Geumcheon District (Geumcheon-gu) is one of the 25 ''gu'' (districts) of

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

, South Korea. It was created from southern parts of ''Guro-gu'' and tiny sections from Gwangmyeong in 1995. Its district office is located in front of Siheung Station, now Geumcheon-gu Office Station, in Siheung-dong. Geumcheon-gu is located in the southwest corner of the city, south of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is bordered on the west by the Anyang River, and partially on the east by Gwanak Mountain, a dominating part of Seoul's southern skyline. Many technology companies are housed in Geumcheon-gu and several large headquarters are located here, albeit the income level of Seoulites here is lower than average. The Gyeongbu railway from Seoul Station to Busan station passes through, as well as Seoul Subway Lines 1 and 7. The mayor of this district has been Cha Sung-su (차성수) since July 2010.

Administrative divisions

*Gasan-dong (가산동 加山洞) *Doksan-dong (독산동 禿山洞) *Siheung-dong (시흥동 始興洞)

Welfare

Dreaming tree (Geumcheon-gu 'ggumna')

Dreaming Tree (café), Dreaming Tree (hereinafter referred to as ‘ggumna’) is a Hue cafe-a youth cultural space-operated by Geumcheon-gu Office.

Transportation

Railroad

*Korail ;*Seoul Subway Line 1 (Gyeongbu Line) ;;;(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex Station, Gasan Digital Complex—Doksan Station, Doksan—Geumcheon-gu Office Station, Geumcheon-gu Office (formerly Siheung Sta.) → (Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang) *Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation ;*Seoul Subway Line 7 ;;;(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex Station, Gasan Digital Complex → (Gwangmyeong)

References

External links

Official site

Education Institutions

*Universities Graduate Schools **Seoul University of Buddhism *Highschools **Geumcheon Highschool **Doksan Highschool **Dongil Girls' Highschool **Dongil Girls' Commercial Highschool **Moonil Highschool **Traditional Arts Highschool *Lifelong Education **Geongil Management Information Highschool {{Authority control Geumcheon District, Districts of Seoul