Seongdong-gu

Seongdong District is one of the 25 districts which make up the city of , South Korea. It is situated on the north bank of the . It is divided into 20 dong.
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  • Type: Borough with 275,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Seongdong”, “Seongdong District”, “Sondon”, “Sondon-gu”, “Sondon-ku”, “서울 성동”, “서울 성동구”, “서울시 성동구”, “서울특별시 성동구”, “성동”, and “城東區廳”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tongdae-mun and Cheongnyangni station.

City gate
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Heunginjimun, a.k.a. Dongdaemun, is one of The Eight…

Railway station
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is a major railway station located at , , South Korea.

Railway station
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Station is a station on the Seoul Subway…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jung and East Seoul.

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is in , constituting the southern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jongno.

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The districts of Dongdaemun, Jungnang, Gwangjin and Seongdong are in the east of the city of .

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is in , and constitutes the northern half…

Seongdong-gu

Latitude
37.5635° or 37° 33′ 49″ north
Longitude
127.0365° or 127° 2′ 11″ east
Population
275,000
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
8Q99H27P+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415154027
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8349528
Wiki­data ID
Q50411
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Seongdong-gu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة سيونغ-دونغ”
  • Catalan: “Seongdong”
  • Cebuano: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Chinese: “城东区”
  • Chinese: “城東區”
  • Dutch: “Seongdong District”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Oriento de Kastelo”
  • Esperanto: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Estonian: “Seongdongi linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Seongdongi ringkond”
  • Finnish: “Seongdong”
  • French: “Seongdong-gu”
  • German: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Greek: “Σόνγκντονγκ-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Szongdong-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Seongdong”
  • Interlingue: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Seongdong”
  • Italian: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Japanese: “城東区”
  • Kashmiri: “سیٛونٛگدونٛگ ضِلہٕ”
  • Korean: “성동구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Seongdong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Seongdong Khu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Seongdong (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Seongdong”
  • Persian: “ناحیه سونگدونگ”
  • Portuguese: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Russian: “Сондон (район)”
  • Russian: “Сондон”
  • Scots: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Spanish: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Swedish: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Turkish: “Seongdong”
  • Urdu: “سیونگدونگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Seongdong-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “城東區 (首爾)”
  • Yue Chinese: “城東區”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Doseon-dong and Hongik-dong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Seongdong-gu Office and 서울성동광진교육지원청.

Seoul: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Jongno and Incheon International Airport.

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