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Gangbuk District
District of Seoul, South Korea
District of Seoul, South Korea
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name | Gangbuk |
| native_name | 강북구 | |
| native_name_lang | ko | |
| official_name | {{nobold | 강북구 · 江北區}} |
| settlement_type | Autonomous District | |
| <!-- images, nickname, motto ---> | image_skyline | 20150427최광모98.JPG |
| image_caption | Suyu-dong | |
| image_flag | Flag of Gangbuk, Seoul.svg | |
| flag_alt | Flag of Gangbuk | |
| motto | ||
| image_map | Seoul Gangbuk-gu.svg | |
| map_caption | Location of Gangbuk District in Seoul | |
| pushpin_label_position | ||
| pushpin_map_caption | ||
| coordinates | ||
| coor_pinpoint | ||
| coordinates_footnotes | tags -- | |
| <!-- location ------------------> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | South Korea | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region | |
| subdivision_name1 | Sudogwon | |
| subdivision_type2 | Special city | |
| subdivision_name2 | Seoul | |
| subdivision_type3 | Administrative dong | |
| subdivision_name3 | 18 | |
| <!-- established ---------------> | established_title | |
| named_for | ||
| seat_type | ||
| seat | ||
| government_footnotes | tags -- | |
| leader_party | Democratic | |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Lee Soon-hee | |
| leader_title1 | MNAs | |
| leader_name1 | {{Collapsible list | |
| title | List of MNAs | |
| frame_style | border:none; padding: 0; | |
| list_style | text-align:left;display:none; | |
| 1 | Cheon Joon-ho (Democratic) | |
| 2 | Park Yong-jin (Democratic) | |
| total_type | ||
| unit_pref | ||
| <!-- area ----------------------> | area_magnitude | |
| area_footnotes | tags -- | |
| area_total_km2 | 23.6 | |
| area_total_sq_mi | ||
| area_note | ||
| elevation_footnotes | tags -- | |
| elevation_ft | ||
| population_total | 284,313 | |
| population_as_of | 2010 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| population_demonym | ||
| population_note | ||
| timezone1 | Korea Standard Time | |
| utc_offset1 | +9 | |
| utc_offset1_DST | ||
| postal_code_type | Postal code | |
| postal_code | 01000~01299 | |
| area_code_type | ||
| area_code | ||
| website | Gangbuk District official website | |
| mapframe | yes | |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 | |
| mapframe-point | none | |
| governing_body | Gangbuk District Council |
| mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-point = none
Gangbuk District () is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from its location north of the Han river. It was created from the neighbouring Dobong District in 1995. The current mayor is Park Gyeom-su.
Administrative divisions
- Songjung-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong
- Songcheon-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong
- Samgaksan-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong
- Samyang-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong
- Mia-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong
- Beon-dong (); Legal dong is Beon-dong
- Suyu-dong (); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
- Insu-dong (); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
- Ui-dong (); Legal dong is Ui-dong
Transportation
Railroad
- Seoul Metro ;*Seoul Subway Line 4 ;;;(Dobong-gu) ← Suyu — Mia — Miasageori → (Seongbuk-gu) ;*Ui LRT ;;;Bukhansan Ui — Solbat Park — April 19th National Cemetery — Gaori — Hwagye — Samyang Sageori — Solsaem → (Seongbuk-gu)
Notable people
- Baek Shin-ji
- Gong Ju-yeong
Sister cities
Domestic
- Boseong, South Jeolla Province
- Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province
- Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province
- Goseong, Gangwon
- Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province
International
- PRC Jiading District, Shanghai, China
- JPN Tateyama, Toyama, Japan
- PRC Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- IDN Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- CAN Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
References
References
- [http://kosis.kr/abroad/abroad_01List.jsp?parentId=A 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.
- "Administrative areas". Gangbuk District official site.
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