Geumcheon-gu

Geumcheon-gu is one of the 25 gu (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It was created from neighboring Guro-gu and small sections from Gwangmyeong in 1995. Its district office is located in from of Siheung Station, now Geumcheon-gu Office Station, in Siheung-dong.

Geumcheon-gu is located in the southwest corner of the city, south of the Han River. It is bordered on the west by the Anyang River, and partially on the east by Gwanak Mountain, a dominating part of Seoul's southern skyline.

Many technology companies are housed in Geumcheon-gu and several large headquarters are located here, albeit the income level of Seoulites here is lower than average. The Gyeongbu railway from Seoul station to Busan Station passes through, as well as Seoul Subway Lines 1 and 7.

The mayor of this district has been Cha Sung-su (차성수) since July 2010.

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Administrative divisions

• Gasan-dong (가산동 加山洞)
• Doksan-dong (독산동 禿山洞)
• Siheung-dong (시흥동 始興洞)

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1 (Gyeongbu Line)

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex—Doksan—Geumcheon-gu Office (formerly Siheung Sta.) → (Anyang)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex → (Gwangmyeong)

Sister cities

• Baoshan, China
• Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
• Calamba City, Philippines
• Jersey City, USA

References

External links

• Official site