Seongbuk District

Autonomous district in Seoul, South Korea

Autonomous District in Sudogwon, South Korea

Seongbuk

성북구

Autonomous District

성북구 · 城北區

Jeongneung

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Location of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul

Coordinates: 37°35′21″N 127°01′06″E﻿ / ﻿37.58917°N 127.01833°E﻿ / 37.58917; 127.01833
Country| South Korea
Region| Sudogwon
Special City| Seoul
Administrative dong| 30
Government

• Body| Seongbuk-gu Council
• Mayor| Lee Seung-ro (Democratic)
• MNAs|

List of MNAs

* Kim Young-bae (Democratic)
* Ki Dong-min (Democratic)

Area

• Total| 24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population

(2010[1])

• Total| 457,570
• Density| 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code|

02700~02999

Area code| 02-700,900
Website| Seongbuk-gu official website

Seongbuk District (Korean: 성북구; Hanja: 城北區; RR: Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The district is located in the mid-north part of the city.[2] The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk-gu was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun-gu and some areas of Sungin-myeon, Goyang-gun), and was promoted to a autonomous district by implementing a Gu-level local government on May 1, 1988.

## Administrative divisions[edit]

Administrative divisions

Seongbuk District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동) and 39 legal dongs (beopjeong-dong, 법정동).

* Anam-dong (안암동 安岩洞)
* Bomun-dong (보문동 普門洞)
* Donam-dong (돈암동 敦岩洞) 1~2
* Dongseon-dong (동선동 東仙洞) 1~2
* Dongsomun-dong (동소문동 東小門洞)
* Gireum-dong (길음동 吉音洞) 1~3
* Jangwi-dong (장위동 長位洞) 1~3
* Jeongneung-dong (정릉동 貞陵洞) 1~4
* Jongam-dong (종암동 鍾岩洞) 1~2
* Samseon-dong (삼선동 三仙洞) 1~2
* Sangwolgok-dong (상월곡동 上月谷洞)
* Seokgwan-dong (석관동 石串洞) 1~2
* Seongbuk-dong (성북동 城北洞) 1~2
* Wolgok-dong (월곡동 月谷洞) 1~4동
* Hawolgok-dong (하월곡동 下月谷洞), beopjeong-dong administered by the haengjeong-dong offices of Wolgok 1 ~2 dong

## Attractions[edit]

* Korea Furniture Museum[3]

## Transportation[edit]

### Railroad[edit]

* Seoul Metro

* Seoul Subway Line 4

(Gangbuk-gu) ← Gireum—Sungshin's Women's University—Hansung University → (Jongno-gu)

* Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

* Seoul Subway Line 6

(Jongno-gu) ← Bomun—Anam—Korea University—Wolgok—Sangwolgok—Dolgoji → (Nowon-gu) Seoul Seongbuk-gu Office

* Ui LRT

## Sister cities[edit]

* Shunyi, China

## Notable people from Seongbuk District[edit]

* Um Ki-joon (Hangul: 엄기준), South Korean actor
* Bumkey (Real Name: Kwon Ki-bum, Hangul: 권기범), South Korean R&B singer-songwriter (born in Seongbuk District)
* Wendy (Real Name: Shon Seung-wan or Son Seung-wan, Hangul: 손승완), singer, dancer, model, MC and K-pop idol, member of K-pop girlgroup Red Velvet (born in Seongbuk District)
* Lee Jin-hyuk, singer, rapper and actor, member of Up10tion (born in Seongbuk District)
* Yoon Suk-yeol, 13th President of South Korea (born in Seongbuk District)
* Hwang Yun-seong, singer, dancer, idol and member of Drippin (born in Seongbuk District)
* Sim Jae-Yun (known as Jake), singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, a member of ENHYPEN (born in Seongbuk District)
* Yeonjun  (Real Name: Choi Yeon-jun, Hangul: 최연준), rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, Ambassador, MC and member of TXT (born in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
2. ^ "성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
3. ^ Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

## External links[edit]

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Districts|

| North of the Han River (Gangbuk)|

* Dobong
* Dongdaemun
* Eunpyeong
* Gangbuk
* Gwangjin
* Jongno
* Jung
* Jungnang
* Mapo
* Nowon
* Seodaemun
* Seongbuk
* Seongdong
* Yongsan

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South of the Han River (Gangnam)|

* Dongjak
* Gangdong
* Gangnam
* Gangseo
* Geumcheon
* Guro
* Gwanak
* Songpa
* Seocho
* Yangcheon
* Yeongdeungpo

Business districts|

* Downtown Seoul (Central Business District, CBD)
* Gangnam Business District (GBD)
* Yeouido Business District (YBD)

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Administrative divisions (dong) of Seongbuk District

Neighborhoods|

* Anam-dong
* Bomun-dong
* Donam-dong
* Dongseon-dong
* Dongsomun-dong
* Gireum-dong
* Hawolgok-dong
* Jangwi-dong
* Jeongneung-dong
* Jongam-dong
* Samseon-dong
* Sangwolgok-dong
* Seokgwan-dong
* Seongbuk-dong

See also|

* Administrative divisions of South Korea
* List of districts of Seoul

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* Israel
* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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