Suyu-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of

Gangbuk-gu Gangbuk District (Gangbuk-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from it being located at the north of Han river. It was created from neighbouring ''Dobong District'' (도봉구) in 1995. Th ...

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. From June 30 of 2008, six administrative Suyu-dongs were divided to

Insu-dong Insu-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangbuk-gu in Seoul, South Korea. From 30 June 2008, the former Suyu-5 and 6 ''dong'' were combined to form this ''dong''. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of ...

(Suyu 5 and 6 dong), Ui-dong (Suyu 4-dong), and Suyu-dong (Suyu 1, 2, and 3 dong).

History

It was previously known as Suyu-ri (Suyu Village), and was a part of

Goyang Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a popula ...

County,

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the ...

. In 1949 it became a part of

Seongbuk District Seongbuk District (Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the mid-north part of the city. The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk ...

, and was reclassified from a ''ri'' to a ''dong'' in 1950. In 1973, it was one of the ''dong'' that was split off from Seongbuk District to form

Dobong District Dobong District (도봉구, ''Dobong-gu'') is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Dobong has a population of 348,625 (2010) and has a geographic area of 20.8 km2 (8 sq mi), and is divided into four '' dong'') (neighborhoods). The dist ...

, and then in 1995 it was reassigned to its present Gangbuk District.

References

External links

Gangbuk-gu official websiteGangbuk-gu map
at the Gangbuk-gu official website
Suyu 1-dong resident office website

Suyu 2-dong resident office website

Suyu 3-dong resident office website
Neighbourhoods of Gangbuk District {{Seoul-geo-stub