Seongbuk District

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Seongbuk
성북구
성북구 · 城北區
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Jeongneung
Flag of Seongbuk, Seoul.svg
Seoul Seongbuk-gu.svg
Location of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°35′21″N127°01′06″E / 37.58917°N 127.01833°E / 37.58917; 127.01833
CountrySouth Korea
Region Sudogwon
Special City Seoul
Administrative dong30
Government
  BodySeongbuk-gu Council
  MayorLee Seung-ro (Democratic)
   MNAs
Area
  Total24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 [1] )
  Total457,570
  Density19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code
02700~02999
Area code02-700,900
Website Seongbuk-gu official website
Seongbuk District

Seongbuk District (Korean : 성북구; Hanja : 城北區; RR : Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The district is located in the mid-north part of the city. [2] The current mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk-gu was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun-gu and some areas of Sungin-myeon, Goyang-gun), and was promoted to a autonomous district by implementing a Gu-level local government on May 1, 1988.

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Administrative divisions

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Administrative divisions

Seongbuk District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동) and 39 legal dongs (beopjeong-dong, 법정동).

Attractions

Transportation

Railroad

(Gangbuk-gu) ← GireumSungshin's Women's UniversityHansung University → (Jongno-gu)
(Jongno-gu) ← BomunAnamKorea UniversityWolgokSangwolgokDolgoji → (Nowon-gu)
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Seoul Seongbuk-gu Office

Sister cities

Notable people from Seongbuk District

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.