Sindaebang-dong 1, 2

Education

Dongjak District is home to Chongshin University, the Seoul campus of Chung-Ang University, and Soongsil University.

Noryangjin-dong, especially near Noryangjin Station is known for private institutes or Hagwons, for college admission test and civil service examinations.

Transportation

Railways

Korail ;*Seoul Subway Line 1 ;;;(Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Daebang — Noryangjin → (Yongsan-gu)
Seoul Metro ;*Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line ;;;(Seocho-gu) ← Sadang → (Gwanak-gu) ← Sindaebang → (Guro-gu) ;*Seoul Subway Line 4 ;;;(Yongsan-gu) ← Dongjak — Isu — Sadang Station → (Seocho-gu) ;*Seoul Subway Line 7 ;;;(Seocho-gu) ← Isu — Namseong — Soongsil University — Sangdo — Jangseungbaegi — Sindaebangsamgeori → (Yeongdeungpo-gu)
Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation ;*Seoul Subway Line 9 ;;;(Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Noryangjin — Nodeul — Heukseok — Dongjak → (Seocho-gu)

Sister cities

Canada Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
USA Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
China Pinggu, China
China Dunhua, Jilin, China
Japan Tahara, Aichi, Japan
Mongolia Bayanzürkh, Mongolia

People from Dongjak District

Lee Min-ho (), actor, singer, and model.
Kim Nam-joon (; stage name RM), rapper, songwriter, record producer, and leader of boy band BTS.
Jung Hae-in (), actor, and model.

References

"Administrative district – area". Dongjak District.
link. [[Doosan Encyclopedia]]. (September 2017)
(2024-01-23). "BERGEN COUNTY WELCOMES DELEGATES FROM DONGJAK-GU, CELEBRATES KOREAN AMERICAN DAY".
"International Exchange". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR).
"Sister Cities". Dongjak District.

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