Yongsan-gu
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Yongsan-gu (Scots: Yongsan Destrict) is a destrict o Seoul, Sooth Korea. Its name means "Dragon Hill", derivit frae the hanja characters for draigon (龍 yong) an hill/moontain (山 san). It sits tae the North o the Han River unner the shadae o Seoul Tower. Geographically, it is locatit richt in the centre o Seoul. It is hame tae roughly 250,000 fowk, an is dividit intae 20 dong, or neebourheids. Notable locations in Yongsan Destrict include Yongsan Station, the sprawlin Yongsan Electronics Market, Haebangchon an the Itaewon commercial destrict. Itaewon is widely kent as ane o the maist ethnically diverse regions in Korea. Mony foreigners gravitate towards its shopping centers an nightlife.
Yongsan-gu | |
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Destrict | |
용산구 · 龍山區 | |
Location o Yongsan-gu in Seoul | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special Ceety | Seoul |
Admeenistrative dong | 19 |
Area | |
• Total | 21.87 km2 (8.44 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 227,400 |
• Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
Website | Yongsan-gu offeecial wabsteid |
Yongsan Destrict is the steid o Yongsan Garrison, a lairge Unitit States militar base in the hert o Seoul. Acause o the scarcity o laund in central Seoul, as well as the consolidation o U.S. Forces throughoot the Korean Peninsulae, the U.S. an Sooth Korean govrenments hae greit tae relocate the facility oot o Seoul tae Pyeongtaek bi 2013. Efter its relocation, the 243 ha o its laund is planned tae be developit intae a lairge pairk.
Sookmyung Women's University is locatit in the wastren portion o this destrict. Nearbi, the legendary bar "Doors" haes been a hub o Sookmyung social life for years. Thare is a growin commonty o Muslims an ithers frae the Middle East due tae the location o Seoul's anerlie mosque, Seoul Central Mosque in Itaewon. This immigration trend haes caused a nummer o halal restaurants an shops tae open in the auriea.
N Seoul Tower haes been re-opened. The touer is situatit at the tap o Namsan. The touer wis biggit as a telly transmitter.
Yongsan is servit bi Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 4, Line 6, an the Jungang Line.