Dobong District (도봉구, ''Dobong-gu'') is one of the 25

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s 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 ...

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. Dobong has a population of 348,625 (2010) and has a geographic area of 20.8 km² (8

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), and is divided into four '' dong'') (neighborhoods). The district is located in northeastern Seoul, bordering the

Gyeonggi Province 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 ...

cities of

Yangju Yangju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yangju is located south of Dongducheon and north of Uijeongbu, not far from Seoul. History * 1395 - Renamed to Yangju. * January 1, 1963 - Uijeongbu is separated and becomes a city. * Apr ...

and

Uijeongbu Uijeongbu () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Overview Uijeongbu is located north of the Korean capital Seoul; it lies inside a Defile (geography), defile, with mountains on two sides, and com ...

to the north, and the Seoul city districts of Gangbuk to the southwest and Nowon to the east.

History

Dobong District was created in 1973 by splitting 22 administrative neighborhoods off from

Seongbuk District Seongbuk District (Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the mid-north part of the city. The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk ...

. By 1979, some of these 22 original administrative neighborhoods had been subdivided, increasing the number of administrative neighborhoods in Dobong District to 35. In 1988, the sixteen administrative neighborhoods in

Dobong-dong Dobong-dong is a '' dong'', a neighbourhood of Dobong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. The dong is one of the four located in the Dobong District. According to the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system, the region is Dwa, or a humid continent ...

Chang-dong Chang-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dobong-gu in Seoul, South Korea Notable people * Son Hyun-woo (Hangul: 손현우, born 1992), singer, dancer, actor, and member of Monsta X See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea So ...

Wolgye-dong Wolgye-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Nowon-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 ...

Gongneung-dong Gongneung-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Nowon-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Notable places * Seoul Women's University * Sahmyook University *Seoul National University of Technology *Korea Military Academy (육군사관학교) * Taereung Nati ...

Hagye-dong Hagye-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Nowon-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 sp ...

Junggye-dong Junggye-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Nowon-gu in Seoul, South Korea. In April 2013, multiplex cinema CGV Junggye opened in Junggye-dong. The neighborhood centers around bank intersection, named for the four banks on each of the four co ...

, and

Sanggye-dong Sanggye-dong is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Nowon-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in the 1960s by squatters and by the 1980s there were approximately 1,000 squatter households and 600 tenants. In 1985, it was declared a redevelopment z ...

were split off to form

Nowon District 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 ...

, though the following year

and

were returned to Dobong District. Then in 1995, the 18 administrative neighborhoods in

Mia-dong Mia-dong is a ''dong (neighbourhood), dong'', neighbourhood of Gangbuk-gu in Seoul, South Korea. From June 30 2008, nine administrative Mia-dongs were divided Mia-dong (Mia 3-dong), Samgaksan-dong (Mia 6 and 7-dong), Samyang-dong (Mia 1 and 2-dong) ...

, Suyu-dong, and

Beon-dong Beon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Gangbuk-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 sp ...

were split off to form

Gangbuk District Gangbuk District (Gangbuk-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from it being located at the north of Han river. It was created from neighbouring ''Dobong District'' (도봉구) in 1995. Th ...

, leaving Dobong District with its present 14 administrative neighborhoods.

Symbols

* Flower: Climbing rose * Tree:

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* Bird:

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Mountain

Dobongsan Dobongsan is a mountain in Bukhansan National Park, South Korea. It extends across Seoul, the national capital, and the cities of Yangju and Uijeongbu, in the province of Gyeonggi-do. It has an elevation of . Nearby Dobongsan Station is named a ...

(Dobong Mountain) is a mountain in

Bukhansan National Park The Bukhansan National Park ( ko, 북한산국립공원, 北漢山國立公園) in Seoul and Gyeonggi covers an area of and was established on 2 April 1983. Bukhansan means "mountains north of the Han River." The park contains forested areas, ...

, partly under the jurisdiction of Dobong-gu. It is a popular leisure spot for district residents. In addition, Dobongsan has many large and small temples such as Cheonchuksa, Wontongsa, and Manweolam.

Administrative divisions

Dobong-gu is composed of four legal-status neighborhoods () which comprise a total of 14 administrative neighborhoods: *

(도봉동 道峰洞) 1, 2 *

Banghak-dong Banghak-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Dobong-gu in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Kore ...

(방학동 放鶴洞) 1, 2, 3 * Ssangmun-dong (쌍문동 雙門洞) 1, 2, 3, 4 *

(창동 倉洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Transportation

Railroad

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Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang (Soonchunhyang Univ.) ...

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— Dobong — Banghak — Changdong — Nokcheon → (

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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— Ssangmun → (

Gangbuk-gu Gangbuk District (Gangbuk-gu) is one of the 25 ''Administrative Divisions of South Korea, gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from it being located at the north of Han River (Korea), Han river. It was created fro ...

) *

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 ...

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→ (

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Education

* Jawoon High School (2004)
Duksung Women's University

Sister cities

* Changping,

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* Donghae,

Notable people

Lee Tae-min Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and ...

(born 1993), singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, and member of

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and SuperM *

Lee Seung-gi Lee Seung-gi (; born January 13, 1987) is a South Korean singer, actor, host, and entertainer. He has numerous hit songs as a singer such as "Because You're My Woman", "Will You Marry Me", "Return" and "The Ordinary Man". He has garnered furt ...

(born 1987), singer, actor, host, and entertainer * Son Hyun-woo (

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: 손현우, born 1992), singer, dancer, actor, and member of

Monsta X Monsta X (; stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program ''No.Mercy'' under Starship Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney ...

Yoon San-ha Yoon San-ha ( Korean: 윤산하; Hanja: 尹產賀; born March 21, 2000), known mononymously as Sanha, is a South Korean singer, actor, and model under the label of Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and its sub-unit Mo ...

(

: 윤산하, born 2000), singer and member of

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References

External links

Official site

Official site
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