Dongdaemun District
Dongdaemun District ๋๋๋ฌธ๊ตฌ | |
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District | |
๋๋๋ฌธ๊ตฌ ยท ๆฑๅคง้ๅ | |
Streetview of Nangye-ro in Sinseol-dong | |
Location of Dongdaemun-gu in Seoul | |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special City | Seoul |
Administrative dong | 26 |
Government | |
โข Mayor | Hong Sa-rip (ํ์ฌ๋ฆฝ) |
Area | |
โข Total | 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
โข Total | 346,770 |
โข Density | 24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Website | Dongdaemun-gu official website |
Dongdaemun District (Dongdaemun-gu) is one of the 25 gu (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located to the north of the River Han. Its district office is in Yongdu-dong where is close to the underground station of branch of Line 2.
The mayor of this district is Sarip Hong (ํ์ฌ๋ฆฝ) since July 2006.
History
Dongdaemun District was first created in 1943 when the "gu" system started and was larger in area than today. Seongbuk District separated from the district in 1949, and Changsin Dong and Sungin Dong were given to Jongno District in 1975. An additional 17 dong (neighborhoods) separated to become Jungnang District in 1988.[2]
Administrative divisions
Dongdaemun District currently comprises 22 dong from August 11, 2008.
- Cheongnyangni-dong
- Dapsimni 1-dong
- Dapsimni 2-dong
- Dapsimni 3-dong
- Dapsimni 4-dong
- Hoegi-dong
- Hwigyeong 1-dong
- Hwigyeong 2-dong
- Imun 1-dong
- Imun 2-dong
- Imun 3-dong
- Jangan 1-dong
- Jangan 2-dong
- Jangan 3-dong
- Jangan 4-dong
- Jegi 1-dong
- Jegi 2-dong
- Jeonnong 1-dong
- Jeonnong 2-dong
- Jeonnong 3-dong
- Sinseol-dong
- Yongdu-dong
Transportation
Underground
- KORAIL(Korean Railway) and Seoul Metro
- (Jongno-gu) โ Sinseol-dong โ Jegi-dong โ Cheongnyangni โ Hoegi โ Hankuk University of Foreign Studies โ Sinimun โ (Seongbuk-gu)
- Sinseol-dong โ Yongdu โ (Seongdong-gu)
- (Seongdong-gu) โ Dapsimni โ Janghanpyeong โ (Gwangjin-gu)
- KORAIL(Korean Railway)
- (Seongdong-gu) โ Cheongnyangni (aboveground) โ Hoegi โ (Jungnang-gu)
There are more stations will add.
Geography
Dongdaemun District borders Seongbuk District to the north-west, Jungnang District to the east (with the Jungnangcheon stream forming the border), Gwangjin District to the south-east, Seongdong District to the south, meets Jung District at a point in the south-west and borders Jongno District to the west. The busiest neighbourhood of the district is the Cheongnyangni area - a large commercial zone formed around Cheongnyangni Station, one of the secondary CBDs of Seoul. Dongdaemun District is named after the east gate in Seoul's city walls, Dongdaemun, but Dongdaemun itself is actually located in Jongno District. This is due to an administrative border change.
Education
Universities
- University of Seoul
- Kyunghee University
- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Research
Attractions
- Gyeongdong Market
- Dongseo Market
- King Sejong Memorial
- Seoul City Cultural Asset: Seonnongdan (์ ๋๋จ ๅ ่พฒๅฃ), King Sejong Sindobi (์ธ์ข ๋์์ ๋๋น ไธๅฎๅคง็็ฅ้็ข, monumental stone)
- National Treasure: Supyo (์ํ ๆฐดๆจ)
- Historical Site: Yeonghuiwon (์ํ์ๆฐธๅพฝๅ)[2]
The grave sites of Kim Byeongro (๊น๋ณ๋ก ้็ณ้ญฏ), Han Yongwoon (ํ์ฉ์ด ้้พ้ฒ), Ahn Changho and Oh Sechang (์ค์ธ์ฐฝ ๅณไธๆ) are also located in this district.[2]
Sister cities
- Anguo, China
- Yanqing, China
- Shanghai, China
- New York, USA
- Los Angeles, USA
- Paris, France
- Lyon, France
- London, England
References
- โ 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.
- โ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "๋๋๋ฌธ๊ตฌ (Dongdaemun-gu ๆฑๅคง้ๅ)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
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