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”, “Gwanak District”, “Kŭanak”, “Kŭanak-gu”, “Kŭanak-ku”, “Kvanak-gu”, “Кванакгу”, “Кванакку”, “관악”, “서울 관악구”, “서울시 관악구”, “서울특별시 관악구”, “かんがくく”, “クァナクく”, “クァナクグ”, “冠岳區廳”, and “冠嶽區”

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Museum of Korea and Gwanaksan.

Museum
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The is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea.

Peak
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is a mountain in southern , South Korea.

Museum
is a in , South Korea.

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.

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Yeongdeungpo and Guro are districts in .

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is a city in , immediately south of .

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: “冠岳区”
  • Chinese: “冠岳區”
  • Dutch: “Gwanak District”
  • Esperanto: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Gwanak”
  • Estonian: “Gwanaki linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Gwanaki ringkond”
  • French: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Georgian: “გვანაგი”
  • German: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Greek: “Γκουάνακ-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Kvanak-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Gwanak”
  • Interlingue: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Gwanak”
  • Italian: “Gwanak-gu”
  • Japanese: “冠岳区”
  • Kashmiri: “گوانَک ضِلہٕ”
  • Korean: “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”
  • 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

Places to explore: Bongcheon-dong and Nokdu Street.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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Worth a closer look: Jongno and Incheon International Airport.

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