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The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five gu (districts; Korean: 구; Hanja: 區) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000). Songpa District is the most populated, while Seocho District has the largest area. Gu are similar to London's or New York's boroughs or Tokyo's 23 special wards. Each gu's government handles many of the functions that are handled by city governments in other jurisdictions. This city-like standing is underscored by the fact that each gu has its own legislative council, mayor and sister cities. Each gu is further divided into dong or neighborhoods. Some gu have only a few dong while others (like Jongno District) have a very large number of distinct neighborhoods.
List by population and area
2014 estimate by Seoul Statistics.
Name | Population | Area | Population density |
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Dobong District (도봉구; 道峰區) | 355,712 | 20.70 km | 17184/km |
Dongdaemun District (동대문구; 東大門區) | 376,319 | 14.21 km | 26483/km |
Dongjak District (동작구; 銅雀區) | 419,261 | 16.35 km | 25643/km |
Eunpyeong District (은평구; 恩平區) | 503,243 | 29.70 km | 16944/km |
Gangbuk District (강북구; 江北區) | 338,410 | 23.60 km | 14339/km |
Gangdong District (강동구; 江東區) | 481,332 | 24.59 km | 19574/km |
Gangnam District (강남구; 江南區) | 583,446 | 39.50 km | 14771/km |
Gangseo District (강서구; 江西區) | 591,653 | 41.43 km | 14281/km |
Geumcheon District (금천구; 衿川區) | 258,030 | 13.02 km | 19818/km |
Guro District (구로구; 九老區) | 457,131 | 20.12 km | 22720/km |
Gwanak District (관악구; 冠岳區) | 531,960 | 29.57 km | 17990/km |
Gwangjin District (광진구; 廣津區) | 377,375 | 17.06 km | 22120/km |
Jongno District (종로구; 鍾路區) | 165,344 | 23.91 km | 6915/km |
Jung District (중구; 中區) | 136,227 | 9.96 km | 13677/km |
Jungnang District (중랑구; 中浪區) | 423,411 | 18.50 km | 22887/km |
Mapo District (마포구; 麻浦區) | 395,830 | 23.84 km | 16604/km |
Nowon District (노원구; 蘆原區) | 586,056 | 35.44 km | 16536/km |
Seocho District (서초구; 瑞草區) | 454,288 | 47.00 km | 9666/km |
Seodaemun District (서대문구; 西大門區) | 320,861 | 17.61 km | 18220/km |
Seongbuk District (성북구; 城北區) | 475,961 | 24.58 km | 19364/km |
Seongdong District (성동구; 城東區) | 303,891 | 16.86 km | 19364/km |
Songpa District (송파구; 松坡區) | 671,794 | 33.88 km | 19829/km |
Yangcheon District (양천구; 陽川區) | 490,708 | 17.40 km | 28202/km |
Yeongdeungpo District (영등포구; 永登浦區) | 421,436 | 24.53 km | 17180/km |
Yongsan District (용산구; 龍山區) | 249,914 | 21.87 km | 11427/km |
Seoul (서울) | 10,369,593 | 605.21 km | 17134/km |
General information
See also
- Administrative Divisions of South Korea
- Districts of South Korea
- Special wards of Tokyo
- Boroughs of New York City
- London borough
- Arrondissements of Paris
- Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
- Districts of Madrid
References
- "Area and Number of Administrative Units". Seoul Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- "Administrative areas". Seoul Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- "Seoul Metropolitan City". citypopulation.de. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
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