Seodaemun-gu
Seodaemun-gu is a gu locatit in northwastren Seoul, Sooth Korea. The name derives frae Seodaemun, meanin leeterally "Great Wast Gate", which wis ance locatit in the destrict. Seodaemun wis ane o the fower great gates o the ceety waw surroondin the Joseon caipital o Hanyang.
Seodaemun-gu 서대문구 | |
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서대문구 · 西大門區 | |
A street at nicht in Sinchon-dong | |
Location o Seodaemun-gu in Seoul | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special Ceety | Seoul |
Admeenistrative dong | 14 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Moon Seok-Jin (Democratic Unitit) |
• Cooncil | Seodaemun Destrict Cooncil |
• Members o the Seoul Metropolitan Cooncil | 신원철 (Democratic Unitit) 1st Electoral District 박운기 (Democratic Unitit) 2nd Electoral District 김태희 (Democratic Unitit) 3rd Electoral District 조상호 (Democratic Unitit) 4th Electoral District[1] |
• Members o the Naitional Assembly | Sung Hun Lee (Saenuri) Seodaemun-gu Gap district Doo-Un Chung (Saenuri) Seodaemun-gu Eul district[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 313,814 |
• Density | 18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | 서대문구민 (Seodaemun gumin) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
Flower | Rose |
Tree | Pine Tree |
Bird | Korean Magpie |
Website | Seodaemun-gu official website |
Admeenistrative diveesions
eeditSeodaemun-gu consists o 14 "admeenistrative dong"s (haengjeong-dong 행정동).
- Sinchon-dong (신촌동 新村洞)
- Daesin-dong (대신동 大新洞)
- Bongwon-dong (봉원동 奉元洞)
- Daehyeon-dong (대현동 大峴洞
- Changcheon-dong (창천동 滄川洞)
- Bukgajwa-dong (북가좌동 北加佐洞) 1∼2
- Bugahyeon-dong (북아현동 北阿峴洞)
- Cheonyeon-dong (천연동 天然洞)
- Hyeonjeo-dong (현저동 峴底洞)
- Naengcheon-dong (냉천동 冷泉洞)
- Yeongcheon-dong (영천동 靈泉洞)
- Okcheon-dong (옥천동 玉川洞)
- Chunghyeon-dong (충현동 忠峴洞)
- Chungjeongno-dong (충정로동 忠正路洞)
- Hap-dong (합동 蛤洞)
- Migeun-dong (미근동 渼芹洞)
- Hongeun-dong (홍은동 弘恩洞) 1∼2
- Hongje-dong (홍제동 弘濟洞) 1∼3
- Namgajwa-dong (남가좌동 南加佐洞) 1∼2
- Yeonhui-dong (연희동 延禧洞)
Sister ceeties
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ "Members of Council". Archived frae the original on 18 Juin 2013. Retrieved 6 Apryle 2012.
- ↑ "Assembly Members". Retrieved 6 Apryle 2012.
- ↑ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
Freemit airtins
eeditWikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. |
- Seodaemun-gu Office Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 37°34′45″N 126°56′12″E / 37.57917°N 126.93667°E