Nowon-gu

Nowon-gu
—  District  —
노원구 · 蘆原區
Seoul National University of Technology
Location of Nowon-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	22
Government
- Mayor	Kim Seong-Hwan (김성환)
Area
- Total	35.44 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Population (2010[1])
- Total	587,248
- Density	16,570.2/km2 (42,916.6/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Nowon-gu official website

Nowon-gu is a residential district of Seoul, South Korea, Located in the northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It has the highest population density in Seoul, with 619,509 people living in the area of 35.44 km².

Nowon-gu (and Seoul) is bordered by the mountains Suraksan and Bukhansan, on the northeast. These scenic mountains are popular among hikers and offer a welcome respite from the concrete jungle. The Jungnangcheon (or Jungnang Stream) flows through the western part of Nowon. The riverside is surfaced on both sides to provide an optimum facility for exercise such as running, skating and bicycle riding. There are numerous playground facilities for children, nested between the highrise apartment buildings. Nowon has excellent shopping and recreational facilities all built around the Nowon Subway Station. It's a lively, clean and safe town with excellent transport links, which makes it the ideal choice for young families.

The Gyeongchun and Gyeongwon Lines of Korean National Railroad and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines four, six, and seven pass through Nowon-gu.

Nowon-gu is home to numerous educational institutes such as Sahmyook University, the Korea Military Academy, Sejong Science High School, Seoul National University of Technology, Induk University and Seoul Women's University. The large number of schools, universities, and hagwon have given the "gu" the reputation of being the so-called "educational district" of northern Seoul, just like Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu of southern Seoul.

The mayor of this district is Kim Seong-Hwan since July 2010.

Administrative divisions

• Gongneung-dong (공릉동 孔陵洞) 1∼3 (Both 1 and 3 administrative dongs are combined each other in January 2008)
• Hagye-dong (하계동 下溪洞) 1∼2
• Junggye bon-dong (중계본동 中溪本洞)
• Junggye-dong (중계동 中溪本洞) 1∼4
• Sanggye-dong (상계동 上溪洞) 1∼10 (3 and 4 administrative dongs were combined in January 2008)
• Wolgye-dong (월계동 月溪洞) 1∼4

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1 (Gyeongwon Line)

(Dobong-gu) ← Wolgye — Seongbuk — Seokgye → (Seongbuk-gu)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

Danggogae — Sanggye — Nowon → (Dobong-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 6

(Seongbuk-gu) ← Seokgye — Taereung — Hwarangdae → (Jungnang-gu)

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Dobong-gu) ← Suraksan — Madeul — Nowon — Junggye — Hagye — Gongneung — Taereung → (Jungnang-gu)

Sister cities

• Huaping, China

See also

• Jungwook Hong

References

1. ^ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Adminstrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Adminstrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.

External links

• Official website of the District Office of Nowon-gu (English)