List of districts of Seoul explained

The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five gu (districts;) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km²) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000). Songpa District is the most populated, while Seocho District has the largest area. Gu are similar to London's or New York's boroughs or Tokyo's 23 special wards. Each 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 and sister cities. Each gu is further divided into dong or neighborhoods. Some gu have only a few dong while others (like Jongno District) have a very large number of distinct neighborhoods.

List by population and area

2014 estimate by Seoul Statistics.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Name	Population	Area	Population density
Dobong District	355,712	20.70 km^2	17184/km^2
Dongdaemun District	376,319	14.21 km^2	26483/km^2
Dongjak District	419,261	16.35 km^2	25643/km^2
Eunpyeong District	503,243	29.70 km^2	16944/km^2
Gangbuk District	338,410	23.60 km^2	14339/km^2
Gangdong District	481,332	24.59 km^2	19574/km^2
Gangnam District	583,446	39.50 km^2	14771/km^2
Gangseo District	591,653	41.43 km^2	14281/km^2
Geumcheon District	258,030	13.02 km^2	19818/km^2
Guro District	457,131	20.12 km^2	22720/km^2
Gwanak District	531,960	29.57 km^2	17990/km^2
Gwangjin District	377,375	17.06 km^2	22120/km^2
Jongno District	165,344	23.91 km^2	6915/km^2
Jung District	136,227	9.96 km^2	13677/km^2
Jungnang District	423,411	18.50 km^2	22887/km^2
Mapo District	395,830	23.84 km^2	16604/km^2
Nowon District	586,056	35.44 km^2	16536/km^2
Seocho District	454,288	47.00 km^2	9666/km^2
Seodaemun District	320,861	17.61 km^2	18220/km^2
Seongbuk District	475,961	24.58 km^2	19364/km^2
Seongdong District	303,891	16.86 km^2	19364/km^2
Songpa District	671,794	33.88 km^2	19829/km^2
Yangcheon District	490,708	17.40 km^2	28202/km^2
Yeongdeungpo District	421,436	24.53 km^2	17180/km^2
Yongsan District	249,914	21.87 km^2	11427/km^2
Seoul	10,369,593	605.21 km^2	17134/km^2

See also

• Administrative Divisions of South Korea
• Districts of South Korea
• Special wards of Tokyo
• Boroughs of New York City
• London borough
• Arrondissements of Paris
• Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
• Districts of Madrid

Notes and References

1. Web site: Area and Number of Administrative Units . Seoul Statistics . October 13, 2015.
2. Web site: Administrative areas. Seoul Statistics . October 13, 2015.
3. Web site: Seoul Metropolitan City . citypopulation.de . October 13, 2015.