Seongbuk District

Seongbuk District (Korean: 성북구; Hanja: 城北區; 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-gu was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun-gu 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
Autonomous District
성북구 · 城北區
Jeongneung
Jeongneung
Flag of Seongbuk
Flag
Location of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul
Location of Seongbuk-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°35′21″N 127°01′06″E
CountrySouth Korea
RegionSudogwon
Special CitySeoul
Administrative dong30
Government
 • BodySeongbuk-gu Council
 • MayorLee Seung-ro (Democratic)
 • MNAs
List of MNAs
Area
 • Total24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[1])
 • Total457,570
 • Density19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code
02700~02999
Area code02-700,900
WebsiteSeongbuk-gu official website

Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions

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
  • Korea Furniture Museum[3]

Transportation

Railroad
(Gangbuk-gu) ← Gireum—Sungshin's Women's University—Hansung University → (Jongno-gu)
(Jongno-gu) ← Bomun—Anam—Korea University—Wolgok—Sangwolgok—Dolgoji → (Nowon-gu)
Seoul Seongbuk-gu Office
  • Ui LRT

Sister cities

Notable people from Seongbuk District
  • Um Ki-joon (Hangul: 엄기준), South Korean actor
  • Bumkey (Real Name: Kwon Ki-bum, Hangul: 권기범), South Korean R&B singer-songwriter (born in Seongbuk District)
  • Wendy (Real Name: Shon Seung-wan or Son Seung-wan, Hangul: 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,Hangul: 최연준), rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, Ambassador, MC and member of TXT(born in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea)

References
  1. 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.
  2. "성북구 (Seongbuk-gu 城北區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. Rachel Sang-hee Han; Frances Cha (17 December 2012). "13 things you've got to do in Seoul". CNN Travel. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
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