Seongdong-gu

Infobox Korean settlement

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imgcaption=Wangsimni
hanja=城東區
hangul=성동구
rr =Seongdong-gu
mr= Sŏngtong-ku
area_km2=16.85
pop=325251
popden_km2=19303
divs=20 administrative "dong"
mayor = Hojo LEE (이호조)


caption=Location of Seongdong-gu within Seoul.

Seongdong-gu is one of the 25 "gu" which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is situated on the north bank of the Han River. It is divided into 20 "dong" (neighbourhoods).cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=91863&contentno=91863 |title=성동구 (Seongdong-gu 城東區)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-18 |language=Korean|]

The mayor of this district is Hojo Lee (이호조) since July of 2006.

Administrative divisions

Seongdong-gu is consisted of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동)

* Doseon-dong (도선동 道詵洞)
** Hongik-dong (홍익동 弘益洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)
* Eungbong-dong (응봉동 鷹峰洞)
* Haengdang-dong (행당동 杏堂洞) 1∼2
* Geumho-dong (금호동 金湖洞) 1∼4
* Majang-dong (마장동 馬場洞)
* Oksu-dong (옥수동 玉水洞) 1∼2
* Sageun-dong (사근동 沙斤洞)
* Seongsu 1ga 1 dong (성수1가 1동 聖水1街 1洞)
* Seongsu 1ga 2 dong (성수1가 2동 聖水1街 2洞)
* Seongsu 2ga 1-dong (성수2가 1동 聖水2街 1洞)
* Seongsu 2ga 3-dong (성수2가 3동 聖水2街 3洞)
* Songjeong-dong (송정동 松亭洞)
* Yongdap-dong (용답동 龍踏洞)
* Wangsimni-dong (왕십리동 往十里洞) 1∼2
** Sangwangsimni-dong (상왕십리동 上往十里洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)
** Hawangsimni-dong (하왕십리동 下往十里洞): legal dong (beopjeong-dong, 법정동)

Transportation

Railways

*KORAIL;*Jungang Line;;*(Dongdaemun-gu) ← Wangsimni ─ Eungbong ─ Oksu → (Yongsan-gu);*Bundang Line (Under Construction);;*Wangsimni ─ Undefined Station → (Gangnam-gu)
*Seoul Metro;*Seoul Underground Line 2;;*(Jung-gu) ← Sangwangsimni ─ Wangsimni ─ Hanyang University ─ Ttukseom ─ Seongsu → (Gwangjin-gu);*Seoul Underground Branch for Sinseol-dong of Line 2;;*Seongsu ─ Yongdap ─ Sindap → (Dongdaemun-gu);*Seoul Underground Line 3;;*(Jung-gu) ← Geumho ─ Oksu → (Gangnam-gu)
*Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation;*Seoul Underground Line 5;;*(Jung-gu) ← Singeumho ─ Haengdang─ Wangsimni ─ Majang → (Dongdaemun-gu)

ister Cities

*flagicon|South Korea Hampyeong, South Korea
*flagicon|China Huairou, China
*flagicon|South Korea Jincheon, South Korea
*flagicon|South Korea Seocheon, South Korea
*flagicon|USAflagicon|Georgia (U.S. state) Cobb County, Georgia, USA

References

External links

* [http://www.seongdong.seoul.kr/ Official site]
*ko [http://www.sd.go.kr/office_intro/getExecAreaInfo.do?topmenu=1&submenu=5 Map of Seongdong-gu]