Seocho District () is one of the 25 '' gu'' (local government districts) which make up the city of

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. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Greater Gangnam Area, along with

Gangnam District Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the (Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . A ...

. As of 2022, Seocho District ranks as the richest neighborhood in South Korea and among the most expensive areas in Seoul with an average sales price of 47.75 million South Korean won per 3.3 square meters. South Korea's rich are concentrated in the three Gangnam districts including Seocho, known as Gangnam School District Eight(강남 8학군). Seocho District is served by the

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, Line 3, Line 4, Line 7,

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, Line 9, and

Shinbundang Line The Shinbundang Line (aka ''Sinbundang Line''; ; literally, ''New Bundang Line'') or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the world's fifth subway to run completely driverless and the second com ...

. South Korea's longest highway,

Gyeongbu Expressway The Gyeongbu Expressway ( ko, 경부고속도로; ''Gyeongbu Gosokdoro'') ( Asian Highway Network ) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, Gyeongju, Ulsan and ...

, ends here. The most crowded area in Korea,

Gangnam-daero Seoul Metropolitan City Route 41 () is an urban road located in Seoul, South Korea. With a total length of , this road starts from the Naegok Interchange in Seocho District, Seoul to Doseonsa Temple in Gangbuk District. Stopovers ; Seoul * Se ...

Gangnam Station Gangnam Station is a station located in both the greater Gangnam area Gangnam District and Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, on the Seoul Subway Line 2. This station serves as a crucial transfer point between Line 2 and buses to all over ...

is located in Seocho District and half of this place's administration is managed by this district.

Administration

In South Korea, there are two types of ''dong'' or neighborhoods, one of which is called ''Beopjeong-dong'' (법정동 ) denoting "dong designated by law". The other is called ''Haengjeong-dong'' (행정동 ) referring to "dong assigned for administrative purpose". Beopjeong-dong has a long history, tradition or convention of each place, while as a population of residents in beopjeong-dong increases or decreases, the administration in charge divides one dong to several ''haengjeong-dong'' or integrates several beopjeong-dong to one haengjeong-dong such as the following example. Wonji-dong is a beopjeong-dong of Seocho District but is administered by the Yangjae 2-dong office. Seocho 1-dong is one of hangjeong-dongs of Seocho-dong. The below are beopjeong-dong. ;Neighborhood *

Seocho-dong Seocho-dong is a ''dong'', or neighborhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu district of the South Korean city of Seoul. Seocho-dong is divided into 4 different dong which are Seocho 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. The main street is Teh ...

(Seocho 1~4 ''dong'')(서초동 ) *

Jamwon-dong Jamwon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Until 1988, Jamwon-dong was under the jurisdiction of Gangnam-gu. Jamwon-dong is popular for its mulberry trees and silkworms, whose cocoon is ...

(잠원동 ) *

Banpo-dong Banpo-dong is a '' dong'', neighborhood of Seocho-gu, the greater Gangnam area in Seoul, South Korea. Banpo-dong is divided into five different dong which are Banpobon-dong, Banpo 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. The neighborhood is just north ...

(Banpo ''Bon'' (Basically 0)~4 ''dong'')(반포동 ) *

Bangbae-dong Bangbae-dong is a ''dong'', or neighbourhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu district of the South Korean city of Seoul. Bangbae-dong is divided into 5 different dongs which are Bangbaebon-dong, Bangbae 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. Th ...

(Bangbae ''Bon'' (Basically 0)~4 ''dong'') (방배동 ) *

Yangjae-dong Yangjae-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Yangjae-dong is divided into 2 different dong which are Yangjae 1-dong and 2-dong. Yangjae High School (YHS), part of Gangnam school district ...

(Yangjae 1~2 ''dong'' (양재동 ) **

Umyeon-dong Umyeon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea is part of Gangnam District and a well-known, private neighborhood for the wealthy in southern Seoul. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative ...

(우면동 ) **

Wonji-dong Wonji-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 ) administered under its administrative dong (행정동 ), Yangjae 2-dong. See also * Yeomgokcheon (염곡천 廉谷川) *Administrative ...

(원지동 ) *

Naegok-dong Naegok-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Education * High Schools ** Daniel High School * Elementary Schools ** Naegok Elementary School ** Eonnam Elementary School See also *Administrative divisions of ...

(내곡동 ) **

Yeomgok-dong Yeomgok-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 ) administered under its administrative dong (행정동 ), Naegok-dong. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Ko ...

(염곡동 ) ** Sinwon-dong (신원동 )

Characteristics

The area is home to the

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and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. Seocho Samsung Town in

, near

, is the headquarters of several corporations of the

Samsung Group The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ' ...

including

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. Also in DaeRyung Scecho Tower is the headquarters of South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer

Skin Food Skin Food () is South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer and retailer, headquartered in Seoul. Company Its headquarters is located in the DaeRyung Scecho Tower in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu. It has 895 stores throughout Korea and 5000 store ...

. The infamous

Sampoong Department Store collapse On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed due to a structural failure. The collapse killed 502 people and injured 937, making it the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history. It was the deadlie ...

of 1995 happened in the district.

K-pop K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...

label

Starship Entertainment Starship Entertainment () is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2008 and became an independent subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment in 2013. They had been recognized for their contributions to the Hallyu Wave, being home to several ...

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company) is also located in the area, as well as the electronics and music company

Dreamus Dreamus is an electronics and entertainment company founded in 1999 originally as ReignCom. Currently headquartered in South Korea (and formerly in the United States), it is the parent company of South Korean-based iRiver, Astell & Kern and FLO ...

(a subsidiary of

SK Telecom SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( or ) is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. S ...

Seorae Village Seorae Village, sometimes nicknamed "Montmartre", due to its hilltop location, or sometimes "French Village", is a small, affluent French enclave in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is home to about 560 French people, roughly 40% of ...

is a small French enclave, with a large concentration of French residents and European-style restaurants, dessert cafes, as well as wineries and cafes standing along its main street. Seoul Art Center is also located in Seocho District. It is the place where fireworks take place at the start of a new year.

Geography

* Umyeonsan (mountain) * Guryongsan (mountain) * Cheonggyesan (mountain) *

Yangjaecheon Yangjaecheon is a stream that flows through the city of Seoul, South Korea. It runs through Gangnam, which is part of the southern half of the city. Yangjaecheon is a greenway stretching five and a half kilometres from Gwanaksan in Gyeonggi throu ...

(stream)

Attractions

Supreme Court of Korea The Supreme Court of Korea () is the highest ordinary court in the judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Seocho, Seoul. Established under Chapter 5 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate and comprehensive jurisdiction ...

National Library of Korea The National Library of Korea is located in Seoul, South Korea and was established in 1945. It houses over 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign books and some of the National Treasures of South Korea. It was relocated within S ...

* Seoul Art Center *

National Gugak Center The National Gugak Center, located in Seoul, South Korea, is the primary institution of learning for Korean traditional music (), including both court music and folk music. It was founded in 1951 through a merger of Korean musical organizati ...

(The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts) * Citizen Park *

Heonilleung Heoninneung is a burial ground from the Joseon dynasty, located in Seocho District, Seoul. This is where King Taejong and King Sunjo are entombed, along with their wives, Queen Wongyeong and Queen Sunwon. Characteristics Heonneung is made u ...

( Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty)

Transportation

Railroad

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Circle Line ;;;(

Gangnam-gu Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the (Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . A ...

) ← Seoul National Univ. of Education –

Seocho 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 ...

– Bangbae → (

Dongjak-gu 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 ...

) ;*

Seoul Subway Line 3 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 3 (dubbed ''The Orange Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit service that connects Eunpyeong District to Gangnam and southeastern Seoul. Most trains head further northwest to serve Goyang via ...

;;;(

) ← Jamwon – Express Bus Terminal – Seoul National Univ. of Education – Nambu Bus Terminal – Yangjae (Seocho-gu Office) → (

) *

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) was established in 1994 to operate the Seoul Subway lines 5, 6, 7, 8 in Seoul, South Korea. The corporation operated a total of 201 subway trains at 148 stations on lines 5-8. The operatio ...

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 ...

;;;(

) ←

Banpo Banpo is an archaeological site discovered in 1953 by Shi Xingbang, and located in the Yellow River Valley just east of Xi'an, China. It contains the remains of several well organized Neolithic settlements, like Jiangzhai, carbon dated t ...

– Express Bus Terminal – Naebang → (

) *Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation ;*

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;;;(

) ← Gubanpo – Sinbanpo – Express Bus Terminal – Sapyeong → (

) * Shinbundang Railroad Company ;*

;;; Gangnam – Yangjae – Yangjae Citizen's Forest (Maeheon) – Cheonggyesan → (

Bundang-gu Bundang-gu is the largest and most populous district ('' gu'') of Seongnam, a major city in the Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. Bundang-gu is one of South Korea's wealthiest and highest developed areas, being the nation's first and largest comple ...

)

Education

Torch Trinity Graduate University Torch Trinity Graduate University (TTGU) orean: 횃불트리니티신학대학원대학교is an evangelical graduate school and seminary in Yangjae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea. It was formerly called Torch Trinity Graduate School ...

is located in

, Seocho District. International schools in the district: * French School of Seoul *

Dulwich College Seoul Dulwich College Seoul (DCSL; ko, 덜위치칼리지서울영국학교) is a British international school in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Affiliated with Dulwich College, it serves students from Reception (age 4) to Year 13 (age 18; ...

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Sister cities

International

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, Japan *

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, China *

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, China * Çankaya District,

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, Turkey *

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, Australia *

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, United States *

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, Mexico

Domestic

* Cheongyang *

Haenam Haenam (''Haenam-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of Haenam-gun is Haenam-eup (Haenam town). The economy of the county is based mainly on agriculture, with rice and radish being the two most common crops. Hist ...

Hoengseong Hoengseong County is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The roots of ''Codonopsis lanceolata'' ( ko, deodeok, script=Latn), a bonnet bellflower species, play an important role in local agriculture. The Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, a ...

Hwacheon Hwacheon County (''Hwacheon-gun'') is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The northern border is, in some places, within nine kilometres of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Neighboring counties are Cheorwon to the northwest and north, Yanggu ...

* Icheon * Jecheon * Nam District, Ulsan * Namwon * Nonsan * Sancheong * Seocheon * Taean * Yesan

Notable people from Seocho District

*Lee Da-in (actress, born 1985), Lee Da-in (Hangul: 이다인), South Korean actress *Yoo Young-jae, Youngjae (Real Name: ''Yoo Young-jae'', Hangul: 유영재), South Korean singer, actor and K-pop idol, former member of

boygroup B.A.P *Kwon Eun-bin, Eunbin (Real Name: ''Kwon Eun-bin'', Hangul: 권은빈), South Korean singer, rapper, dancer, actress, model and K-pop idol, member of

girlgroup CLC (group), CLC *Koo Jung Mo (Hangul:구정모) South Korean singer, dancer, and K-pop idol, member of

boygroup Cravity *Park Soobin (Hangul :박수빈) South Korean singer, dancer, k-pop idol, member of k-pop girlgroup WJSN

References

External links

Seocho-gu websiteSeocho-gu website
{{Authority control Seocho District, Districts of Seoul