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Dobong-gu
Hangul 도봉구 Hanja 道峰區 Revised Romanization Dobong-gu McCune- Reischauer Tobong ku
Statistics
Area 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) Population (2006) 381,732 Population density 18,353 /km² (47,530 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 15 administrative dong
Location map
Location within Seoul.

Dobong-gu is one of the 25 districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north side of the Han River.

Symbols

• Flower : Climbing rose
• Tree : Pine tree'
• Bird : Pigeon

Mountain

Donbong Mt. is nearby and actually its area is in charge of dobong-gu. Dobongsan, which provides a resting place to Dobong-gu residents, is located in the northeast of Bukhansan Mt.

In addition, Dobongsan Mt has many large and small temples such as Cheonchuksa, Wontongsa, and Manweolam.¹

Administrative divisions

Main article: Dong of Dobong-gu

Dobong-gu is composed of four dong.

• Dobong-dong (도봉동 道峰洞) 1, 2
• Banghak-dong (방학동 放鶴洞) 1, 2, 3
• Ssangmun-dong (쌍문동 雙門洞) 1, 2, 3, 4
• Chang-dong (창동 倉洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1

(Uijeongbu) ← Dobongsan — Dobong — Banghak — Changdong — Nokcheon → (Nowon-gu)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

(Nowon-gu) ← Chang-dong — Ssangmun → (Gangbuk-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Uijeongbu) ← Dobongsan → (Nowon-gu)

Sister Cities

• Changping, China
• Donghae, South Korea

References

1. ^ English Dobong-gu

External links

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Dobong-gu, Seoul

• (Korean) Map from the Dobong-gu website

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