Dongjak-gu
Dongjak-gu is ane o the 25 gu which mak up the ceety o Seoul, Sooth Korea. Its name wis derivit frae the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, locatit on the Han River which borders the destrict tae the north. It wis the 17t gu creatit in Seoul, efter bein separatit frae Gwanak-gu on 1 Apryle 1980.[2]
Dongjak-gu 동작구 | |
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Destrict | |
| 동작구 · 銅雀區 | |
 Views o Dongjak-gu | |
 Location o Dongjak-gu in Seoul | |
| Kintra | Sooth Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Special Ceety | Seoul |
| Admeenistrative dong | 17 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Chung-Sill Moon (Democratic Unitit) |
| • Cooncil | Dongjak Destrict Cooncil |
| • Members o the Seoul Metropolitan Cooncil | 강희용 (Democratic Unitit) 1st Electoral Destrict 장환진 (Democratic United) 2nt Electoral Destrict 박기열 (Democratic Unitit) 3rd Electoral Destrict 서영갑 (Democratic Unitit) 4t Electoral Destrict |
| • Members o the Naitional Assembly | Byung-Hun Jun (Democratic Unitit) Dongjak-gu Gap district Mong Joon Chung (Saenuri) Dongjak-gu Eul district |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 397,317 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
| Website | Dongjak-gu official website |
Seembols
The main seembol o Dongjak-gu is the Snawy Heron. A cartoon character namit Roya, a baby snawy-heron, can be seen on signs, banners, an even licht poles throuoot the gu. Accordin tae the offeecial wabsteid, uise o the snawy heron is meant tae seembolize the "clean, bonnie an noble spirit" o Dongjak's fowk. The emblem, foond at maist offeecial biggins, depicts the snawy heron soarin intae the sky.
Economy
Dongjak is hame tae some KOSPI200 companies, includin Nongshim, Honam Petrochemical, an Yuhan.
Admeenistrative diveesions
Dongjak-gu is dividit intae 14 dong, which are:
Eddication
Dongjak-gu is hame tae Chongshin Varsity, the Seoul campus o Chung-Ang Varsity, an Soongsil Varsity.
Places o interest
Thare are mony notable sichts in Dongjak-gu. The maist famous is the Naitional Cemetery, locatit in Dongjak-dong. Additionally, several temples are locatit throuoot the waird. The Noryangjin Fish Mercat is notable an aw, as amaist hauf o the fish brocht tae the ceety comes throu here.
Boramae Park is a lairge pairk that wis uised as a airfield durin the Korean War. It nou haes several decommissioned aircraft on display. The pairk haes a lairge joggin track an aw, wirkoot equipment, a rock climbin waw, skeitch pairk, basketbaw courts, badminton courts, tennis courts, playgrunds, an Boramae Buddhist Temple. A Buy-the-Way sits in the centre o the pairk. Built in 2002, the Boramae Chereville is the 14t tawest biggin in Seoul an staunds on the edge o Boramae pairk.
Transportation
Railweys
- Korail
- Seoul Subway Line 1
- (Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Daebang — Noryangjin → (Yongsan-gu)
- Seoul Metro
- Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line
- Seoul Subway Line 4
- (Yongsan-gu) ← Dongjak — Isu — Sadang Station → (Seocho-gu)
- Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
- Seoul Subway Line 7
- (Seocho-gu) ← Isu — Namseong — Soongsil University — Sangdo — Jangseungbaegi — Sindaebangsamgeori → (Yeongdeungpo-gu)
- Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation
- Seoul Subway Line 9
- (Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Noryangjin — Nodeul — Heukseok — Dongjak → (Seocho-gu)
Sister ceeties
References
External links
- Dongjak-gu website (English version) Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
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