Gwangjin-gu
Gwangjin-gu | |
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| 광진구 · 廣津區 | |
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 Location o Gwangjin-gu in Seoul | |
| Kintra | Sooth Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Special Ceety | Seoul |
| Admeenistrative dong | 15 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.92 km2 (9.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 368,021 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
| Website | Gwangjin-gu official website |
Gwangjin-gu is ane o the 25 wairds (gu) o Seoul, Sooth Korea. It is locatit on the north side o the Han River. It wis creatit frae neebourin Seongdong-gu in 1995.
Gwangjin-gu is hame tae Konkuk Varsity an Sejong Varsity.
The Konkuk Varsity aurie is a popular nichtlife destination featurin dozens o restaurants, bars, DVD rooms, an puil hooses caterin tae a maistly younger croud, hintle lik the auries o Sinchon an Hongdae. The aurie is a burgeonin shoppin destrict wi several boutiques croppin up athin the newly designatit Rodeo Street an the openin o the Star City shoppin centre an aw, whilk featurs an E-Mart, a Lotte Cinema, a Burger King, a Krispy Kreme, a lairge video gemme arcade an numerous ither restaurants an specialty shops.
Athort frae Sejong Varsity is Children's Grand Park. The pairk featurs mony foontains an walkin trails, a zoo, an an amusement pairk.
In the centre o Gwangjin-gu, Thare is Gangbyeon unnergrund station. At the left o this station, Thare is East-Seoul Bus Terminal. In this Terminal, a wheen o buses rinnin tae mony ceeties an coonties - includin Busan, Gwangju, Daegu, Daejeon, an mair - depairt. Tae the richt o this station, thare is a muckle biggin sellin aw kynds o uiseful electronics cried Techno Mart. Mony kynds o computers, printers, mobile phones, cameras, MP3 players, an even refrigerators are sauld in this biggin whilk is lik Akihabara in Tokyo.
Locatit in the northeastren section o Gwangjin-gu is the W Seoul Walkerhill, ane o Seoul's premiere five-starn hotels. The hotel featurs ane o anerlie three casinos in Seoul.
Admeenistrative diveesions
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Gwangjang-dong (광장동 廣壯洞)
- Gunja-dong (군자동 君子洞)
- Guui-dong (구의동 九宜洞)
- Hwayang-dong (화양동 華陽洞)
- Mojin-dong (모진동 毛陳洞) - a beopjeong-dong admeenistered bi Hwayang-dong
- Jayang-dong (자양동 紫陽洞)
- Junggok-dong (중곡동 中谷洞)
- Neung-dong (능동 陵洞)
- Noyu-dong (노유동 老遊洞)
Transportation
[eedit | eedit soorce]Railroad
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line
- (Seongdong-gu) ← Konkuk Varsity — Guui — Gangbyeon → (Songpa-gu)
- (Dongdaemun-gu) ← Gunja — Achasan — Gwangnaru → (Gangdong-gu)
- (Jungnang-gu) ← Junggok — Gunja — Children's Grand Park — Konkuk Varsity — Ttukseom Resort → (Gangnam-gu)
Sister ceeties
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Boeun, Sooth Korea- Boryeong, Sooth Korea
Ereğli, Turkey
Fangshan, Cheenae- Inje, Sooth Korea
- Mungyeong, Sooth Korea
- Yeonggwang, Sooth Korea
References
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. |
- Gwangjin-gu offeecial wabsteid in Inglis
- (in Korean) Map o Gwangjin-gu at the Gwangjin-gu offeecial wabsteid
