Geumcheon-gu

Geumcheon-gu is ane o the 25 gu (destricts) o Seoul, Sooth Korea. It wis creatit frae neebourin Guro-gu an sma sections frae Gwangmyeong in 1995. Its destrict office is locatit in frae o Siheung Station, nou Geumcheon-gu Office Station, in Siheung-dong.

Geumcheon-gu
Destrict
금천구 · 衿川區
Location o Geumcheon-gu in Seoul
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special Ceety	Seoul
Admeenistrative dong	12
Govrenment
• Mayor	Cha Sung-su (차성수)
Area
• Total	13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	242,510
• Density	19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time)
Website	Geumcheon-gu offeecial wabsteid

Geumcheon-gu is locatit in the soothwast corner o the ceety, sooth o the Han River. It is bordered on the wast bi the Anyang River, an pairtially on the east bi Gwanak Muntain, a dominatin pairt o Seoul's soothren skyline.

Mony technologie companies are hoosed in Geumcheon-gu an several lairge heidquairters are locatit here, albeit the income level o Seoulites here is lawer than average. The Gyeongbu railwey frae Seoul station tae Busan Station passes throu, as well as Seoul Subway Lines 1 an 7.

The mayor o this destrict haes been Cha Sung-su (차성수) syne Julie 2010.

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Admeenistrative diveesions

• Gasan-dong (가산동 加山洞)
• Doksan-dong (독산동 禿山洞)
• Siheung-dong (시흥동 始興洞)

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1 (Gyeongbu Line)

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex—Doksan—Geumcheon-gu Office (formerly Siheung Sta.) → (Anyang)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Guro-gu) ← Gasan Digital Complex → (Gwangmyeong)

Sister ceeties

• Baoshan, Cheenae
• Burwood, New Sooth Wales, Australie
• Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
• Jersey City, USA