Gwangjin, Seoul Capital Area, Sudogwon, South Korea

Characteristics | Administrative divisions | Railroad | Universities

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Gwangjin District (Gwangjin-gu) is one of the 25 wards (gu) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north bank of the Han River, to the eastern end of Seoul. It was created from neighbouring Seongdong District in 1995. Gwangjin District is home to Konkuk University and Sejong University.

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Characteristics Gwangjin District is characterized by a remarkable variety in its composition. It is home to the Konkuk University campus, the vicinity of which is one of Seoul's top nightlife destinations, as well as Children's Grand Park, an equally popular attraction for children and families. The south bank overlooking the Han River is a densely packed residential district, where high-rise apartment buildings dominate the skyline, yet the heart and northern end of the district are centres for light industry and manufacturing. The district is also a hub for transportation and mail in and out of Seoul, as the Dong Seoul Bus Terminal and the East-Seoul Postal Service Depot link Seoul with most other major cities in Korea. Most of the remaining area is residential, but consist not of apartment buildings characteristic of the city, but of three or four-story row houses separated by small roads and alleyways.

The Konkuk University area is a popular nightlife district featuring dozens of restaurants, bars, DVD rooms, and pool houses catering to a mostly younger crowd, much like the areas of Sinchon and Hongdae. The area is also a burgeoning shopping district with several boutiques cropping up within the newly designated Rodeo Street and the opening of the Star City mall, which features an E-Mart, a Lotte Cinema, a Burger King, a Krispy Kreme, a large video game arcade and numerous other restaurants and specialty shops.

Adjacent to the Sejong University campus is Children's Grand Park, which features fountains, walking trails, a zoo, and an amusement park.

In the centre of Gwangjin District is Gangbyeon subway station. On the left of the station is Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, where buses serve various destinations including Busan, Gwangju, Daegu, and Daejeon. To the right of the station is a huge building selling electronics called Techno Mart. A variety of computers, printers, mobile phones, cameras, MP3 players, and even refrigerators are sold in this building, which is a little like Akihabara in Tokyo.

Located in the north-eastern section of the District is the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, managed by the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts and W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel, with one of only three casinos in Seoul.

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Administrative divisions โ€ข Gwangjang-dong (๊ด‘์žฅ๋™ ๅปฃๅฃฏๆดž) โ€ข Gunja-dong (๊ตฐ์ž๋™ ๅ›ๅญๆดž) โ€ข Guui-dong (๊ตฌ์˜๋™ ไนๅฎœๆดž) โ€ข Hwayang-dong (ํ™”์–‘๋™ ่ฏ้™ฝๆดž) โ—ฆ Mojin-dong (๋ชจ์ง„๋™ ๆฏ›้™ณๆดž) - a beopjeong-dong administered by Hwayang-dong โ€ข Jayang-dong (์ž์–‘๋™ ็ดซ้™ฝๆดž) โ€ข Junggok-dong (์ค‘๊ณก๋™ ไธญ่ฐทๆดž) โ€ข Neung-dong (๋Šฅ๋™ ้™ตๆดž) โ€ข Noyu-dong (๋…ธ์œ ๋™ ่€้Šๆดž).

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Railroad โ€ข Seoul Metro โ€ข Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line

(Seongdong-gu) โ† Konkuk University โ€” Guui โ€” Gangbyeon โ†’ (Songpa-gu) โ€ข Seoul Subway Line 5

(Dongdaemun-gu) โ† Gunja โ€” Achasan โ€” Gwangnaru โ†’ (Gangdong-gu) โ€ข Seoul Subway Line 7

(Jungnang-gu) โ† Junggok โ€” Gunja โ€” Children's Grand Park โ€” Konkuk University โ€” Ttukseom Resort โ†’ (Gangnam-gu)

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Universities โ€ข Sejong University โ€ข Konkuk University โ€ข Sejong Cyber University.

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Asia/Seoul/Seoul/Gangseo-gu 

Gwangjin has a population of over 368,021 people. Gwangjin also forms part of the wider Seoul metropolitan area which has a population of over 9,963,000 people.

To set up a UBI Lab for Gwangjin see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gwangjin has links with:

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Boeun, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Boeun County, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Boryeong, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท EreฤŸli, Turkey ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Fangshan, China ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Inje, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Mungyeong, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Nashville, USA ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Yeonggwang, South Korea
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Antipodal to Gwangjin is: -52.918,-37.538

Locations Near: Gwangjin 127.082,37.5379

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Gangnam 127.047,37.517 d: 3.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Gangdong 127.117,37.517 d: 3.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Songpa 127.101,37.496 d: 4.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Seongdong 127.033,37.55 d: 4.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Dongdaemun 127.051,37.588 d: 6.2  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Seocho District 127.032,37.484 d: 7.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Seocho-gu 127.032,37.484 d: 7.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Guri 127.13,37.594 d: 7.6  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Seongbuk 127.018,37.589 d: 8  

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Guri-si 127.139,37.599 d: 8.4  

Antipodal to: Gwangjin -52.918,-37.538

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Mar del Plata -57.55,-38 d: 19604.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Durazno -56.517,-33.367 d: 19448.3  

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19399.3  

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