Dongjak District
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Dongjak
동작구 | |
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| 동작구 · 銅雀區 | |
 Views of Dongjak District | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Dongjak-gu in Seoul | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′44.65″N 126°56′21.31″E / 37.5124028°N 126.9392528°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Special City | Seoul |
| Administrative dong | 15[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Dongjak District Council |
| • Mayor | Park Il-ha (People Power Party) |
| • MNAs | List of MNAs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[2]) | |
| • Total | 397,317 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
| Postal code. | 06900 ~ 07199 |
| Area code(s) | +82-2-500,800~ |
| Website | Dongjak-gu official website |
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Dongjak District (Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 gu that make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the Han River which borders the district to the north. It was the 17th gu created in Seoul, after being separated from Gwanak District on 1 April 1980.[3]
Administrative divisions
Dongjak District is divided into 15 dong:[1]
- Daebang-dong
- Heukseok-dong (all of this dong was combined in January 2008)
- Noryangjin-dong 1, 2 (Bon-dong was combined with Noryangjin 1-dong in September 2008)
- Sadang-dong 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Dongjak-dong was combined with Sadang 2-dong in September 2008)
- Sangdo-dong 1, 2, 3, 4 (2 and 5 dong were combined in January 2008)
- Sindaebang-dong 1, 2
Education
Dongjak District is home to Chongshin University, the Seoul campus of Chung-Ang University, and Soongsil University.
Noryangjin-dong, especially near Noryangjin Station is known for private institutes or Hagwons, for college admission test and civil service examinations.
Transportation
Railways
- (Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Daebang — Noryangjin → (Yongsan-gu)
- Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line
- (Seocho-gu) ← Sadang → (Gwanak-gu) ← Sindaebang → (Guro-gu)
- (Yongsan-gu) ← Dongjak — Isu — Sadang Station → (Seocho-gu)
- (Seocho-gu) ← Isu — Namseong — Soongsil University — Sangdo — Jangseungbaegi — Sindaebangsamgeori → (Yeongdeungpo-gu)
- Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation
- (Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Noryangjin — Nodeul — Heukseok — Dongjak → (Seocho-gu)
Sister cities
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Bergen County, New Jersey, USA[4]
Pinggu, China- Dunhua, Jilin, China
Tahara, Aichi, Japan[5]
Bayanzürkh, Mongolia[6]
People from Dongjak District
- Lee Min-ho (Korean: 이민호), actor, singer, and model
- Kim Nam-joon (Korean: 김남준; stage name RM), rapper, songwriter, record producer, and leader of boy band BTS
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