Dobong-gu

Dobong-gu
—  District  —
도봉구 · 道峰區
Chang-dong Station in Dobong-gu
Location of Dobong-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	14
Area
– Total	20.8 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population (2010[1])
– Total	348,625
– Density	16,760.8/km2 (43,410.3/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Dobong-gu official website

Dobong-gu is one of the 25 districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north side of the Han River.

Symbols

• Flower : Climbing rose
• Tree : Pine tree'
• Bird : Pigeon

Mountain

Donbong Mt. is nearby and actually its area is in charge of dobong-gu. Dobongsan, which provides a resting place to Dobong-gu residents, is located in the northeast of Bukhansan Mt.

In addition, Dobongsan Mt has many large and small temples such as Cheonchuksa, Wontongsa, and Manweolam.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Main article: Dong of Dobong-gu

Dobong-gu is composed of four dong.

• Dobong-dong (도봉동 道峰洞) 1, 2
• Banghak-dong (방학동 放鶴洞) 1, 2, 3
• Ssangmun-dong (쌍문동 雙門洞) 1, 2, 3, 4
• Chang-dong (창동 倉洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1

(Uijeongbu) ← Dobongsan — Dobong — Banghak — Changdong — Nokcheon → (Nowon-gu)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

(Nowon-gu) ← Chang-dong — Ssangmun → (Gangbuk-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Uijeongbu) ← Dobongsan → (Nowon-gu)

Sister cities

• Changping, China
• Donghae, South Korea

References

1. ^ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Adminstrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Adminstrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
2. ^ English Dobong-gu

External links

Korean

• Map from the Dobong-gu website