Gangbuk District () is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city 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. 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 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) ...

(); 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,

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* Goseong, Gangwon *

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International

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, China * Tateyama, Toyama, Japan * Dadong District,

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, China *

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, Indonesia * Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

References

External links

Official web site
{{Authority control Districts of Seoul