Seongdong District (Seongdong-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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. It is situated on the north bank of the Han River. It is divided into 20 ''dong'' (neighbourhoods).

Administrative divisions

Seongdong District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, ) *

Doseon-dong Doseon-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also * Administrative divisions of South Korea References * * * * External links Seongdong-gu Official site in EnglishSeongdong-gu Official websiteMap o ...

() ** Hongik-dong (): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, ) * Eungbong-dong () * Haengdang-dong () 1∼2 * Geumho-dong () 1∼4 *

Majang-dong Majang-dong is a '' dong'', or neighbourhood of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also * Administrative divisions of South Korea References * * * * External links Seongdong-gu Official site in EnglishSeongdong-gu Official websiteM ...

() * Oksu-dong () 1∼2 *

Sageun-dong Sageun-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also * Administrative divisions of South Korea References * * * * External links Seongdong-gu Official site in EnglishSeongdong-gu Official websiteMap ...

() * Seongsu 1ga 1 dong () * Seongsu 1ga 2 dong () * Seongsu 2ga 1-dong () * Seongsu 2ga 3-dong () * Songjeong-dong () *

Yongdap-dong Yongdap-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seongdong-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'' ), ...

() * Wangsimni-dong () 1∼2 **

Sangwangsimni-dong Sangwangsimni-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea. See also * Administrative divisions of South Korea References * * * * External links Seongdong-gu Official site in EnglishSeongdong-gu Official websi ...

(): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, ) ** Hawangsimni-dong (): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, )

Transportation

Railways

* KORAIL ;* Jungang Line ;;*(

Dongdaemun-gu Dongdaemun District (, "Great Eastern Gate") is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Dongdaemun has a population of 346,770 (2010) and has a geographic area of 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi), and is divided into 14 '' dong'' (administrative ne ...

) ← Wangsimni ─ Eungbong ─ Oksu → ( Yongsan-gu) ;* Bundang Line ;;* Wangsimni ─ Seoul Forest → ( Gangnam-gu) * Seoul Metro ;* Seoul Underground Line 2 ;;*(

Jung-gu Jung District (), meaning "Central District," is the name of a ''gu'' (district) in several South Korean cities: *Jung District, Busan *Jung District, Daegu *Jung District, Daejeon *Jung District, Incheon *Jung District, Seoul *Jung District, Ulsan ...

) ← Sangwangsimni ─ Wangsimni ─ Hanyang University ─ Ttukseom ─ Seongsu → ( Gwangjin-gu) ;* Seoul Underground Branch for Sinseol-dong of Line 2 ;;* Seongsu ─ Yongdap ─ Sindap → (

) ;* Seoul Underground Line 3 ;;*(

) ← Geumho ─ Oksu → ( Gangnam-gu) * Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation ;* Seoul Underground Line 5 ;;*(

) ← Singeumho ─ Haengdang─ Wangsimni ─ Majang → (

)

History

When Seoul was expanding outward on its size, many parts of

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 ...

were merged to Seongdong District. However, due to its extraordinarily huge size, Seoul Metropolitan Government divided the district into 5 ( Gangnam District,

Gangdong District Gangdong District (Gangdong-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangdong is literally "east of the (Han) River". It is located on the east side of the city. Jungbu (literally "Central Part") Express Moto ...

, Gwangjin District, Seongdong District, and Songpa District), and made Seongdong District cede some part of the district to

Jung District Jung District (), meaning "Central District," is the name of a ''gu'' (district) in several South Korean cities: *Jung District, Busan *Jung District, Daegu *Jung District, Daejeon *Jung District, Incheon *Jung District, Seoul *Jung District, Ulsan ...

. Yeongdeungpo District, Seodaemun District, Seongbuk District, and Dongdaemun District underwent similar changes.

Sister cities

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, South Jeolla * Huairou District,

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, China * Jincheon County, North Chungcheong * Seocheon County, South Chungcheong *

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References

# This explains why Gangdong District Office is located in a corner of Gangdong District. The building was previously used as Seongdong District Office.

External links

Official site

Official site
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