Banpo-dong () is a ''
dong'' (neighborhood) of
Seocho District
Seocho District () is one of the 25 districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is a part of the Gangnam region, along with the Gangnam district of Seoul. Seocho District ranks as one of the richest neighborhoods in South K ...
,
Seoul
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, South Korea.
Banpo-dong is divided into five different dong which are Banpobon-dong, Banpo 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong.
The neighborhood is just north of
Express Bus Terminal station and to the south of the
Han River. Some of the apartment buildings were built in the late 1970s but the area is considered affluent due to its central location within
Seoul
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, proximity to the Han River Park, shopping malls, and mass transit transportation options. This area is also specialized for education, since banpo-shopping-center contains numerous educational academies of the greater Gangnam area. Banpo is currently going on a constant re-modelling of the old apartments as well. Banpo is also famous for its
French town which is called
Seorae Village in the greater Gangnam area.
The area is home of
Seorae Village, a small French enclave, with its large concentration of French residents and European-style restaurants, dessert cafés, as well as wineries and cafés stand along its main street.
The
National Library of Korea
The National Library of Korea () is located in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1945. It houses more than 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign-language books and some of the National Treasur ...
is located in Banpo-dong. It was founded in 1945 in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu and was relocated to Banpo-dong in 1988.
Banpo Bridge is also located in the district.
Education
* High Schools
**
Banpo High School
**
Sehwa High School
**
Sehwa Girls' High School
** Sangmoon High School
**
Seoul High School
**
Yangjae High School
* Middle Schools
** Bangbae Middle School
** Banpo Middle School
** Hangang Middle School
** Sehwa Women's Middle School
** Sinbanpo Middle School
** Wonchon Middle School
* Elementary Schools
** Banpo Elementary School
** Banwon Elementary School
** Gyeseong Elementary School
** Jamwon Elementary School
** Seowon Elementary School
** Wonchon Elementary School
* International schools
**
French School of Seoul (
Seorae Village)
Home
(English). French School of Seoul. Retrieved on 22 May 2014. "Seocho-Gu, Banpo-4-dong, 98-3 Séoul Corée"
** Dulwich College Seoul
Transportation
* Express Bus Terminal Station of , and
* Banpo Station of
* Nonhyeon Station
Nonhyeon can refer to several places in South Korea.
Administrative divisions
* Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
* Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon.
Railroad stations
* In Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul:
** Nonhyeon Station on the Seoul Subw ...
of
* Sinbanpo Station of
* Gubanpo Station of
* Sapyeong Station of
* Sinnonhyeon Station
Sinnonhyeon Station is a railway station on Line 9 and the Shinbundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, located by the Kyobo Tower sageori in Seocho District and Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. It was the southern terminus of Line ...
of
* Seoul Express Bus Terminal
The Seoul Express Bus Terminal (a.k.a. Gangnam Bus Terminal) is the key bus terminal located in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
It is connected underground to both the Gangnam branch of the Shinsaegae department store and the banpo underground market, as wel ...
Hospital
* Catholic university Seoul-Sungmo hospital
* Catholic university Seoul-Sungmo medication center
* Yonsei kids dentist office
* Hanul department of ophthalmology
* H plastic surgery center
Police office
* Seoul Seocho police office
* Banpo public peace center
Park
* Banpo Han river park
* Banpo Jangmi Park
* Shin Banpo Park
* Montmartre Park
Apartment
* Banpo XI
* Banpo Raemian Firstige
* Banpo Riche
* Raemian One Bailey
* Acro River Park
* Raemian One Pentas
Festival
* Banpo firework festival
* Banpo hanbul music festival
* Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market
Library
* National library of Korea
The National Library of Korea () is located in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1945. It houses more than 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign-language books and some of the National Treasur ...
* Seocho Gu Rip Banpo library
Bridge
* Banpo bridge
* Banpo bridge rainbow fountain
* Nueu bride
See also
* Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 List of special cities of South Korea, special city (''teukbyeo ...
References
External links
Seocho District official websiteSeocho District map
at the Seocho District official website
The Banpo 1-dong Resident office
{{Seoul
Neighborhoods of Seocho District