Seongdong-gu
Wangsimni
Korean name
Hangul	성동구
Hanja	城東區
Revised Romanization	Seongdong-gu
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngdong ku
Statistics
Area	16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population	325,251
Population density	19,303 /km2 (49,990 /sq mi)
Mayor	Hojo LEE (이호조)
Administrative divisions	20 administrative dong

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).^[1]

The mayor of this district is Hojo Lee (이호조) since July 2006.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Seongdong-gu consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동)

• Doseon-dong (도선동 道詵洞)
  • Hongik-dong (홍익동 弘益洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)
• Eungbong-dong (응봉동 鷹峰洞)
• Haengdang-dong (행당동 杏堂洞) 1∼2
• Geumho-dong (금호동 金湖洞) 1∼4
• Majang-dong (마장동 馬場洞)
• Oksu-dong (옥수동 玉水洞) 1∼2
• Sageun-dong (사근동 沙斤洞)
• Seongsu 1ga 1 dong (성수1가 1동 聖水1街 1洞)
• Seongsu 1ga 2 dong (성수1가 2동 聖水1街 2洞)
• Seongsu 2ga 1-dong (성수2가 1동 聖水2街 1洞)
• Seongsu 2ga 3-dong (성수2가 3동 聖水2街 3洞)
• Songjeong-dong (송정동 松亭洞)
• Yongdap-dong (용답동 龍踏洞)
• Wangsimni-dong (왕십리동 往十里洞) 1∼2
  • Sangwangsimni-dong (상왕십리동 上往十里洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)
  • Hawangsimni-dong (하왕십리동 下往十里洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railways

• KORAIL

• Jungang Line

• (Dongdaemun-gu) ← Wangsimni ─ Eungbong ─ Oksu → (Yongsan-gu)

• Bundang Line (Under Construction)

• Wangsimni ─ Undefined Station → (Gangnam-gu)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Underground Line 2

• (Jung-gu) ← Sangwangsimni ─ Wangsimni ─ Hanyang University ─ Ttukseom ─ Seongsu → (Gwangjin-gu)

• Seoul Underground Branch for Sinseol-dong of Line 2

• Seongsu ─ Yongdap ─ Sindap → (Dongdaemun-gu)

• Seoul Underground Line 3

• (Jung-gu) ← Geumho ─ Oksu → (Gangnam-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Underground Line 5

• (Jung-gu) ← Singeumho ─ Haengdang─ Wangsimni ─ Majang → (Dongdaemun-gu)

[edit] Sister cities

• Hampyeong, South Korea
• Huairou, China
• Jincheon, South Korea
• Seocheon, South Korea
• Cobb County, Georgia, USA

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Seongdong-gu

• Official site
• (Korean) Map of Seongdong-gu

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