Seocho District

Seocho District (Korean: 서초구) is one of the 25 gu (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Greater Gangnam Area, along with Gangnam District and Songpa District.

Seocho

서초구
Autonomous District
서초구 · 瑞草區
Location of Seocho-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°29′01″N 127°01′57″E
CountrySouth Korea
RegionSudogwon
Special CitySeoul
Administrative dong18
Government
 • Executive Officer(구청장)Cho Eun-Hee(조은희)
Area
 • Total47.14 km2 (18.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[1])[2]
 • Total393,270
 • Density8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code
06500 ~ 06899
Area code(s)+82-2-500(02 inside Korea)
WebsiteSeocho-gu official website

Seocho District is served by the Seoul Subway Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 7, Bundang Line, Line 9, and Shinbundang Line. South Korea's longest highway, Gyeongbu Expressway, ends here.

Administration
Administrative divisions

In South Korea, there are two types of dong or neighborhoods, one of which is called Beopjeong-dong (법정동 法定洞) denoting "dong designated by law". The other is called Haengjeong-dong (행정동 行政洞) referring to "dong assigned for administrative purpose". Beopjeong-dong has a long history, tradition or convention of each place, while as a population of residents in beopjeong-dong increases or decreases, the administration in charge divides one dong to several haengjeong-dong or integrates several beopjeong-dong to one haengjeong-dong such as the following example. Wonji-dong is a beopjeong-dong of Seocho District but is administered by the Yangjae 2-dong office. Seocho 1-dong is one of hangjeong-dongs of Seocho-dong.[3] The below are beopjeong-dong.

Neighborhood

Characteristic

The area is home to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. Seocho Samsung Town in Seocho-dong, near Gangnam Station, is the headquarters of several corporations of the Samsung Group including Samsung Electronics. Also in DaeRyung Scecho Tower is the headquarters of South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer Skin Food.[4]

It is also the location of the infamous Sampoong Department Store collapse of 1995. K-pop label Starship Entertainment is also located in the area.

Seorae Village in Banpo-dong, is a small French enclave, with a large concentration of French residents and European-style restaurants, dessert cafes, as well as wineries and cafes stand along its main street.[5]

Seoul Art Center is also located in Seocho District. It is the place where fireworks take place at the start of a new year.

Geography

Attractions
Samsung Life headquarters building, Seocho-dong

Transportation

Railroad
(Gangnam-gu) ← Seoul National Univ. of Education - Seocho - Bangbae → (Dongjak-gu)
(Gangnam-gu) ← Jamwon - Express Bus Terminal - Seoul National Univ. of Education - Nambu Bus Terminal - Yangjae(Seocho-gu Office) → (Gangnam-gu)
(Gangnam-gu) ← Banpo - Express Bus Terminal - Naebang → (Dongjak-gu)
  • Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation
(Dongjak-gu) ← Gubanpo - Sinbanpo - Express Bus Terminal - Sapyeong → (Gangnam-gu)
  • Shinbundang Railroad Company
Gangnam - Yangjae - Yangjae Citizen's Forest(Maeheon) - Cheonggyesan → (Bundang-gu)

Education

Torch Trinity Graduate University is located in Yangjae-dong, Seocho District.[6]

International schools in the district:

Sister cities

International

Domestic

See also

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 Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. "▒▒▒ eGovFrame Potal 온라인 지원 포탈 ▒▒▒". www.seocho.go.kr.
  3. "Haengjeong-dong (행정동 行政洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  4. "Skin Food<Headquarter Address". Skin Food official website. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. Cho Jae-eun; Junghee Lee; Chang Hae-won (27 April 2011). "Amuse-bouches in Seoul's French Quarter". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. "footer01.gif Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine." Torch Trinity Graduate University. Retrieved on May 15, 2013. "55 Yangjae-Dong, Sucho-Gu, Seoul 137-889, Korea"
  7. "Home" (English). French School of Seoul. Retrieved on 22 May 2014. "Seocho-Gu, Banpo-4-dong, 98-3 Séoul Corée"
  8. "Sister Cities Program". City of Irvine. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  9. "Firman convenio de hermandad, Cuauhtémoc y alcaldía Coreana de Seocho". Alcaldia de Cuauhtemoc. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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