Gangdong-gu

Gangdong District is one of the 25 districts that make up the city of . Gangdong, literally means "east of river". Jungbu Express Motorway starts in and passes through , which is located in the east end of this district.
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  • Type: Borough with 466,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Gangdong” and “Gangdong District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lotte World Tower and KSPO Dome.

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is a 123-story, 555 metres supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, , , . It is the sixth-tallest building in the world, the tallest in OECD countries and in South Korea, and also the first in South Korea to be over 100 stories tall.

Stadium
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The Olympic Gymnastics Arena, also known as the since 2018, is an indoor arena located within the Olympic Park in , South Korea. It has a capacity of 15,000.

Theme park
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or Adventure is a theme park and major recreation complex in , South Korea. Opened in July 1989, consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", , a luxury hotel, an observation tower, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities and movie theaters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Songpa and Neung-dong.

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and Gangdong are in the eastern part of , along the Han River. Quieter and more residential then its hectic neighbor, Gangnam, nonetheless offers a fair number of attractions.

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is a dong of , , South Korea.

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is a ward of , , South Korea. The name Suseo originated from the feature of running through the western part of the region. is also home to the park.

Gangdong-gu

Latitude
37.53° or 37° 31′ 48″ north
Longitude
127.1237° or 127° 7′ 25″ east
Population
466,000
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8Q99G4JF+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415154068
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
1836279
Wiki­data ID
Q50348
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Satellite Map

Discover Gangdong-gu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Gangdong-gu” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գանգդոնգ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qanqdonq”
  • Belarusian: “Кандонгу”
  • Catalan: “Gangdong”
  • Cebuano: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Chinese: “Gangdong Khu”
  • Chinese: “江东区”
  • Chinese: “江東區”
  • Dutch: “Gangdong District”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Oriento de Rivero”
  • Esperanto: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Gangdong”
  • Esperanto: “Kandom-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Kandon”
  • Estonian: “Gangdongi linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Gangdongi ringkond”
  • French: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Galician: “Gangdong”
  • German: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Greek: “Γκάνγκντονγκ-γκου”
  • Hebrew: “גנדונג”
  • Hungarian: “Kangdong-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Gangdong”
  • Interlingue: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Gangdong”
  • Italian: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Japanese: “江東区”
  • Kashmiri: “گانٛگدونٛگ ضِلہٕ”
  • Korean: “강동”
  • Korean: “강동구”
  • Korean: “서울 강동”
  • Korean: “서울 강동구”
  • Korean: “서울시 강동구”
  • Korean: “서울특별시 강동구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Gangdong”
  • Maltese: “Distrett ta‘ Gangdong”
  • Maltese: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gangdong Khu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gangdong (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gangdong”
  • Persian: “ناحیه گانگ دونگ”
  • Persian: “ناحیه گن‌دانگ”
  • Polish: “gangdonggu”
  • Portuguese: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Russian: “Кандон”
  • Russian: “Кандонгу”
  • Russian: “Кандонку”
  • Scots: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Spanish: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Spanish: “Gangdong”
  • Swedish: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Turkish: “Gangdong”
  • Urdu: “گانگدونگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Gangdong-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “江東區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Seongnae-dong and Pungnap-dong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gangdong-gu Office and Gangdong Police Station.

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