Dongjak District

Dongjak

동작구
Dongjak 동작구
Autonomous District
	동작구 · 銅雀區
	Views of Dongjak District
	Flag
	Location of Dongjak-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	15
Government
• Mayor	Lee Chang-woo (Democratic)
• Council
• Members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council	최영수; (Democratic); 1st Electoral District; 김혜련; (Democratic); 2nd Electoral District; 박기열; (Democratic); 3rd Electoral District; 유용; (Democratic); 4th Electoral District
• Members of the National Assembly	Kim Byung-kee; (Democratic); Dongjak-gu Gap district; Na Kyung-won; (Liberty Korea); Dongjak-gu Eul district
Area
• Total	16.35 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	397,317
• Density	24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code.	06900 ~ 07199
Area code(s)	+82-2-500,800~
Website	Dongjak-gu official website

Dongjak District (Dongjak-gu) is one of the 25 gu that make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the Han River which borders the district to the north. It was the 17th gu created in Seoul, after being separated from Gwanak District on 1 April 1980.^[3]

Administrative divisions[]

Dongjak District is divided into 15 dong:^[1]

Daebang-dong
Heukseok-dong (all of this dong was combined in January 2008)
Noryangjin-dong 1, 2 (Bon-dong was combined with Noryangjin 1-dong in September 2008)
Sadang-dong 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Dongjak-dong was combined with Sadang 2-dong in September 2008)
Sangdo-dong 1, 2, 3, 4 (2 and 5 dong were combined in January 2008)
Sindaebang-dong 1, 2

Education[]

Dongjak District is home to Chongshin University, the Seoul campus of Chung-Ang University, and Soongsil University.

Noryangjin-dong, especially near Noryangjin Station is known for private institutes or Hagwons, for college admission test and civil service examinations.

Transportation[]

Railways[]

Korail

Seoul Subway Line 1

(Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Daebang — Noryangjin → (Yongsan-gu)

Seoul Metro

Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line

(Seocho-gu) ← Sadang → (Gwanak-gu) ← Sindaebang → (Guro-gu)

Seoul Subway Line 4

(Yongsan-gu) ← Dongjak — Isu — Sadang Station → (Seocho-gu)

Seoul Subway Line 7

(Seocho-gu) ← Isu — Namseong — Soongsil University — Sangdo — Jangseungbaegi — Sindaebangsamgeori → (Yeongdeungpo-gu)

Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation

Seoul Subway Line 9

(Yeongdeungpo-gu) ← Noryangjin — Nodeul — Heukseok — Dongjak → (Seocho-gu)

Sister cities[]

People from Dongjak District[]

Lee Min-ho (Hangul: 이민호), actor, singer, and model, one of the top Hallyu Star known for acting roles in television series like Boys Over Flowers, City Hunter, The Heirs, Legend of the Blue Sea and The King: Eternal Monarch is native of this district.
RM (born Kim Nam-joon, Hangul: 김남준), rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer and leader of one of the most successful boyband in the world and best selling artist ever in South Korea , BTS is native of Dongjak District.