Geumcheon-gu
Korean name
Hangul	금천구
Hanja	衿川區
Revised Romanization	Geumcheon-gu
McCune–Reischauer	Kŭmch'ŏn ku
Statistics
Area	13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Population	256,966
Population density	19,751.4 /km2 (51,156 /sq mi)
Administrative divisions	12 administrative dong

Geumcheon-gu is one of the 25 gu (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the southwest side of the Han River. It was created from neighboring Guro-gu in 1995. Its district office is located in Siheung-dong where is on the road to city of Anyang. But this office still using some small buildings has not enough car park that visitors driving a car parks in the car park of HomePlus next to this office. But in the second half of 2008, the new office will be built in front of Siheung station.

Many technical companies and head-offices works this district. Gyeongbu railway from Seoul station to Busan station pass through.

The mayor of this district is "In-su HAN(한인수)" since July of 2006.

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[edit] Administrative divisions

• Gasan-dong (가산동 加山洞)
• Doksan-dong (독산동 禿山洞)
• Siheung-dong (시흥동 始興洞)

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1 (Gyeongbu Line)

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex—Doksan—Siheung → (Anyang)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex → (Gwangmyeong)

[edit] Sister Cities

• Baoshan, China
• Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
• Calamba City, Philippines
• Jersey City, USA

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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