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Gangdong District (Gangdong-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of
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. Gangdong is literally "east of the (Han) River". It is located on the east side of the city. Jungbu (literally "Central Part") Express Motorway starts in and passes through
Sangil-dong Sangil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History Sangil-dong literally means 'Upper Part' and located geographically higher than Hail-dong(Currently Gangil-dong) where the stream of Genae flows.http://don ...
, which is located in the east end of this district. In
Amsa-dong Amsa-dong is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The dong is well known for the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site, in which Neolithic remains were excavated after a large amount of diagonal-line patterned earthe ...
, there is a Pre-historic heritage site which is about six thousand years old. At this site, there are many kinds of pottery and houses. The pottery which has been found was made of ceramic and is circular and shaped into a point similar to corn.


Administrative divisions

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Gangil-dong Gangil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Gangil-dong is located on the easternmost side of Seoul. Originally a small farming village where development was prohibited due to its location at Seoul's greenbelt, ...
(강일동 江一洞) *
Godeok-dong Godeok-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History Godeok means "high virtue" in Korean. During the Late 14th century, Yangjung Lee, a public officer of the Goryeo Dynasty, strongly rejected a conciliatory of ...
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Gil-dong Gil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong District in Seoul, South Korea. Exit 1 leads to many different love motels, hoffs, and noraebangs. In this direction it is about 2 km to the Han River. Exit 2 and 3 lead to the post offi ...
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Dunchon-dong Dunchon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-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'' ), ...
(둔촌동 遁村洞) *
Myeongil-dong Myeongil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History The name of Myeongil was named after 'Myeongil-won' during Goryeo Dynasty in the 10th century. Myeongil-won was an accommodation facilities and duty stat ...
(명일동 明逸洞) *
Sangil-dong Sangil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History Sangil-dong literally means 'Upper Part' and located geographically higher than Hail-dong(Currently Gangil-dong) where the stream of Genae flows.http://don ...
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Seongnae-dong Seongnae-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-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'' ) ...
(성내동 城內洞) *
Amsa-dong Amsa-dong is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The dong is well known for the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site, in which Neolithic remains were excavated after a large amount of diagonal-line patterned earthe ...
(암사동 岩寺洞) *
Cheonho-dong Cheonho-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History Cheonho means "Thousand of Houses", because its geographical location was believed to be an ideal place to live based on the Feng shui theory. In addition ...
(천호동 千戶洞)


Education

Gangdong District is home to 25 elementary schools, 17 junior high schools and 12 senior high schools, including a
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Hanyoung Foreign Language High School Hanyoung Foreign Language High School (Hangeul: 한영외국어고등학교, Hanja: 漢榮外國語高等學校) is a high school in South Korea. Located in southeast Seoul, South Korea, the medium-sized college preparatory school was founded i ...
), and a special education school (Jumong School).


Transportation


Railroad (

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Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metro, dubbed ''the purple line'', is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of two subway lines in Seoul to cross ''under'' the Han River (the ...
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Gwangjin-gu Gwangjin District (Gwangjin-gu) is one of the 25 wards (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north bank of the Han River, to the eastern end of Seoul. It was created from neighboring Seongdong District in 1995. Gwangjin District ...
) ← Cheonho — Gangdong —
Gil-dong Gil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong District in Seoul, South Korea. Exit 1 leads to many different love motels, hoffs, and noraebangs. In this direction it is about 2 km to the Han River. Exit 2 and 3 lead to the post offi ...
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Sangil-dong Sangil-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. History Sangil-dong literally means 'Upper Part' and located geographically higher than Hail-dong(Currently Gangil-dong) where the stream of Genae flows.http://don ...
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Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metro, dubbed ''the purple line'', is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of two subway lines in Seoul to cross ''under'' the Han River (the ...
Macheon Branch ;;; Gangdong —
Dunchon-dong Dunchon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangdong-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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Songpa-gu Songpa-gu (Hangul: 송파구) is a ''district'' of Seoul, South Korea. Previously known as Wiryeseong, the first capital of the kingdom of Baekje, Songpa is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. With rou ...
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Seoul Subway Line 8 Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1999 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. The segment from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had an ...
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Bonghwa Bonghwa County (''Bonghwa-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It lies inland, at the northern edge of the province, and borders Gangwon province to the north. To the east it is bounded by Yeongyang and Uljin counties, ...
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See also

* Geography of South Korea


References


External links


Official site

Official site
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