Seodaemun-gu

Infobox Korean settlement

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hangul = 서대문구
hanja = 西大門區
rr = Seodaemun-gu
mr = Sǒdaemun-ku
area_km2 = 17.60
pop = 355765
popnote = [ [http://eng.sdm.go.kr/intro/intro02_e.php?m=4&sub=4 Welcome to Seodaemun-Gu Office ] ]
popden_km2 = 20214
divs = 21 administrative "dong"

Seodaemun-gu is a "gu" located in northwestern Seoul, South Korea. Seodaemun-gu incorporates residential and historical areas. It is home to several prominent universities, including Yonsei and Ewha, Bongwon Temple and the notorious Seodaemun Prison.cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=89088&contentno=89088 |title=서대문구 (Seodaemun-gu 西大門區)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-18 |language=Korean|] The district covers 17.6 square kilometers, approximately 2.9% of the total area of Seoul. Seodaemun literally means "Great West Gate" which was one of the four great gates in the wall surrounding the Joseon capital city of Hanyang; only Dongdaemun and Bukdaemun survive intact. Seodaemun-gu is populated by middle and upper-income families.

Infrastructure

* Total length of roads: 302km
* Pavement area: 2,621㎢
* Waterworks system: 829km
* Sewerage system: 389km

Administrative divisions

Seodaemun-gu consists of 21 "administrative dong"s ("haengjeong-dong" 행정동).

* Daesin-dong (대신동 大新洞)
** Bongwon-dong (봉원동 奉元洞)
** Daehyeon-dong (대현동 大峴洞)
** Sinchon-dong (신촌동 新村洞)
* Bukgajwa-dong (북가좌동 北加佐洞) 1∼2
* Bugahyeon-dong (북아현동 北阿峴洞) 1~3
* Changcheon-dong (창천동 滄川洞)
* 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)
* 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∼3
* Hongje-dong (홍제동 弘濟洞) 1∼4
* Namgajwa-dong (남가좌동 南加佐洞) 1∼2
* Yeonhui-dong (연희동 延禧洞) 1∼3

Facilities

*Public Institutions - total 84 (1 Seodaemun-gu Office, 21 Dong offices, 1 Korean National Police Agency, 1 police station, 16 police boxes, 4 fire stations, 10 post offices, 30 others)
* Schools - total 46 (8 universities, 6 high schools, 12 middle schools, 18 elementary schools, 2 foreign schools)
* Medical Facilities- total 402 (2 General Hospitals, 317 hospitals and clinics including dental clinics, 83 oriental clinics)
* Official Cultural Assets: total 32 (1 national treasure, 10 treasures, 6 historic sites, 4 important intangible cultural properties, 3 folklore materials, 8 tangible and intangible cultural properties
* Welfare facilities: total 308 (3 social welfare centers, 173 childcare centers, 86 facilities for the aged, 36 others including study rooms)

Attractions

* Bongwonsa Buddhist temple
* Seodaemun prison
* Dongnimmun
* Yonsei University
* Ewha Womans University
* Sinchon
* Seodaemun Museum of Natural History

ister Cities

*flagicon|China Haidian, China
*flagicon|South Korea Mokpo, South Korea

References

External links

* [http://eng.sdm.go.kr/ Seodaemun-gu Office]