Gangbuk District (Korean: 강북구) 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.
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Administrative divisions
Songjung-dong (송중동; 松中洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
Songcheon-dong (송천동; 松泉洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
Samgaksan-dong (삼각산동; 三角山洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
Samyang-dong (삼양동; 三陽洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
Mia-dong (미아동; 彌阿洞); Legal dong is Mia-dong
Beon-dong (번동; 樊洞); Legal dong is Beon-dong
Suyu-dong (수유동; 水踰洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
Insu-dong (인수동; 仁壽洞); Legal dong is Suyu-dong
Ui-dong (우이동; 牛耳洞); 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