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Dongjak

동작구
Dongjak 동작구
Autonomous District
	동작구 · 銅雀區
	Views of Dongjak District
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	Location of Dongjak District in Seoul
	Coordinates: 37°30′44.65″N 126°56′21.31″E / 37.5124028°N 126.9392528°E
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	15
Government
• Body	Dongjak District Council
• Mayor	Park Il-ha (People Power Party)
• MNAs	List of MNAs
Area
• Total	16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	397,317
• Density	24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code.	06900 – 07199
Area code(s)	+82-2-500,800~
Website	Dongjak District official website

Dongjak District (Korean: 동작구; RR: Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 gu (districts) 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.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Dongjak District is divided into 15 dong:^[1]

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

Education

Dongjak District is home to Chongshin University, the Seoul campus of Chung-Ang University, and Soongsil University.

Noryangjin-dong, especially near Noryangjin Station is known for private institutes or Hagwons, for college admission test and civil service examinations.

Transportation

Railways

Korail

Seoul Subway Line 1

(Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Daebang — Noryangjin → (Yongsan-gu)

Seoul Metro

Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line

(Seocho-gu) ← Sadang → (Gwanak-gu) ← Sindaebang → (Guro-gu)

Seoul Subway Line 4

(Yongsan-gu) ← Dongjak — Isu — Sadang Station → (Seocho-gu)

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 cities

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Bergen County, New Jersey, USA^[4]
Pinggu, China
Dunhua, Jilin, China
Tahara, Aichi, Japan^[5]
Bayanzürkh, Mongolia^[6]

People from Dongjak District

Lee Min-ho (Korean: 이민호), actor, singer, and model.
Kim Nam-joon (Korean: 김남준; stage name RM), rapper, songwriter, record producer, and leader of boy band BTS.
Jung Hae-in (Korean: 정해인), actor, and model.

References

^ ^a ^b "Administrative district – area". Dongjak District. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex Archived 26 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2 June 2010.
^ 동작구 (Dongjak District 銅雀區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 April 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "BERGEN COUNTY WELCOMES DELEGATES FROM DONGJAK-GU, CELEBRATES KOREAN AMERICAN DAY". Paramus Post. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
^ "Sister Cities". Dongjak District. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

External links

Dongjak District website (English version)

[districts-1] "Administrative district – area". Dongjak District. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[kosispop-2] Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex Archived 26 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2 June 2010.

[encyber-3] 동작구 (Dongjak District 銅雀區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 April 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "BERGEN COUNTY WELCOMES DELEGATES FROM DONGJAK-GU, CELEBRATES KOREAN AMERICAN DAY". Paramus Post. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[International-5] "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

[6] "Sister Cities". Dongjak District. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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