Gwanak-gu

Gwanak-gu 관악구
Destrict
관악구 · 冠岳區
Seoul Naitional Varsity Museum o Airt
Location o Gwanak-gu in Seoul
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special Ceety	Seoul
Admeenistrative dong	21
Area
• Total	29.57 km2 (11.42 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	520,849
• Density	18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time)
Website	Gwanak-gu offeecial wabsteid

Gwanak-gu is an admeenistrative subdiveesion (gu) o Seoul, Sooth Korea. It lees on soothren skirt o Seoul, borderin Seoul an Anyang o Gyeonggi Province. Craggy ridgeline o Gwanaksan (Mt. Gwanak), which dominates local geografie, borders twa.

Oreeginally a pairt o Siheung, Gyeonggi, it wis transferred tae Seoul wi rapid expansion o the Naitional Caipital Aurie an its population growthe in 1960s. Pairtitioned frae Yeongdeungpo-gu an established as a destrict in 1973, it is nou neebourin Seocho, Dongjak, Guro an Geumcheon Destricts, an exercises jurisdiction ower 21 neebourheids (dong) an their population o 500,000.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Thare are three statutory subdiveesions: Sillim, Bongcheon an Namhyeon Neighbourhood. Those are further dividit intae multiple admeenistrative neebourheids (dong) tae balance excessive populations an for admeenistrative expedience. As o September, 2008, thare are 21 admeenistrative neebourheids in Gwanak Destrict.

Statutory Neebourheid	Admeenistrative Neebourheid	Hangul	Hanja
Sillim	Seowon	서원	書院
	Sinwon	신원	新源
	Seorim	서림	西林
	Nangok	난곡	蘭谷
	Sinsa	신사	新士
	Sillim	신림	新林
	Samseong	삼성	三聖
	Nanhyang	난향	蘭香
	Jowon	조원	棗園
	Daehak	대학	大學
	Miseong	미성	美星
Bongcheon	Euncheon	은천	殷川
	Seonghyeon	성현	成賢
	Cheongnyong	청룡	靑龍
	Boramae	보라매	No hanja notation
	Cheongnim	청림	靑林
	Haengun	행운	幸運
	Nakseongdae	낙성대	落星垈
	Jungang	중앙	中央
	Inheon	인헌	仁憲
Namhyeon	Namhyeon	남현	南峴

Points o interest

Seoul National University main gate

• Seoul Naitional Varsity
  • Kyujanggak Archives
  • Seoul Naitional Varsity Museum o Airt
• Seoul Museum o Airt, Sooth Branch (SeMA Nam-Seoul)
  • Umwhile Belgian Consulate Biggin
• Horim Museum (Offeecial wabsteid)
• Nokdu Street
• Nakseongdae
  • Anguk Shrine
• Gwanaksan (Mt. Gwanak)
  • Gwaneum-sa Buddhist Temple (in Gwanaksan Park)

Sister ceeties

• Daxing, Beijing, Cheenae
• Tiexi, Shenyang, Cheenae
• Royal Kingston, Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick
• Montgomery Coonty, Pennsylvanie, Unitit States

See an aw

• Gwanaksan
• Seoul Naitional Varsity
• Nokdu Street
• Nakseongdae

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Inglis wabsteid Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine