Gangnam-gu

Gangnam-gu
Image:Gangnam-gu shopping area.jpg A shopping district in Gangnam-gu.
Korean name
Hangul 강남구 Hanja 江南區 Revised Romanization Gangnam-gu McCune-Reischauer Kangnam-ku
Statistics
Area 39.55 km² (15.27 sq mi) Population 556,964 [1] Population density 14,083 /km² (36,470 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 26 administrative dong
Location map

Gangnam-gu is one of the 25 gu (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the most affluent areas of Seoul and is located in the southeast of the city. It is served by Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 3, Seoul Subway Line 7 and the Bundang Line.

Several popular shopping and entertainment areas are located in Gangnam-gu, including Apgujeong, the COEX Mall and the area around Gangnam Station. The important business district around Teheranno (Tehran Street) runs east-west from Gangnam Station to Samseong Station and the COEX-KWTC complex.

Administrative Divisions

Gangnam is composed of 26 dong.

• Apgujeong 1(il)-dong
• Apgujeong 2(i)-dong
• Cheongdam 1(il)-dong
• Cheongdam 2(i)-dong
• Daechi 1(il)-dong
• Daechi 2(i)-dong
• Daechi 3(sam)-dong
• Daechi 4(sa)-dong
• Dogok 1(il)-dong
• Dogok 2(i)-dong
• Gaepo 1(il)-dong
• Gaepo 2(i)-dong
• Gaepo 3(sam)-dong
• Gaepo 4(sa)-dong
• Irwon 1(il)-dong
• Irwon 2(i)-dong
• Irwon bon-dong
• Nonhyeon 1(il)-dong
• Nonhyeon 2(i)-dong
• Samseong 1(il)-dong
• Samseong 2(i)-dong
• Segok-dong
• Sinsa-dong
• Suseo-dong
• Yeoksam 1(il)-dong
• Yeoksam 2(i)-dong

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail

• Bundang Line

Seolleung — Hanti — Dogok — Guryong — Gaepo-dong — Daemosan — Suseo → (Songpa-gu)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 2 Euljiro Circle Line

(Songpa-gu) ← Samseong — Seolleung — Yeoksam — Gangnam → (Seocho-gu)

• Seoul Subway Line 3

(Seongdong-gu) ← Apgujeong — Sinsa → (Seocho-gu) ← Maebong — Dogok — Daechi — Hangnyeoul — Daecheong — Irwon — Suseo

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Gwangjin-gu) ← Cheongdam — Gangnam-gu Office — Hak-dong — Nonhyeon → (Seocho-gu)

Sister Cities

• Buyeo, South Korea
• Chaoyang, China
• Cheorwon, South Korea
• Ganghwa, South Korea
• Gapyeong, South Korea
• Icheon, South Korea
• Riverside, United States
• Sinan, South Korea
• Tongyeong, South Korea
• Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium
• Yeongju, South Korea
• Zhongshan, China

See also

• Real Estate in South Korea
• Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa

References

External links

• Gangnam-gu website

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