Seodaemun-gu
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Seodaemun-gu is a gu locatit in northwastren Seoul, Sooth Korea. The name derives frae Seodaemun, meanin leeterally "Great Wast Gate", which wis ance locatit in the destrict. Seodaemun wis ane o the fower great gates o the ceety waw surroondin the Joseon caipital o Hanyang.
Seodaemun-gu 서대문구 | |
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Destrict | |
서대문구 · 西大門區 | |
A street at nicht in Sinchon-dong | |
Location o Seodaemun-gu in Seoul | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special Ceety | Seoul |
Admeenistrative dong | 14 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Moon Seok-Jin (Democratic Unitit) |
• Cooncil | Seodaemun Destrict Cooncil |
• Members o the Seoul Metropolitan Cooncil | 신원철 (Democratic Unitit) 1st Electoral District 박운기 (Democratic Unitit) 2nd Electoral District 김태희 (Democratic Unitit) 3rd Electoral District 조상호 (Democratic Unitit) 4th Electoral District[1] |
• Members o the Naitional Assembly | Sung Hun Lee (Saenuri) Seodaemun-gu Gap district Doo-Un Chung (Saenuri) Seodaemun-gu Eul district[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 313,814 |
• Density | 18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | 서대문구민 (Seodaemun gumin) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
Flower | Rose |
Tree | Pine Tree |
Bird | Korean Magpie |
Website | Seodaemun-gu official website |
Seodaemun-gu consists o 14 "admeenistrative dong"s (haengjeong-dong 행정동).
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