Dongjak District

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. Administrative divisions Dongjak District is divided into 15 dong: 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