Dongjak District () is one of the 25 districts that make up the city of

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, 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'' created in Seoul, after being separated from

Gwanak District Gwanak District () is one of the 25 districts (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak District, bordering Anyang, consists of the craggy ridg ...

on 1 April 1980.

Administrative divisions

Dongjak District is divided into 15 ''dong'': *

Daebang-dong Daebang-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South Kore ...

* Heukseok-dong (all of this dong was combined in January 2008) *

Noryangjin-dong Noryangjin-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea. The district is known as the location of Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, one of the largest wholesale seafood markets in the country. See also * Ad ...

1, 2 ( Bon-dong was combined with Noryangjin 1-dong in September 2008) *

Sadang-dong Sadang-dong () is a ''dong (neighbourhood), dong'' (neighborhood) of Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea. In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 Administrative divisions of South Korea, Adminis ...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (

Dongjak-dong Dongjak-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea. See also * Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South K ...

was combined with Sadang 2-dong in September 2008) *

Sangdo-dong Sangdo-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighbourhood) of Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South K ...

1, 2, 3, 4 (2 and 5 dong were combined in January 2008) * Sindaebang-dong 1, 2

Education

Dongjak District is home to Chongshin University, the Seoul campus of

Chung-Ang University Chung-Ang University (CAU; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. The university operates two campuses: main campus located in Dongjak District, Seoul, and an additional campus in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province. CAU consists of 1 ...

, and

Soongsil University Soongsil University (SSU) is the first modern university in Korea, dating its history back to 1897. It was founded under the Christian missionary William M. Baird. The campus is located in 369 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Hist ...

, especially near

Noryangjin Station Noryangjin Station () is a metro station in southwest region of Seoul, South Korea. The station is located in the Noryangjin-dong (neighborhood) of Dongjak-gu (ward) and is also a stop on Seoul Subway Line 1 and Seoul Subway Line 9 Seoul Subwa ...

is known for private institutes or

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s, for college admission test and civil service examinations.

Transportation

Railways

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Yeongdeungpo-gu Yeongdeungpo District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, the first two syllables are thought to be from "''yeongdeung''" (靈登) or "divine ascent", a ...

) ← Daebang — Noryangjin → (

Yongsan-gu Yongsan District (, ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of , and is divided into 19 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Yongsan is located near Downtown Seoul, ...

) *

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Seocho-gu Seocho District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is a part of the Gangnam (Seoul), Gangnam region, along with the Gangnam District, Gangnam district of Seoul. Seocho D ...

) ← Sadang → (

Gwanak-gu Gwanak District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak District, b ...

) ← Sindaebang → (

Guro-gu Guro District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea, which was separated from Yeongdeungpo District on April 1, 1980. Located in the southwestern part of the city, where besides Yangcheon District and ...

) ;*

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) ← Dongjak — Isu — Sadang Station → (

) ;*

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 . Konkuk University to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was pu ...

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) ← Isu — Namseong —

— Sangdo — Jangseungbaegi — Sindaebangsamgeori → (

) *Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation ;*

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) ← Noryangjin — Nodeul — Heukseok — Dongjak → (

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Sister cities

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People from Dongjak District

Lee Min-ho Lee Min-ho (, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer. He gained widespread fame with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in the Korean drama, television series ''Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series), Boys Over Flowers'' (2009), which also earn ...

(), actor, singer, and model. * Kim Nam-joon (;

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RM), rapper, songwriter, record producer, and leader of boy band

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. *

Jung Hae-in Jung Hae-in (; born April 1, 1988) is a South Korean actor. Jung first gained recognition with supporting roles in the television dramas ''While You Were Sleeping (2017 TV series), While You Were Sleeping'' (2017) and ''Prison Playbook'' (2017� ...

(), actor, and model.

References

External links

Dongjak District website (English version)
{{Authority control Districts of Seoul