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

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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

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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 ...

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Uijeongbu Uijeongbu () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Overview Uijeongbu is located north of the Korean capital Seoul; it lies inside a defile, with mountains on two sides, and commands a natural choke point across the main traditional inv ...

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. 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, Chang-dong, Wolgye-dong, Gongneung-dong, Hagye-dong, Junggye-dong, and Sanggye-dong were split off to form Nowon District, though the following year Dobong-dong and Chang-dong were returned to Dobong District. Then in 1995, the 18 administrative neighborhoods in Mia-dong, Suyu-dong, and Beon-dong were split off to form Gangbuk District, 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 ...

(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: * Dobong-dong (도봉동 道峰洞) 1, 2 * Banghak-dong (방학동 放鶴洞) 1, 2, 3 *

Ssangmun-dong Ssangmun-dong is a ''dong'', neighbourhood of Dobong District in Seoul, South Korea. Name The name of the neighbourhood literally means two doors and originated from the fact the region used to have two ''yeolnyeomun''—a special door awarded t ...

(쌍문동 雙門洞) 1, 2, 3, 4 * Chang-dong (창동 倉洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Transportation

Railroad

* Korail **

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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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**:(

) ← Chang-dong — Ssangmun → (

Gangbuk-gu 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 ...

) *

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 ...

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Education

Jawoon High School Jawoon High School (Korean: 자운고등학교 Hanja:紫雲高等學校), established in 2004, is a public high school located in Chang 4-Dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul. Jawoon High School is one of the newest schools with up-to-date facility in Dobong-gu ...

(2004)
Duksung Women's University

Sister cities

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, China *

Donghae Donghae may refer to: * East Sea, the South Korean name of the Sea of Japan ** Donghae Expressway, the name of the expressway in South Korea ** Donghae Line, a railway line in Busan, South Korea * Donghae City, in South Korea ** ''Donghae''-class ...

Notable people

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and

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* Yoon San-ha (

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References

External links

Official site

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