Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Infobox Korean settlement
title = Gangseo-gu

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hanja = 江西區
hangul = 강서구
rr = Gangseo-gu
mr = Kangs ku
area_km2 = 41.4
pop = 557373
popden_km2 = 13463.1
divs = 22 administrative "dong"
mayor = Jaehyun KIM(김재현)


caption = Location within Seoul.

Gangseo-gu is one of the 25 wards ("gu") of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the south side of the Han River. In the west of this district, there are many flats for low-level families. In Gonghang-dong, there is Gimpo Airport where many flights fly to another further cities like Busan, Jeju, and Gwangju.

Korean Air's headquarters are located in Gonghang-dong in Gangseo-gu. [" [http://www.koreanair.com/local/na/gd/eng/au/ci/eng_au_ci_ov.htm#2 Company Info / Overview] ." "Korean Air". Accessed September 20, 2008.]

The mayor of this district is Kim Jaehyun (김재현) since December 2007.

Administrative divisions

* Balsan-dong (발산동 鉢山洞)
* Banghwa-dong (방화동 傍花洞)
* Gaehwa-dong (개화동 開花洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Banghwa-dong
* Deungchon-dong (등촌동 登村洞)
* Gayang-dong (가양동 加陽洞)
* Magok-dong (마곡동 麻谷洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Balsan-dong
* Gonghang-dong (공항동 空港洞)
* Gwahae-dong (과해동 果海洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Gonghang-dong
* Ogok-dong (오곡동 五谷洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Gonghang-dong
* Osoe-dong (오쇠동 五釗洞) --- called "beopjeongdong" administrated by Gonghang-dong
* Hwagok-dong (화곡동 禾谷洞)
* Yeomchang-dong (염창동 鹽倉洞)

Attractions

*Heojun Museum

Transportation

Railway

*Airport Railroad Co., Ltd.;*AREX;;;(Gyeyang-gu, Incheon) ← Gimpo Airport
*Seoul Metro;*Seoul Subway Line 2 Sinjeong Branch;;;(Yangcheon-gu) ← Kkachisan
*Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation;*Seoul Subway Line 5;;;Banghwa — Gaehwasan — Gimpo Airport — Magok — Balsan — Ujangsan — Hwagok — Kkachisan → (Yangcheon-gu)

ister Cities

*flagicon|People's Republic of China Zhaoyuan, China

References

External links

* [http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/english/index.html Official site]