Dongjak District

Dongjak District (Korean: 동작구; RR: Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 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]

Dongjak 동작구
Autonomous District
동작구 · 銅雀區
Boramae Park Chung-Ang University Dongjak-daero Boramae Station Samil Park Nongshim headquarters
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Location of Dongjak District 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
• Body	Dongjak District Council
• Mayor	Park Il-ha (People Power Party)
• MNAs	List of MNAs Kim Byung-kee (Democratic) Lee Su-jin (Independent)
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 District official website

Administrative divisions

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.