Yongsan-gu
Korean name
Hangul	용산구
Hanja	龍山區
Revised Romanization	Yongsan-gu
McCune–Reischauer	Yongsan ku
Statistics
Area	21.87 km2 (8.44 sq mi)
Population (2002)	239,235
Population density	10,939 /km2 (28,330 /sq mi)
Administrative divisions	19 administrative dong

Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "Dragon Hill", derived from the hanja characters for dragon (龍 yong) and hill/mountain (山 san). It sits to the North of the Han River under the shadow of Seoul Tower. It is home to roughly 250,000 people, and is divided into 20 dong, or neighborhoods. Notable locations in Yongsan-gu include Yongsan Station, the sprawling Yongsan Electronics Market, Haebangchon and the Itaewon commercial district. Itaewon is widely known as one of the most ethnically diverse regions in Korea. Many foreigners gravitate towards its shopping centers and nightlife.

Yongsan-gu is also the site of Yongsan Garrison, a large United States military base. Because of the scarcity of land in central Seoul, as well as the consolidation of U.S. Forces throughout the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and South Korean governments have agreed to relocate the facility out of Seoul to Pyeongtaek by 2013.

Sookmyung Women's University is located in the western portion of this district. Nearby, the legendary bar "Doors" has been a hub of Sookmyung social life for years.

N Seoul Tower has been re-opened. The tower is situated at the top of Namsan. The tower was built as a television transmitter.

Yongsan is served by Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 4, and Line 6.

[edit] Administrative divisions

[edit] Attractions

Panorama of Yongsan-gu

• National Museum of Korea
• War Memorial of Korea
• Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
• The Kim Koo Museum

[edit] Sister Cities

• Dangjin, South Korea
• Sacramento, United States
• Shaoxing, China
• Xuanwu, China

[edit] See also

• Haebangchon
• Administrative divisions of South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

[edit] External links

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• Yongsan-gu website
• Yongsan : Official Seoul City Tourism

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