Seongbuk District Explained

Seongbuk
Native Name Lang:	ko
Official Name:	Korean: {{nobold|성북구 · 城北區
Settlement Type:	Autonomous District
Flag Alt:	Flag of Seongbuk
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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:	30
Leader Party:	Democratic
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Lee Seung-ro
Leader Title1:	MNAs
Area Total Km2:	24.57
Population Total:	457,570
Population As Of:	2010^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	Korea Standard Time
Utc Offset1:	+9
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	02700~02999
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	02-700,900
Website:	Seongbuk-gu official website
Governing Body:	Seongbuk-gu Council

Seongbuk District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The district is located in the mid-north part of the city.^[2] The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk-gu was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun-gu and some areas of Sungin-myeon, Goyang-gun), and was promoted to a autonomous district by implementing a Gu-level local government on May 1, 1988.

Administrative divisions

Seongbuk District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동) and 39 legal dongs (beopjeong-dong, 법정동).

• Anam-dong (안암동 安岩洞)
• Bomun-dong (보문동 普門洞)
• Donam-dong (돈암동 敦岩洞) 1~2
• Dongseon-dong (동선동 東仙洞) 1~2
• Dongsomun-dong (동소문동 東小門洞)
• Gireum-dong (길음동 吉音洞) 1~3
• Jangwi-dong (장위동 長位洞) 1~3
• Jeongneung-dong (정릉동 貞陵洞) 1~4
• Jongam-dong (종암동 鍾岩洞) 1~2
• Samseon-dong (삼선동 三仙洞) 1~2
• Sangwolgok-dong (상월곡동 上月谷洞)
• Seokgwan-dong (석관동 石串洞) 1~2
• Seongbuk-dong (성북동 城北洞) 1~2
• Wolgok-dong (월곡동 月谷洞) 1~4동
  • Hawolgok-dong (하월곡동 下月谷洞), beopjeong-dong administered by the haengjeong-dong offices of Wolgok 1 ~2 dong

Attractions

• Korea Furniture Museum^[3]

Transportation

Railroad

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

(Gangbuk-gu) ← Gireum—Sungshin's Women's University—Hansung University → (Jongno-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 6

(Jongno-gu) ← Bomun—Anam—Korea University—Wolgok—Sangwolgok—Dolgoji → (Nowon-gu)

• Ui LRT

Sister cities

• Shunyi, China

Notable people from Seongbuk District

• Um Ki-joon (Hangul: 엄기준), South Korean actor
• Bumkey (Real Name: Kwon Ki-bum, Hangul: 권기범), South Korean R&B singer-songwriter (born in Seongbuk District)
• Wendy (Real Name: Shon Seung-wan or Son Seung-wan, Hangul: 손승완), singer, dancer, model, MC and K-pop idol, member of K-pop girlgroup Red Velvet (born in Seongbuk District)
• Lee Jin-hyuk, singer, rapper and actor, member of Up10tion (born in Seongbuk District)
• Yoon Suk-yeol, 13th President of South Korea (born in Seongbuk District)
• Hwang Yun-seong, singer, dancer, idol and member of Drippin (born in Seongbuk District)
• Sim Jae-Yun (known as Jake), singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, a member of ENHYPEN (born in Seongbuk District)
• Yeonjun (Real Name: Choi Yeon-jun, Hangul: 최연준), rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, Ambassador, MC and member of TXT (born in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea)

External links

• Official website

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: 성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區) . https://archive.today/20121205022904/http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=91958&contentno=91958 . dead . 2012-12-05 . . 2008-04-18 . ko .
3. News: 13 things you've got to do in Seoul. 26 February 2013. CNN Travel. 17 December 2012. Rachel Sang-hee Han. Frances Cha.