Gwangjin-gu

Gwangjin District is one of the 25 districts of . It is located on the north bank of the on the eastern end of Seoul. The district was split from the neighboring in 1995.
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  • Type: Borough with 333,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Gwangjin”, “Gwangjin District”, “Kŭanĝin”, “Kŭanĝin-gu”, “Kŭanĝin-ku”, “Kvanĝin-gu”, “Кванджингу”, “Кванджинку”, “광진”, “서울 광진”, “서울 광진구”, “서울시 광진구”, “서울특별시 광진구”, and “廣津區廳”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lotte World Tower and Lotte World.

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is a 123-story, 555 metres supertall…

Theme park
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or Adventure is a theme park…

Hospital
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is a reference hospital and the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Songpa and Gangnam-Seocho.

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and Gangdong are in the eastern part of , along the Han River.

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Gangnam and Seocho are districts in .

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

Gwangjin-gu

Latitude
37.5363° or 37° 32′ 11″ north
Longitude
127.088° or 127° 5′ 17″ east
Population
333,000
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8Q99G3PQ+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415154041
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8349529
Wiki­data ID
Q50355
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Gwangjin-gu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Chinese: “广津区”
  • Chinese: “廣津區”
  • Dutch: “Gwangjin District”
  • Esperanto: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Gwangjin”
  • Estonian: “Gwangjini linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Gwangjini ringkond”
  • French: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • German: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Greek: “Γκουάνγκτζιν-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Kvangdzsin-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Gwangjin”
  • Interlingue: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Gwangjin”
  • Italian: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Japanese: “広津区”
  • Kashmiri: “گوانٛگجِن ضِلہٕ”
  • Korean: “광진구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Gwangjin”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gwangjin Khu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gwangjin (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gwangjin”
  • Persian: “ناحیه گوانگ‌جین”
  • Portuguese: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Russian: “Кванджин”
  • Scots: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Spanish: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Swedish: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Thai: “เขตควังจิน”
  • Turkish: “Gwangjin”
  • Urdu: “گوانگجن ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Gwangjin-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “廣津區”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Guui-dong and Mojin-dong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gwangjin-gu Office and Guui.

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Worth a closer look: Jongno and Incheon International Airport.

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