Gangbuk-gu

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Gangbuk-gu
Hangul:
강북구
Hanja:
江北區
Revised Romanization: Gangbuk-gu
McCune-Reischauer: Kangbuk ku
Statistics
Area: 23.6 km²
Population: 340,765
Pop. density: 14,439 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 18 administrative dong
Location in Seoul
Location in Seoul

Gangbuk-gu (강북구, lit. River-north gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from the fact that it is located at the north of Han river. It was created from neighboring Dobong-gu in 1995.

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