Banpo-dong is a '' dong'', neighborhood of

Seocho-gu Seocho District () 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. As of 2022, Seocho District ra ...

, the greater Gangnam area in

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. Banpo-dong is divided into five different dong which are Banpobon-dong, Banpo 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. The neighborhood is just north of Express Bus Terminal station and to the south of the Han River. Some of the apartment buildings were built in the late 1970s but the area is considered affluent due to its central location within

, proximity to the Han River Park, shopping malls, and mass transit transportation options. This area is also specialized for education, since banpo-shopping-center contains numerous educational academies of the greater Gangnam area. Banpo is currently going on a constant re-modelling of the old apartments as well. Banpo is also famous for its French town which is called Seorae Village in the greater Gangnam area. The area is home of Seorae Village, a small French enclave, with its large concentration of French residents and European-style restaurants, dessert cafés, as well as wineries and cafés stand along its main street. The

National Library of Korea The National Library of Korea is located in Seoul, South Korea and was established in 1945. It houses over 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign books and some of the National Treasures of South Korea. It was relocated within S ...

is located in Banpo-dong. It was founded in 1945 in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu and was relocated to Banpo-dong in 1988.

Banpo Bridge The Banpo Bridge (Korean: 반포대교; Hanja: 盤浦大橋) is a major bridge in downtown Seoul over the Han River, South Korea, connecting the Seocho and Yongsan districts. The bridge is on top of Jamsu Bridge, forming the upper half of a dou ...

is also located in the district.

Education

* High Schools ** Banpo High School ** Sehwa High School ** Sehwa Girls' High School ** Sangmoon High School **

Seoul High School Seoul High School (Hangul: 서울고등학교) is a public high school located in Seocho-dong, the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Seoul High School is a member school of Gangnam School District Eight (강남8학군). History ...

Yangjae High School Seoul Yangjae High School (YHS) (Hangul: 서울 양재고등학교) is a public high school located in Gangnam School District Eight (강남 8학군), Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea. This school is directly managed by Gangnam Education Offi ...

* Middle Schools ** Bangbae Middle School ** Banpo Middle School ** Hangang Middle School ** Sehwa Women's Middle School ** Sinbanpo Middle School ** Wonchon Middle School * Elementary Schools ** Banpo Elementary School ** Banwon Elementary School ** Gyeseong Elementary School ** Jamwon Elementary School ** Seowon Elementary School ** Wonchon Elementary School * International schools ** French School of Seoul ( Seorae Village)Home
(English). French School of Seoul. Retrieved on 22 May 2014. "Seocho-Gu, Banpo-4-dong, 98-3 Séoul Corée" **

Dulwich College Seoul Dulwich College Seoul (DCSL; ko, 덜위치칼리지서울영국학교) is a British international school in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Affiliated with Dulwich College, it serves students from Reception (age 4) to Year 13 (age 18; ...

Transportation

* Express Bus Terminal Station of , and * Banpo Station of *

Nonhyeon Station Nonhyeon Station is an underground metro station on Seoul Subway Line 7 and the Shinbundang Line, located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropol ...

of * Sinbanpo Station of * Gubanpo Station of * Sapyeong Station of *

Sinnonhyeon Station Sinnonhyeon Station is a railway station on Line 9 and the Shinbundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, located by the Kyobo Tower sageori in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It was the southern terminus of Line 9 from 2009 to March 2015, ...

of * Express bus terminal

Hospital

* Catholic university Seoul-Sungmo hospital * Catholic university Seoul-Sungmo medication center * Yonsei kids dentist office * Hanul department of ophthalmology * H plastic surgery center

Police office

* Seoul Seocho police office * Banpo public peace center

Park

* Banpo Han river park * Banpo Jangmi Park * Shin Banpo Park * Montmartre Park

Apartment

* Banpo XI * Banpo Raemian Firstige * Banpo Riche

Festival

* Banpo firework festival * Banpo hanbul music festival * Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market

Library

* National library of Korea * Seocho Gu Rip Banpo library

Bridge

* Banpo bridge * Banpo bridge rainbow fountain * Nueu bride

References

External links

Seocho-gu official websiteSeocho-gu map
at the Seocho-gu official website
The Banpo 1-dong Resident office
{{neighbourhoods of Seoul Neighbourhoods of Seocho District