Dongjak District (Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' that make up the city of

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, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the Han River which borders the district to the north. It was the 17th ''gu'' created in Seoul, after being separated from

Gwanak District Gwanak District (Gwanak-gu) is an administrative subdivision (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang of Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak-gu, bordering Anyang, consists of the cra ...

on 1 April 1980.

Administrative divisions

Dongjak District is divided into 15 ''dong'': *

Daebang-dong Daebang-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwang ...

Heukseok-dong Heukseok-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), ...

(all of this dong was combined in January 2008) *

Noryangjin-dong Noryangjin-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ) ...

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Bon-dong Bon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 sp ...

was combined with Noryangjin 1-dong in September 2008) *

Sadang-dong Sadang-dong is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions across the country, it reported that the bus stops ...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (

Dongjak-dong Dongjak-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also * Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 ...

was combined with Sadang 2-dong in September 2008) *

Sangdo-dong Sangdo-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 ...

1, 2, 3, 4 (2 and 5 dong were combined in January 2008) *

Sindaebang-dong Sindaebang-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dongjak-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ) ...

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Education

Dongjak District is home to Chongshin University, the Seoul campus of

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, and

Soongsil University Soongsil University (SSU) is the first modern university in Korea, dating its history back to 1897. It was founded under the Christian missionary William M. Baird. The campus is located in 369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Histo ...

, especially near Noryangjin Station is known for private institutes or

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s, for college admission test and

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Transportation

Railways

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Yeongdeungpo-gu Yeongdeungpo District () is an administrative district in southwest Seoul, South Korea. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, the first two syllables are thought to be from "''yeongdeung''" (靈登) or "divine ascent", a shamanic rite. T ...

) ← Daebang — Noryangjin → (

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) *

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Circle Line ;;;(

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 ...

) ← Sadang → (

Gwanak-gu Gwanak District (Gwanak-gu) is an administrative subdivision (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang of Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak-gu, bordering Anyang, consists of the cr ...

) ← Sindaebang → (

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) ;*

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Dongjak Dongjak District (Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' that make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the Han River which borders the district to the north. It was the 17th ''gu'' create ...

— Isu —

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→ (

) ;*

Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 (Jangam- Konkuk Univ.) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section 17 km. Konkuk University to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and On ...

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— Sangdo — Jangseungbaegi — Sindaebangsamgeori → (

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People from Dongjak District

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References

External links

Dongjak-gu website (English version)
{{Authority control Districts of Seoul