Jungnang District (Jungnang-gu) is one of the 25
''gu'', or districts, of
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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. It is located on the north side of the
Han River.
It is characterized by a typical residential area with many natural green areas such as Yongma, Mangwoo, and Bonghwasan Mountain. It is also a transportation hub in northeastern Seoul as a gateway to
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
and
Gangwon
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* Gangwon Province (historical), the Goryeo, Joseon Dynasty and the Japanese Korean province
* Gangwon Province (South Korea), a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Kore ...
regions.
History
In the current Jungnang-gu, various relics from the Paleolithic and Bronze Age were excavated in Bonghwasan Mountain and Yongmasan Mountain, which are triangular points centered on Mangusan Mountain, and the history of the Jungnang area dates back to the Paleolithic period of the late 30,000 BC.
In particular, traces of Saturn remained in the area from Bongsudae in Sangbong-dong to Myeonmok-dong until the 1960s, indicating that the Jungnang area was a city-state during the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age.During the Three Kingdoms Period, it served as a bridgehead for securing the Hangang River basin in Baekje, and after the Unified Silla Period, it became Yangjumok when 12 trees were installed nationwide in 983 of the early Goryeo Dynasty.
Among the maps of Hansung Ranch, written by Heo Mok in 1663, Jinheonmajeongdo Island shows that the Han River is in the background of Bulamsan Mountain, Achasan Mountain in the north, and Jungnangcheon Stream and parts of Cheonggyecheon Stream and Sinchon in the east are not clear, but Jungnang-gu and Jungnang-gu are now.
On May 26, 1895, the country was reorganized into 23bu 336-gun by Imperial Decree No. 101 and on August 6 of the following year, the 23bu system was abolished, and the country was divided into 13 degrees, and Yangju was separated from Hansung-bu and belonged to Gyeonggi-do as Yangju-gun.
On December 29, 1913, the Jungnang area was part of Guri-myeon (currently Sangbong, Junghwa, Muk, Mangwoo, and Sinnae-dong) in Yangju-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and Ttukdo-myeon (currently Myeonmok-dong, Junggok-dong) in Goyang-gun was incorporated into Seoul on August 15, 1949, and on January 1963, Mangnae-ri in Yangjeong-myeon was reunited.
On July 1, 1980, Muk-dong was divided into Muk 1-dong and Mangwoo 2-dong into Mangwoo 2-dong, and on January 1, 1988, five districts in Jungnang, Nowon, Seocho, Yangcheon, and Songpa were expanded, and Jungnang-gu was separated and newly established from Dongdaemun-gu.
On January 1, 2008, to improve administrative inefficiency and expand the culture and welfare space of residents, Myeonmok 1-dong and Myeonmok 6-dong were merged into Myeonmokbon-dong, Myeonmok 3-dong and Myeonmok 8-dong into Myeonmok 3-dong, Junghwa 2-dong and Junghwa 3-dong, and Mangwoo 2-dong were merged into Mangwoobon-dong.
Administrative divisions
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Junghwa-dong
Junghwa-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Jungnang-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'' ), ...
(중화동 中和洞) 1, 2
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Mangu-dong
Mangu-dong is a ''dong'', neighbourhood of Jungnang-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 ...
(망우동 忘憂洞) 3, Bondong (1 and 2 are combined in Jan. of 2008)
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Muk-dong
Muk-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Jungnang-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 ...
(묵동 墨洞) 1, 2
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Myeonmok-dong
Myeonmok-dong is a ''dong (neighbourhood), dong'' (neighbourhood) of Jungnang-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
See also
*Administrative divisions of South Korea
References
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External links
Jungnang-gu official website in Englishat the Jungnang-gu o ...
(면목동 面牧洞) 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, Bondong (1 and 6 are combined in Jan. of 2008)
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Sangbong-dong
Sangbong-dong is a '' dong'', a neighbourhood of Jungnang-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'' ...
(상봉동 上鳳洞) 1, 2
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Sinnae-dong
Sinnae-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Jungnang-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 ...
(신내동 新內洞) 1, 2
Transportation
Railroad
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Korail
The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is the national railway operator in South Korea. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed ...
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Jungang Line
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Dongdaemun-gu
Dongdaemun District (, "Great Eastern Gate") is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.
Dongdaemun has a population of 346,770 (2010) and has a geographic area of 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi), and is divided into 14 '' dong'' (administrative ne ...
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Jungnang —
Sangbong —
Mangu —
Yangwon → (
Guri
Guri (, lit. Nine Villages Town(Town of Nine Villages) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area.
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are locat ...
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Gyeongchun Line
The Gyeongchun Line is a regional rail line between Seoul
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;;;
Sangbong —
Mangu —
Sinnae → (
Guri
Guri (, lit. Nine Villages Town(Town of Nine Villages) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area.
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are locat ...
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Seoul Metro
Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (Hangul: ), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Korail.
History
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Seoul Subway Line 6
Seoul Subway Line 6 is a line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The route connects Eunpyeong-gu and Jungnang-gu in a U-shaped manner, running through Yongsan-gu and Seongbuk-gu. It does not cross the Han River. It is mainly used to connect to th ...
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Nowon-gu
Gyonggi do
District (Nowon-gu) is a residential district of Seoul, South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It has the highest population density in Seoul, with 619,509 people living in the area of 35.44 k ...
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Bonghwasan ←
Sinnae
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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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Nowon-gu
Gyonggi do
District (Nowon-gu) is a residential district of Seoul, South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It has the highest population density in Seoul, with 619,509 people living in the area of 35.44 k ...
) ←
Meokgol —
Junghwa —
Sangbong —
Myeonmok —
Sagajeong —
Yongmasan → (
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 ...
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Sister cities
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Cheongwen, China
See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
References
External links
Official site
{{Authority control
Districts of Seoul