Nowon-gu

Nowon District is one of the 25 districts of , South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It is considered to be a residental district, due to its high concentration of apartments and residental buildings.
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  • Type: Borough with 493,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Noŭon”, “Noŭon-gu”, “Noŭon-ku”, “Nowon”, “Nowon District”, “노원”, and “ノウォン区”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dobong station and Chang-dong.

Railway station
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is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 1.

Railway stop
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Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 4.

Metro station
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station is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 1 in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Seoul and Banghak-dong.

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The districts of Gangbuk, Dobong, Eunpyeong, Seongbuk and Nowon are in the northern part of .

Quarter
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is a dong of , , South Korea.

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Nowon-gu

Latitude
37.654° or 37° 39′ 14″ north
Longitude
127.0567° or 127° 3′ 24″ east
Population
493,000
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8Q99M334+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415154105
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8349531
Wiki­data ID
Q50368
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Nowon-gu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nowon-gu”
  • Chinese: “芦原区”
  • Chinese: “蘆原區”
  • Esperanto: “Nowon-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Nowon”
  • Estonian: “Nowoni linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Nowoni ringkond”
  • French: “Nowon-gu”
  • German: “Nowon-gu”
  • Greek: “Νόουον-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Novon-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Nowon”
  • Interlingue: “Nowon-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Nowon”
  • Italian: “Nowon-gu”
  • Japanese: “蘆原区”
  • Kashmiri: “نووون ضِلہٕ”
  • Korean: “노원구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Nowon”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nowon Khu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nowon (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nowon”
  • Persian: “ناحیه نوون”
  • Portuguese: “Nowon-gu”
  • Russian: “Новонгу”
  • Scots: “Nowon-gu”
  • Spanish: “Nowon-gu”
  • Swedish: “Nowon-gu”
  • Tagalog: “Distrito ng Nowon”
  • Turkish: “Nowon”
  • Urdu: “نوون ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Nowon-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “蘆原區”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Junggye-dong and Sanggye-dong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nowon-gu Office and 노원삼성정형외과별관.

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Worth a closer look: Jongno and Incheon International Airport.

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