Geumcheon District Explained

Geumcheon
Native Name Lang:ko
Official Name:Korean: {{nobold|금천구 · 衿川區
Settlement Type:Autonomous District
Flag Alt:Flag of Geumcheon
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Coordinates:37.4519°N 126.902°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Korea
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sudogwon
Subdivision Type2:Special City
Subdivision Name2:Seoul
Subdivision Type3:Administrative dong
Subdivision Name3:12
Leader Party:Democratic
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Yoo Seong-hoon
Leader Title1:MNA
Leader Name1:Choi Ki-sang (Democratic)
Area Total Km2:13.01
Population Total:242,510
Population As Of:2010[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Korea Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:08500 ~ 08699
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Area Code:+82-2-800~
Website:Geumcheon-gu official website
Governing Body:Geumcheon-gu Council

Geumcheon District (Geumcheon-gu) is one of the 25 gu (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It was created from southern parts of 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

Welfare

Dreaming tree (Geumcheon-gu 'ggumna')

Dreaming Tree (hereinafter referred to as ‘ggumna’) is a Hue cafe-a youth cultural space-operated by Geumcheon-gu Office.

Transportation

Railroad

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital ComplexDoksanGeumcheon-gu Office (formerly Siheung Sta.) → (Anyang)
(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex → (Gwangmyeong)

See also

External links

Education Institutions

Notes and References

  1. http://kosis.kr/abroad/abroad_01List.jsp?parentId=A Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex
  2. Web site: 금천구 (Geumcheon-gu 衿川區) . . 2008-04-17 . ko .