Gangbuk-gu
Location in Seoul.
Korean name
Hangul	강북구
Hanja	江北區
Revised Romanization	Gangbuk-gu
McCune–Reischauer	Kangbuk ku
Statistics
Area	23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population	340,765
Population density	14,439 /km2 (37,400 /sq mi)
Mayor	Hyun Pung Kim (김현풍)
Administrative divisions	18 administrative dong

Gangbuk-gu (lit. River-north gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from the fact that it is located at the north of Han river. It was created from neighbouring Dobong-gu (도봉구) in 1995. The current mayor is Hyun Pung Kim (김현풍).

[edit] Administrative divisions

• Songjung-dong (송중동 松中洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Songcheon-dong (송천동 松泉洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Samgaksan-dong (삼각산동 三角山洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Samyang-dong (삼양동 三陽洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Mia-dong (미아동 彌阿洞)^[1]; Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Beon-dong (번동 樊洞); Legal dong is Beon-dong
• Suyu-dong (수유동 水踰洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
• Insu-dong (인수동 仁壽洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
• Ui-dong (우이동 牛耳洞); Legal dong is Ui-dong

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railroad

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

(Dobong-gu) ← Suyu — Mia — Miasamgeori → (Seongbuk-gu)

[edit] Sister Cities

[edit] Domestic

• Boseong, South Korea
• Dangjin, South Korea
• Gimcheon, South Korea
• Goseong, South Korea
• Yangpyeong, South Korea

[edit] International

• Jiading District, Shanghai, China
• Tateyama, Toyama, Japan
• Dadong District, Shěnyáng, China
• Yogyakarta, Indonesia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official web site

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