Seongbuk District
Autonomous district in Seoul, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seongbuk District (Korean: 성북구; Hanja: 城北區; RR: Seongbuk-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The district is located in the mid-north part of the city.[2] The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk-gu was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun-gu and some areas of Sungin-myeon, Goyang-gun), and was promoted to a autonomous district by implementing a Gu-level local government on May 1, 1988.
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Seongbuk
성북구 | |
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성북구 · 城北區 | |
Coordinates: 37°35′21″N 127°01′06″E | |
Country | South Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special City | Seoul |
Administrative dong | 30 |
Government | |
• Body | Seongbuk-gu Council |
• Mayor | Lee Seung-ro (Democratic) |
• MNAs | List of MNAs |
Area | |
• Total | 24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 457,570 |
• Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
Postal code | 02700~02999 |
Area code | 02-700,900 |
Website | Seongbuk-gu official website |
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