Seongbuk District (Korean: 성북구; RR: Seongbuk-gu) 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 District was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun District 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.
Seongbuk
성북구 | |
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| 성북구 · 城北區 | |
 Jeongneung | |
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 Location of Seongbuk District in Seoul | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′21″N 127°01′06″E / 37.58917°N 127.01833°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Special City | Seoul |
| Administrative dong | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Seongbuk-gu Council |
| • Mayor | Lee Seung-ro (Democratic) |
| • MNAs | List of MNAs |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 423,439 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 02700~02999 |
| Area code | 02-700,900 |
| Website | Seongbuk District official website |
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Administrative divisions
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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
editTransportation
editRailroad
edit- (Jongno-gu) ← Bomun—Anam—Korea University—Wolgok—Sangwolgok—Dolgoji → (Nowon-gu)
Seoul Seongbuk-gu Office
Sister cities
edit- Shunyi, China
Notable people from Seongbuk District
edit- Um Ki-joon (엄기준), South Korean actor
- Bumkey (Real Name: Kwon Ki-bum, 권기범), South Korean R&B singer-songwriter (born in Seongbuk District)
- Wendy (Real Name: Shon Seung-wan or Son Seung-wan, 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, 최연준), rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, Ambassador, MC and member of TXT (born in Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea)
References
edit- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ 성북구 (Seongbuk District 城北區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Seongbuk-gu, Seoul.