Geumcheon District

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Geumcheon District 금천구
District
금천구 · 衿川區
In front of Gasan Digital Complex Station
Location of Geumcheon-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	12
Government
• Mayor	Cha Sung-su (차성수)
Area
• Total	13.01 km² (5.02 sq mi)
Population (2010^[1])
• Total	242,510
• Density	19,000/km² (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Geumcheon-gu official website

Geumcheon District (Geumcheon-gu) is one of the 25 gu (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It was created from neighboring Guro-gu and tiny sections from Gwangmyeong in 1995. Its district office is located in front 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

↑ 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.
↑ "금천구 (Geumcheon-gu 衿川區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-17.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.

Official site

v t e Districts of Seoul

	North of Han River	Dobong Dongdaemun Eunpyeong Gangbuk Gwangjin Jongno Jung Jungnang Mapo Nowon Seodaemun Seongbuk Seongdong Yongsan

	South of Han River	Dongjak Gangdong Gangnam Gangseo Geumcheon Guro Gwanak Songpa Seocho Yangcheon Yeongdeungpo

Coordinates: 37°27′6.67″N 126°54′7.33″E / 37.4518528°N 126.9020361°E / 37.4518528; 126.9020361

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