Dobong District () is one of the 25 districts of

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, South Korea. As of 2020, Dobong has a population of 315,979 and an area of , and is divided into four administrative neighborhoods. The district is located in northeastern Seoul, bordering the

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...

cities of

Yangju Yangju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yangju is located south of Dongducheon and north of Uijeongbu, not far from Seoul. In the past, it was one region with Uijeongbu-si, Guri-si, Namyangju-si, Dongducheon-si, and some parts ...

and

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to the north and the districts of Gangbuk to the southwest and Nowon to the east.

History

Dobong District was created in 1973 by splitting 22 administrative neighborhoods off from

Seongbuk District Seongbuk District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The district is located in the mid-north part of the city. The current mayor is Lee Seung-ro, who has been mayor since July 2018. Seongbuk District was established under Pres ...

. By 1979, some of these 22 original administrative neighborhoods had been subdivided, increasing the number of administrative neighborhoods in Dobong District to 35. In 1988, the sixteen administrative neighborhoods in

Dobong-dong Dobong-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Dobong District, Seoul, South Korea. The dong is one of the four located in the Dobong District. According to the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system, the region is Dwa, or a humid co ...

, Chang-dong,

Wolgye-dong Wolgye-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea. 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 Kore ...

Gongneung-dong Gongneung-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea. Notable places *Seoul Women's University * Sahmyook University *Seoul National University of Technology *Korea Military Academy () * Taereung National Village ...

Hagye-dong Hagye-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea. 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# ...

Junggye-dong Junggye-dong () is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea. In April 2013, multiplex cinema CGV Junggye opened in Junggye-dong. The neighborhood centers around bank intersection, named for the four banks on each of the f ...

, and

Sanggye-dong Sanggye-dong () is a ''dong (neighbourhood), dong'' (neighbourhood) of Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in the 1960s by squatters and by the 1980s there were approximately 1,000 squatter households and 600 tenants. In 1985, it wa ...

were split off to form

Nowon District Nowon District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It is considered to be a residental district, due to its high concentration of apartme ...

. The following year, Dobong-dong and Chang-dong were returned to Dobong District. Then in 1995, the 18 administrative neighborhoods in

Mia-dong Mia-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. From June 30, 2008, nine administrative Mia-dongs were divided Mia-dong (Mia 3-dong), Samgaksan-dong (Mia 6 and 7-dong), Samyang-dong (Mia 1 and 2-dong), Songcheo ...

Suyu-dong Suyu-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Gangbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. From June 30 of 2008, six administrative Suyu-dongs were divided to Insu-dong (Suyu 5 and 6 dong), Ui-dong (Suyu 4-dong), and Suyu-dong (Suyu 1, 2, and 3 dong) ...

, and Beon-dong were split off to form

Gangbuk District 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 ...

, leaving Dobong District with its present 14 administrative neighborhoods.

Symbols

* Flower: Climbing rose * Tree:

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* Bird:

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Mountain

Dobongsan Dobongsan () is a mountain in Bukhansan National Park, South Korea. It extends across Seoul, the national capital, and the cities of Yangju and Uijeongbu, in the province of Gyeonggi Province. It has an elevation of . Nearby Dobongsan Statio ...

(Dobong Mountain) is a mountain in

Bukhansan National Park The Bukhansan National Park () in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province covers an area of and was established on 2 April 1983. Bukhansan means "mountains north of the Han River." The park contains forested areas, temples and granite peaks. The three ma ...

, partly under the jurisdiction of Dobong District. It is a popular leisure spot for district residents. In addition, Dobongsan has many large and small temples such as Cheonchuksa, Wontongsa, and Manweolam.

Administrative divisions

Dobong District is composed of four legal-status neighborhoods () which comprise a total of 14 administrative neighborhoods: *

(도봉동 道峰洞) 1, 2 *

Banghak-dong Banghak-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Dobong District, Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seo ...

(방학동 放鶴洞) 1, 2, 3 *

Ssangmun-dong Ssangmun-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Dobong District, Seoul, South Korea. Name The name of the neighbourhood literally means two doors and originated from the fact the region used to have two ''yeolnyeomun''—a special door awarded ...

(쌍문동 雙門洞) 1, 2, 3, 4 * Chang-dong (창동 倉洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Transportation

Railroad

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Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Subway Line 1 (dubbed ''The Dark Blue Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Yeoncheon station, Yeoncheon in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, an ...

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— Dobong — Banghak — Changdong — Nokcheon → (

Nowon-gu Nowon District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It is considered to be a residental district, due to its high concentration of apartments and residental building ...

) *

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**:(

) ← Chang-dong — Ssangmun → (

Gangbuk-gu 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 ...

) *

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Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 (Jangam- Konkuk Univ.) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section . Konkuk University to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was pu ...

**:(

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→ (

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Economy

Along with Gangbuk District, Dobong District is considered a middle-to-lower tier neighborhood in terms of economic standing within Seoul. However, property values have been steadily increasing and due to developments like the construction of the Changdong Station GTX line, nearby apartment prices have been rising exponentially. As of February 16, 2022, the price of Bukhan Mountain I-Park was approximately 1.4 billion KRW. While still relatively lower compared to affluent areas in Seoul, such as Gangnam and Apgujeong, infrastructure improvements like the planned

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and Changdong Arena suggest that property values may soon approach similar levels. Additionally, Dobong District is home to the largest concentration of sock manufacturing facilities in the country. While most of these are not large factories, they mainly consist of small-scale workshops located in building basements or homes. Most factories are concentrated in Changdong with a significant number also located in Banghak-dong and Ssangmun-dong.

Education

* Jawoon High School *

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Sister cities

* Changping, China *

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, South Korea *

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Notable people

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(born 1993), singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, and member of

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and

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References

External links

Official site

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