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Gangdong District (Gangdong-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
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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:// ...
, 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 earthenw ...
, 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 greenbel ...
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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 ...
(고덕동 高德洞) *
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 off ...
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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'' ), ...
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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 statio ...
(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:// ...
(상일동 上一洞) *
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 earthenw ...
(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 additi ...
(천호동 千戶洞)


Education

Gangdong District is home to 25 elementary schools, 17 junior high schools and 12 senior high schools, including a specialized high school (
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 ( Seoul Metro)

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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 ...
;;;( Gwangjin-gu) ← CheonhoGangdong
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 off ...
GubeundariMyeongilGodeok
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:// ...
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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'' ), ...
→ ( Songpa-gu) ;* Seoul Subway Line 8 ;;; AmsaCheonhoGangdong-gu Office → ( Songpa-gu)


Sister cities

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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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Hongcheon Hongcheon (''Hongcheon-gun'') is a county and city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies on the northern bank of the Hongcheon River, southeast of Chuncheon. The terrain of the county is mainly mountainous and contains hot springs in th ...
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See also

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Geography of South Korea South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...


References


External links


Official site

Official site
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