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Dongjak-gu

Dongjak District is one of the 25 districts that make up the city of , South Korea. Its name was derived from the Dongjaegi Naruteo Ferry, on the which borders the district to the north.
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  • Type: Borough with 397,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Dongjak” and “Dongjak District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yoido Full Gospel Church and Embassy of Indonesia.

Church
is a Pentecostal church affiliated with the Assemblies of God on Yeouido in , . With about 480,000 members, it is the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea.

Public building
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The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Seoul is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the . The first Indonesian ambassador to South Korea was Sarwo Edhie Wibowo in 1974.

Park
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is a park in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea. The park, which runs northeast–southwest through the centre of the island, has a large open area which is popular with bicyclists and skateboarders, and breaks into footpaths lined with trees and seasonal flowers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Seoul and Yeongdeungpo-Guro.

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Dongjak, Gwanak and Geumcheon are districts of south of the Han River. is a largely residential and educational region characterized by university districts, hillside neighborhoods, and industrial redevelopment zones.

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Yeongdeungpo and Guro are districts in . Yeongdeungpo is mostly a commercial area, and many of the nation's media companies are based here especially in Yeouido.

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is in 's geographic center, sandwiched between Seoul's two major cultural and economic centers, Gangnam and Jongno/Jung. The main area of interest here for travelers is Itaewon, the most international and foreigner-friendly neighborhood in Seoul, and one of the only places where you can find authentic Mexican, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Indian food on the entire peninsula.

Dongjak-gu

Latitude
37.5121° or 37° 30′ 44″ north
Longitude
126.9395° or 126° 56′ 22″ east
Population
397,000
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
8Q98GW6Q+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1918413460
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
1834245
Wiki­data ID
Q50385
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Dongjak-gu” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “districte de Dongjak”
  • Cebuano: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Chinese: “Dongjak Khu”
  • Chinese: “銅雀區”
  • Chinese: “铜雀区”
  • Dutch: “Dongjak District”
  • Esperanto: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Dongjak”
  • Esperanto: “Tonĝak-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Tonĝak”
  • Estonian: “Dongjaki linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Dongjaki ringkond”
  • French: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Georgian: “დონჯაკი”
  • German: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Greek: “Ντόνγκτζακ-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Tongdzsak-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Dongjak”
  • Interlingue: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Dongjak”
  • Italian: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Japanese: “銅雀区”
  • Korean: “동작”
  • Korean: “동작구”
  • Lithuanian: “Dongdžak-gu”
  • Malay: “Daerah Dongjak”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dongjak Khu”
  • Mongolian: “Тунжак-гү”
  • Northern Frisian: “Dongjak (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Dongjak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Persian: “ناحیه دونگجاک”
  • Portuguese: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Russian: “Тонджакку”
  • Scots: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Spanish: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Swedish: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Thai: “เขตทงจัก”
  • Turkish: “Dongjak”
  • Ukrainian: “Тонджак”
  • Urdu: “دونگجاک ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Dongjak-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “銅雀區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Noryangjin-dong and Daebang-dong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seoul Noryangjin Elementary School and Noryangjin Postal Agency.

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