Gangbuk District () is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from its location north of the Han river. It was created from the neighbouring Dobong District in 1995. The current mayor is Park Gyeom-su.
Administrative divisions
Songjung-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong Songcheon-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong Samgaksan-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong Samyang-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong Mia-dong (); Legal dong is Mia-dong Beon-dong (); Legal dong is Beon-dong Suyu-dong (); Legal dong is Suyu-dong Insu-dong (); Legal dong is Suyu-dong Ui-dong (); Legal dong is Ui-dong
Transportation Railroad Seoul Metro Seoul Subway Line 4 (Dobong-gu) ← Suyu — Mia — Miasageori → (Seongbuk-gu) Ui LRT Bukhansan Ui — Solbat Park — April 19th National Cemetery — Gaori — Hwagye — Samyang Sageori — Solsaem → (Seongbuk-gu)
Notable people
Baek Shin-ji Gong Ju-yeong
Sister cities
Domestic Boseong, South Jeolla Province Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province Goseong, Gangwon Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province
International Jiading District, Shanghai, China Tateyama, Toyama, Japan Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning, China Yogyakarta, Indonesia Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
References
External links
Official web site