Gangseo-gu
Korean name
Hangul	강서구
Hanja	江西區
Revised Romanization	Gangseo-gu
McCune–Reischauer	Kangsŏ ku
Statistics
Area	41.4 km2 (16.0 sq mi)
Population	557,373
Population density	13,463.1 /km2 (34,869 /sq mi)
Mayor	Kim Jaehyun (김재현)
Administrative divisions	22 administrative dong

Gangseo-gu is one of the 25 wards (gu) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the south side of the Han River. In the west of this district, there are many flats for low-level families.Gimpo Airport is in Gonghang-dong, where many flights fly to cities like Busan, Jeju, and Gwangju.

The head of this district is Kim Jaehyun (김재현) since December 2007.

[edit] Administrative divisions

• Balsan-dong (발산동 鉢山洞)
• Banghwa-dong (방화동 傍花洞)
• Gaehwa-dong (개화동 開花洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Banghwa-dong
• Deungchon-dong (등촌동 登村洞)
• Gayang-dong (가양동 加陽洞)
• Magok-dong (마곡동 麻谷洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Balsan-dong
• Gonghang-dong (공항동 空港洞)
• Gwahae-dong (과해동 果海洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Gonghang-dong
• Ogok-dong (오곡동 五谷洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Gonghang-dong
• Osoe-dong (오쇠동 五釗洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Gonghang-dong
• Hwagok-dong (화곡동 禾谷洞)
• Yeomchang-dong (염창동 鹽倉洞)

[edit] Economy

Korean Air's headquarters, Korean Airport Service, Ltd., and Air Total Service are located in Gonghang-dong in Gangseo-gu.^[1][2] Asiana Airlines's headquarters are located in Asiana Town in Osoe-dong, Gangseo-gu.^[3]

[edit] Attractions

• Heojun Museum

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railway

• Airport Railroad Co., Ltd.

• AREX

(Gyeyang-gu, Incheon) ← Gimpo Airport

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 2 Sinjeong Branch

(Yangcheon-gu) ← Kkachisan

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 5

Banghwa — Gaehwasan — Gimpo Airport — Magok — Balsan — Ujangsan — Hwagok — Kkachisan → (Yangcheon-gu)

• Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 9

Gaehwa — Gimpo Airport — Airport Market — Sinbanghwa — Magongnaru — Yangcheon Hyanggyo — Gayang — Jeungmi — Deungchon — Yeomchang → (Yangcheon-gu)

[edit] Sister Cities

^{[citation needed]}

• Zhaoyuan, People's Republic of China

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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• Official site

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