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Gwanak-gu

Gwanak District is one of the 25 districts of , South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering . The southern border of Gwanak District, bordering Anyang, consists of the craggy ridgeline of , which dominates the local geography.
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  • Type: Borough with 511,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Gwanak” and “Gwanak District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Korea and Gwanaksan.

Museum
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The is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea. Since its establishment in 1945, the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously developing a variety of exhibitions and education programs.

Peak
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is a mountain in southern , South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak District and of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of and .

Museum
is a in , South Korea. The museum was founded by Yun Jang-seob who after setting up the Sungbo Cultural Foundation in July 1981 to purchase antiquities, established the in October 1982 at , by leasing one floor of a building.

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 , just south of . The city grew as a planned city in 1980s and 90s when many of the government offices and facilities was moved from Seoul.

Gwanak-gu

Latitude
37.4782° or 37° 28′ 42″ north
Longitude
126.9518° or 126° 57′ 7″ east
Population
511,000
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8Q98FXH2+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1908020019
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
1841893
Wiki­data ID
Q50353
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Gwanak-gu” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gwanak”
  • Cebuano: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Chinese: “Gwanak Khu”
  • Chinese: “冠岳区”
  • Chinese: “冠岳區”
  • Chinese: “冠岳區廳”
  • Chinese: “冠嶽區”
  • Chinese: “冠嶽區廳”
  • Dutch: “Gwanak District”
  • Esperanto: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Gwanak”
  • Esperanto: “Kŭanak-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Kŭanak-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Kŭanak”
  • Esperanto: “Kvanak-gu”
  • Estonian: “Gwanaki linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Gwanaki ringkond”
  • French: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Georgian: “გვანაგი”
  • German: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Greek: “Γκουάνακ-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Kvanak-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Gwanak”
  • Indonesian: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Interlingue: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Gwanak”
  • Italian: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Japanese: “かんがくく”
  • Japanese: “クァナクく”
  • Japanese: “クァナクグ”
  • Japanese: “冠岳区”
  • Korean: “관악”
  • Korean: “관악구”
  • Korean: “서울 관악구”
  • Korean: “서울시 관악구”
  • Korean: “서울특별시 관악구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Gwanak”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gwanak Khu”
  • Mongolian: “Гванак-гү”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gwanak (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gwanak”
  • Persian: “ناحیه گواناک”
  • Portuguese: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Russian: “Кванак”
  • Russian: “Кванакгу”
  • Russian: “Кванакку”
  • Scots: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Spanish: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Swedish: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Turkish: “Gwanak”
  • Urdu: “گواناک ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “冠岳區”
  • “Gwanak-gu”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bongcheon-dong and Nokdu Street.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gwanak-gu Council and Gwanak-gu Office.

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