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Geumcheon-gu
Korean name
Hangul 금천구 Hanja 衿川區 Revised Romanization Geumcheon-gu McCune- Reischauer Kŭmch'ŏn ku
Statistics
Area 13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi) Population 256,966 Population density 19,751.4 /km² (51,156 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 12 administrative dong
Location map

Geumcheon-gu is one of the 25 gu (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the southwest side of the Han River. It was created from neighboring Guro-gu in 1995. Its district office is located in Siheung-dong where is on the road to city of Anyang. But this office still using some small buildings has not enough car park that visitors driving a car parks in the car park of HomePlus next to this office. But in the second half of 2008, the new office will be built in front of Siheung station.

Many technical companies and head-offices works this district. Gyeongbu railway from Seoul station to Busan station pass through.

The mayor of this district is "In-su HAN(한인수)" since July of 2006.

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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—Siheung → (Anyang)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex → (Gwangmyeong)

Sister Cities

• Baoshan, China

References

External links

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Geumcheon-gu, Seoul

• Official site

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