Yongsan-gu

Infobox Korean settlement

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hangul=용산구
hanja=龍山區
rr=Yongsan-gu
mr=Yongsan-ku
area_km2=21.87
pop=239235
popyear=2002
divs=19 administrative "dong"

Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "Dragon Hill", derived from the hanja characters for dragon (龍 yong) and hill/mountain (山 san). It sits to the North of the Han River under the shadow of Seoul Tower.It is home to roughly 250,000 people, and is divided into 20 "dong", or neighborhoods. Notable locations in Yongsan-gu include Yongsan Station, the sprawling Yongsan Electronics Market, Haebangcheon and the Itaewon commercial district. Itaweon is widely known as one of the most ethnically diverse regions in Korea. Many foreigners gravitate towards its shopping centers and nightlife.

Yongsan-gu is also the site of Yongsan Garrison, a large United States military base. Because of the scarcity of land in central Seoul, as well as the consolidation of U.S. Forces throughout the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and South Korean governments have agreed to relocate the facility out of Seoul to Pyeongtaek by 2013.

Sookmyung Women's University is located in the western portion of this district. Nearby, the legendary bar "Doors" has been a hub of Sookmyung social life for years.

N Seoul Tower has been re-opened. The tower is situated at the top of Namsan. The tower was built as a television transmitter.

Yongsan is served by Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 4, and Line 6.

Administrative divisions

*Bogwang-dong (보광동 普光洞)
*Cheongpa 1-dong (청파 1동 靑坡洞)
**Seogye-dong (서계동 西界洞)
*Cheongpa 2-dong (청파 2동 靑坡洞)
*Hanganro 1-dong (한강로 1동 漢江路洞)
**Munbae-dong (문배동 文培洞)
**Singye-dong (신계동 新契洞)
*Hanganro 2-dong 한강로 2동 漢江路洞)
*Hanganro 3-dong 한강로 3동 漢江路洞)
*Hannam 1-dong (한남 1동 漢南洞)
*Hannam 2-dong (한남 2동 漢南洞)
*Huam-dong (후암동 厚岩洞)
*Hyochang-dong (효창동 孝昌洞)
*Ichon 1-dong (이촌 1동 二村洞)
*Ichon 2-dong (이촌 2동 二村洞)
*Itaewon 1-dong (이태원 1동 梨泰院洞)
*Itaewon 2-dong (이태원 2동 梨泰院洞)
*Namyeong-dong (남영동 南營洞)
**Dongja-dong (동자동 東子洞)
**Garwol-dong (갈월동 葛月洞)
*Seobinggo-dong (서빙고동 西氷庫洞)
**Dongbinggo-dong (동빙고동 東氷庫洞)
**Juseong-dong (주성동 鑄城洞)
*Wonhyoro 1-dong (원효로 1동 元曉路洞)
*Wonhyoro 2-dong (원효로 2동 元曉路洞)
**Sancheon-dong (산천동 山泉洞)
**Sinchang-dong (신창동 新倉洞)
**Cheongam-dong (청암동 淸岩洞)
*Yongmun-dong (용문동 龍門洞)
**Dowon-dong (도원동 桃園洞)
*Yongsan 2 ga-dong (용산 2동 龍山洞)

Attractions

*National Museum of Korea
*War Memorial of Korea
*Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
*The Kim Koo Museum

ister Cities

*flagicon|South Korea Dangjin, South Korea
*flagicon|United States Sacramento, United States
*flagicon|China Shaoxing, China
*flagicon|China Xuanwu, China

ee also

*Haebangchon
*Administrative divisions of South Korea
*Geography of South Korea

External links

* [http://yongsan.go.kr/eng/ Yongsan-gu website]
* How the World Sees America [http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/12/a_cold_christmas_in_korea.html Washington Post traveling correspondent Amar Bakshi interviews U.S. Army Personnel stationed at the Yongsan Garrison.]