Seongbuk District

Seongbuk
성북구
Autonomous District
성북구 · 城北區

Location of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul
Country South Korea
Region Sudogwon
Special City Seoul
Administrative dong 30
Government
  Mayor Lee Seung Ro (이승로)
Area
  Total 24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population (2010[1])
  Total 457,570
  Density 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code 02700~02999
Area code 02-700,900
Website Seongbuk-gu official website

Seongbuk District (Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the mid-north part of the city.[2] The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010.

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions

Seongbuk District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동) and 39 legal dongs (beopjeong-dong, 법정동).

Attractions

Transportation

Railroad

(Gangbuk-gu) ← GireumSungshin's Women's UniversityHansung University → (Jongno-gu)
(Jongno-gu) ← BomunAnamKorea UniversityWolgokSangwolgokDolgoji → (Nowon-gu)

Sister cities

References

  1. Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. "성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

Coordinates: 37°35′21″N 127°01′06″E / 37.58917°N 127.01833°E / 37.58917; 127.01833

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