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Gangbuk-gu
Hangul 강북구 Hanja 江北區 Revised Romanization Gangbuk-gu McCune- Reischauer Kangbuk ku
Statistics
Area 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) Population 340,765 Population density 14,439 /km² (37,400 /sq mi) Mayor Hyun Pung Kim (김현풍) Administrative divisions 18 administrative dong
Location map
Location in Seoul.

Gangbuk-gu (lit. River-north gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from the fact that it is located at the north of Han river. It was created from neighbouring Dobong-gu (도봉구) in 1995. The current mayor is Hyun Pung Kim (김현풍).

Administrative divisions

• Songjung-dong (송중동 松中洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Songcheon-dong (송천동 松泉洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Samgaksan-dong (삼각산동 三角山洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Samyang-dong (삼양동 三陽洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Mia-dong (미아동 彌阿洞)¹; Legal dong is Mia-dong
• Beon-dong (번동 樊洞); Legal dong is Beon-dong
• Suyu-dong (수유동 水踰洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
• Insu-dong (인수동 仁壽洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
• Ui-dong (우이동 牛耳洞); Legal dong is Ui-dong

Transportation

Railroad

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

(Dobong-gu) ← Suyu — Mia — Miasamgeori → (Seongbuk-gu)

Sister Cities

Domestic

• Boseong, South Korea
• Dangjin, South Korea
• Gimcheon, South Korea
• Goseong, South Korea
• Yangpyeong, South Korea

International

• Jiading District, Shanghai, China
• Tateyama, Toyama, Japan
• Dadong District, Shěnyáng, China
• Yogyakarta, Indonesia

References

External links

• Official web site

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