Gangseo District (Busan)
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Gangseo District (literally ''west of river district'') is a '' gu'' on the west side of Nakdong River in Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 179.05 km², and a population of about 66,000; it has a lower population density than Gijang county of Busan. Gangseo-gu was part of Buk-gu from its creation in 1978 to 1989 when it became an independent ''gu''. Gangseo-gu is the westernmost ''gu'' in Busan and it shares a common borders with
Gimhae Gimhae () is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea. The Gimhae Kims claim descent from the ancient royal house of Geumgwan Gaya, which was based in Gim ...
on its north-west side and Jinhae-gu,
Changwon Changwon () is the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, on the southeast coast of South Korea. With a population of 1.07 million , Changwon is South Korea's ninth-most populous city. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south ...
on its south-west side. Gangseo-gu is the birthplace of the Gaya civilization. Gimhae International Airport, Heungguk Temple, Myeongwol Temple, as well as the Eulsukdo bird sanctuary are located in Gangseo-gu.


Administrative divisions

Gangseo-gu is divided into 22 legal ''dong''. They have been grouped together to form only 7 administrative ''dong'', as follows: * Daejeo 1-dong * Daejeo 2-dong * Gangdong-dong * Myeongji 1-dong * Myeongji 2-dong *
Garak-dong ''Garak-dong'' is a neighbourhood, '' dong'' of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called ''garakgol'' (가락골). Education Schools located in Garak-dong: * Seoul Gadong Elementary Scho ...
(4 legal ''dong'') **Jukrim-dong, Sikman-dong, Jukdong-dong, Bongnim-dong * Noksan-dong (9 legal ''dong'') **Songjeong-dong, Hwajeon-dong, Noksan-dong, Saenggok-dong, Gurang-dong, Jisa-dong, Mieum-dong, Beombang-dong, Sinho-dong * Gadeokdo-dong (5 legal ''dong'') **Dongseon-dong, Seongbuk-dong, Nulcha-dong, Cheonseong-dong, Daehang-dong


See also

*
Geography of South Korea South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...


References


External links


Gangseo-gu website
Districts of Busan {{SouthKorea-geo-stub