Seongdong 성동구 | |
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성동구 · 城東區 | |
Coordinates: 37°33′48″N127°02′13″E / 37.56333°N 127.03694°E | |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special City | Seoul |
Administrative dong | 20 |
Government | |
• Body | Seongdong-gu Council |
• Mayor | Chong Won-oh (Democratic) |
• MNAs | List of MNAs |
Area | |
• Total | 16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
Population (October, 2022 [1] ) | |
• Total | 281,649 |
• Density | 17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
Postal code | 04700 ~ 04899 |
Area code(s) | +82-2-2200,400 |
Website | Seongdong-gu official website |
Seongdong District (Seongdong-gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is situated on the north bank of the Han River. It is divided into 20 dong (neighbourhoods). [2]
Seongdong District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동)
When Seoul was expanding outward on its size, many parts of Gyeonggi Province were merged to Seongdong District. However, due to its extraordinarily huge size, Seoul Metropolitan Government divided the district into 5 (Gangnam District, Gangdong District, Gwangjin District, Seongdong District, and Songpa District) , and made Seongdong District cede some part of the district to Jung District. Yeongdeungpo District, Seodaemun District, Seongbuk District, and Dongdaemun District underwent similar changes.
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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 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, and was promoted to a autonomous district by implementing a Gu-level local government on May 1, 1988.
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A dong (Korean: 동) or neighborhood is a submunicipal level administrative unit of a city and of those cities which are not divided into wards throughout Korea. The unit is often translated as neighborhood and has been used in both administrative divisions of North Korea and South Korea.