Seodaemun-gu

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
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

Admeenistrative diveesions

Seodaemun-gu consists o 14 "admeenistrative dong"s (haengjeong-dong 행정동).

• Sinchon-dong (신촌동 新村洞)
  • Daesin-dong (대신동 大新洞)
  • Bongwon-dong (봉원동 奉元洞)
  • Daehyeon-dong (대현동 大峴洞
  • Changcheon-dong (창천동 滄川洞)

• Bukgajwa-dong (북가좌동 北加佐洞) 1∼2
• Bugahyeon-dong (북아현동 北阿峴洞)
• Cheonyeon-dong (천연동 天然洞)
  • Hyeonjeo-dong (현저동 峴底洞)
  • Naengcheon-dong (냉천동 冷泉洞)
  • Yeongcheon-dong (영천동 靈泉洞)
  • Okcheon-dong (옥천동 玉川洞)

• Chunghyeon-dong (충현동 忠峴洞)
  • Chungjeongno-dong (충정로동 忠正路洞)
  • Hap-dong (합동 蛤洞)
  • Migeun-dong (미근동 渼芹洞)
• Hongeun-dong (홍은동 弘恩洞) 1∼2
• Hongje-dong (홍제동 弘濟洞) 1∼3
• Namgajwa-dong (남가좌동 南加佐洞) 1∼2
• Yeonhui-dong (연희동 延禧洞)

Sister ceeties

• Haidian, Cheenae
• Mokpo, Sooth Korea