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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.[3]

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Dongjak 동작구
Autonomous District
동작구 · 銅雀區
Views of Dongjak District
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Location of Dongjak-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°30′44.65″N 126°56′21.31″E
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	15[1]
Government
• Mayor	Lee Chang-woo (Democratic)
• Council	Dongjak District Council
• Members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council	최영수 (Democratic) 1st Electoral District 김혜련 (Democratic) 2nd Electoral District 박기열 (Democratic) 3rd Electoral District 유용 (Democratic) 4th Electoral District
• Members of the National Assembly	Kim Byung-kee (Democratic) Dongjak-gu Gap district Lee Su-jin (Democratic Party) Dongjak-gu Eul district
Area
• Total	16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population  (2010[2])
• 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-gu official website

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
• Pinggu, China
• Dunhua, Jilin, China
• Tahara, Aichi, Japan[4]
• Bayanzürkh, Mongolia[5]

People from Dongjak District

• Lee Min-ho (Hangul: 이민호), actor, singer, model and top Hallyu star, known for his roles in television series like Boys Over Flowers, City Hunter, The Heirs, Legend of the Blue Sea and The King: Eternal Monarch.
• RM (born Kim Nam-joon, Hangul: 김남준), rapper, songwriter, record producer and leader of boyband BTS, one of the best selling artist in South Korea.

References

External links

• Dongjak-gu website (English version)

На других языках

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- [en] Dongjak District

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[es] Dongjak-gu

Dongjak-gu es uno de los 25 distritos (gu) de Seúl, Corea del Sur. Situándose al sur del río Han se divide en 20 dongs.

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