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Gu of Seoul


extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

The Gu of Seoul, South Korea. There are twenty-five Gu ("Districts"; 구; ) in Seoul. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km²) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000). Songpa has the most people, while Seocho, the largest area. "Gu"s are similar to London's or New York's boroughs, and a "gu"'s government handles many of the functions that are handled by city governments in other jurisdictions. This city-like standing is underscored by the fact that each gu has its own legislative council, mayor as well as sister cities. Each gu is further divided into "dong" or neighbourhoods. Some gu have only a few dong while others like Jongno-gu have a very large number of distinct neighborhoods.

List by population and area

The 25 wards of Seoul.
Administrative divisions
of South Korea
Provincial level
Provinces
(道 도 do)
Special Self-governing Province
(特別自治道 특별자치도 teukbyeol-jachido)
Special city
(特別市 특별시 teukbyeol-si)
Metropolitan cities
(廣域市 광역시 gwangyeok-si)
Municipal level
Cities
(市 시 si)
Counties
(郡 군 gun)
Wards
(區 구 gu)
Towns
(邑 읍 eup)
Townships
(面 면 myeon)
Neighborhoods
(洞 동 dong)
Villages
(里 리 ri)
Name Population Area Population Density
Dobong-gu (도봉구; ) 381,732 20.8 km² (8.0 sq mi) 18,353 /km² (47,530 /sq mi)
Dongdaemun-gu (동대문구; ) 367,596 14.2 km² (5.5 sq mi) 25,887.0 /km² (67,047 /sq mi)
Dongjak-gu (동작구; ) 404,872 16.35 km² (6.31 sq mi) 24,762 /km² (64,130 /sq mi)
Eunpyeong-gu (은평구; ) 442,604 29.7 km² (11.5 sq mi) 14,902 /km² (38,600 /sq mi)
Gangbuk-gu (강북구; ) 340,765 23.6 km² (9.1 sq mi) 14,439 /km² (37,400 /sq mi)
Gangdong-gu (강동구; ) 472,244 24.587 km² (9.493 sq mi) 19,207 /km² (49,750 /sq mi)
Gangnam-gu (강남구; ) 556,964 39.55 km² (15.27 sq mi) 14,083 /km² (36,470 /sq mi)
Gangseo-gu (강서구; 西) 557,373 41.4 km² (16.0 sq mi) 13,463.1 /km² (34,869 /sq mi)
Geumcheon-gu (금천구; ) 256,966 13.01 km² (5.02 sq mi) 19,751.4 /km² (51,156 /sq mi)
Guro-gu (구로구; ) 416,405 20.11 km² (7.76 sq mi) 20,706 /km² (53,630 /sq mi)
Gwanak-gu (관악구; ) 522,467 29.57 km² (11.42 sq mi) 17,669 /km² (45,760 /sq mi)
Gwangjin-gu (광진구; ) 381,568 17.05 km² (6.58 sq mi) 22,379.4 /km² (57,962 /sq mi)
Jongno-gu (종로구; ) 23.92 km² (9.24 sq mi)
Jung-gu (중구; ) 135,173 9.96 km² (3.85 sq mi) 13,572 /km² (35,150 /sq mi)
Jungnang-gu (중랑구; ) 440,863 18.50 km² (7.14 sq mi) 23,830.4 /km² (61,720 /sq mi)
Mapo-gu (마포구; ) 393,196 23.87 km² (9.22 sq mi) 16,472.4 /km² (42,663 /sq mi)
Nowon-gu (노원구; ) 619,509 35.44 km² (13.68 sq mi) 17,481 /km² (45,280 /sq mi)
Seocho-gu (서초구; ) 401,858 47.14 km² (18.20 sq mi) 8,525 /km² (22,080 /sq mi)
Seodaemun-gu (서대문구; 西) 355,765 17.60 km² (6.80 sq mi) 20,214 /km² (52,350 /sq mi)
Seongbuk-gu (성북구; ) 460,511 24.57 km² (9.49 sq mi) 18,743 /km² (48,540 /sq mi)
Seongdong-gu (성동구; ) 325,251 16.85 km² (6.51 sq mi) 19,303 /km² (49,990 /sq mi)
Songpa-gu (송파구; ) 649,888 33.89 km² (13.09 sq mi) 19,176 km² (49,670 /sq mi)
Yangcheon-gu (양천구; ) 485,098 17.40 km² (6.72 sq mi) 27,879 /km² (72,210 /sq mi)
Yeongdeungpo-gu (영등포구; ) 24.56 km² (9.48 sq mi)
Yongsan-gu (용산구; ) 239,235 21.87 km² (8.44 sq mi) 10,939 /km² (28,330 /sq mi)

General information

Name Dong Points of Interest Image Location Description
Dobong-gu Dobong-gu SEOUL.png
Dongdaemun-gu Dongdaemun-gu SEOUL.PNG
Dongjak-gu Hangang Railway Bridge, Seoul, Korea.jpg Dongjak-gu SEOUL.PNG
Eunpyeong-gu Eunpyeong-gu SEOUL.png
Gangbuk-gu Gangbuk-gu SEOUL.png
Gangdong-gu Gangdong-gu SEOUL.PNG
Gangnam-gu Seoul COEX Mall.jpg Gangnam-gu SEOUL.PNG
Gangseo-gu Gangseogu Office Intersection Seoul.jpg Gangseo-gu SEOUL.png
Geumcheon-gu Ingbeolno gate.jpg Geumcheon-gu SEOUL.PNG
Guro-gu Guro-digitalcomplex.jpg Guro-gu SEOUL.PNG
Gwanak-gu Gwanak-gu SEOUL.PNG
Gwangjin-gu Gwangjin-gu SEOUL.png
Jongno-gu Seoul-Jongrogu-Traditional.Village-03.jpg Jongno-gu SEOUL.PNG Jongno-gu composes the space that was once enclosed by the city walls and the existing structures of Namdaemun and Dongdaemun acted as entrances. This is why dongdaemun is found here and not in Dongdaemun-gu. Because it is very old and was long considered to be most important, Jongno-gu has a very large number of dong and holds much of Seoul's historical buildings and cultural treasures.
Jung-gu Seoul-Deoksugung-09.jpg Jung-gu SEOUL.png
Jungnang-gu Jungnang-gu SEOUL.png
Mapo-gu Sangam worldcup stadium 2006.jpg Mapo-gu SEOUL.png Mapo-gu was formed in 1944 from portions of Seodaemun-gu and Yongsan-gu.
Nowon-gu Korail seongbuk station.JPG Nowon-gu SEOUL.png
Seocho-gu KangnamSamsung.jpg Seocho-gu SEOUL.png
Seodaemun-gu Seoul-Sinchon-01.jpg Seodaemun-gu SEOUL.png
Seongbuk-gu Seongbuk-gu SEOUL.png
Seongdong-gu Seongdong-gu SEOUL.PNG
Songpa-gu Seoul-Olympic.Park-02.jpg Songpa-gu SEOUL.PNG
Yangcheon-gu Mokdong Yangcheon-gu.JPG Yangcheon-gu SEOUL.png
Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul-Yeouido.at.dawn-01.jpg Yeongdeungpo-gu SEOUL.png
Yongsan-gu Seoul-Yongsan.gu-01.jpg Yongsang-gu SEOUL.png

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