Songpa-gu

Songpa-gu

Infobox Korean settlement


imgcaption= World Peace Gate in Songpa-gu
hangul = 송파구
hanja = linktext|松|坡|區
rr = Songpa-gu
mr = Songp'a-gu
area_km2 =33.89
pop = 649888
popyear = 2002
popden_km2 = 19176
divs = 28 administrative "dong"
mayor = Youngsoon KIM(김영순)

Songpa-gu is a "gu" of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the southeast of the city. Songpa-gu is home to the Lotte Hotel and Lotte World. The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Songpa-gu. The Olympic Park and Olympic Sports Complex are still major attractions. Olympic related sculptures stretch between the two locations, intersected by the Lotte complex. A large farmer's market, called Garak Fish Market (가락시장), is located in Garak-dong, in the centre of Songpa-gu.

The geography of Songpa-gu is relatively flat throughout and administrators have attempted to make it Seoul's most bicycle friendly district. Nearly all sidewalks have bicycle lanes accompanied with international bicycle symbols or notifications.

The mayor of this district is Kim Young-soon (김영순), who has been the only female mayor of the twenty-five mayors in Seoul, since her election in July of 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.womennews.co.kr/news/view.asp?num=33904&page=11&ca_id=0401&wno= |publisher=Womennews |author=Hong Ji-yeong (홍지영) |title=Songpa-gu mayor, Kim Young-soon one year after her appointment (취임 1주년 맞은 김영순 송파구청장) |language=Korean|date=2007-06-29|accessdate=2008-06-17]

Administrative Divisions

Transportation

Railroad

ee also

*Gangnam District
*List of Korea-related topics
*Geography of South Korea

References

External links

* [http://www.songpa.go.kr/english/index.jsp Official homepage]


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