Eunpyeong District

Eunpyeong District (은평구, Eunpyeong-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.

Eunpyeong
은평구
Autonomous District
은평구 · 恩平區
Eunpyeong Hanok Village in Jingwan-dong
Eunpyeong Hanok Village in Jingwan-dong
Flag of Eunpyeong
Flag
Location of Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul
Location of Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°36′9.71″N 126°55′44.80″E
CountrySouth Korea
RegionSudogwon
Special CitySeoul
Administrative dong16[1]
Government
 • BodyEunpyeong-gu Council
 • MayorKim Mi-kyung (Democratic)
 • MNAs
List of MNAs
Area
 • Total29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[2])
 • Total450,583
 • Density15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code
03300 ~ 03599
Area code+82-2-300~
WebsiteEunpyeong-gu official website

Eunpyeong is divided into 16 dong (administrative neighborhoods). Eunpyeong is located in northwestern Seoul, bordering Gyeonggi Province city of Goyang to the west, and the Seoul city districts of Mapo to the southwest, Seodaemun to the south, and Jongno to the east.

Kim Mi-kyung of the Democratic Party was elected mayor in July 2018.

Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
  • Bulgwang-dong (불광동, 佛光洞)
  • Daejo-dong (대조동, 大棗洞)
  • Eungam-dong (응암동, 鷹岩洞)
  • Galhyeon-dong (갈현동, 葛峴洞)
  • Gusan-dong (구산동, 龜山洞)
  • Jeungsan-dong (증산동, 繒山洞)
  • Jingwan-dong (진관동, 津寬洞)
  • Nokbeon-dong (녹번동, 碌磻洞)
  • Sinsa-dong (신사동, 新寺洞)
  • Susaek-dong (수색동, 水色洞)
  • Yeokchon-dong (역촌동, 驛村洞)

Transport

Railways
  • ■ Seoul Underground Line 3
  • (Mapo-gu) → Susaek → Jeungsan → Saejeol → Eungam → Yeokchon → Bulgwang → Dokbawi → Yeonsinnae → Gusan → Eungam → Saejeol → Jeungsan → Susaek → (Mapo-gu)
(From Eungam to Eungam via Bulgwang and Yeonsinnae is the single direction zone.)

Sister cities

References
  1. "은평구(Eunpyeong-gu, 恩平區)" (in Korean). Eunpyeong-gu. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  2. Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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