Seongbuk-gu

Seongbuk District is one of the 25 districts of . The district is located in the mid-north part of the city. The current mayor is Lee Seung-ro, who has been mayor since July 2018.
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  • Type: Borough with 423,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Distrikt Songbuk”, “Seongbuk”, “Seongbuk District”, “Sonbuk”, “Sonbuk-ku”, “Sŏngbukku”, “서울 성북”, “서울 성북구”, “서울시 성북구”, “서울특별시 성북구”, and “성북”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung (Palace).

is a former royal palace in , South Korea.

Castle
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Changgyeonggung is a palace located in , South Korea.

City gate
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jongno and Jung.

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is in , and constitutes the northern half…

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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 .

Seongbuk-gu

Latitude
37.59° or 37° 35′ 24″ north
Longitude
127.0165° or 127° 0′ 59″ east
Population
423,000
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8Q99H2R8+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415154125
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8349532
Wiki­data ID
Q50412
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Seongbuk-gu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ناحية سيونغبك”
  • Azerbaijani: “Seongbuk”
  • Bosnian: “Seongbuk”
  • Catalan: “Seongbuk”
  • Cebuano: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Chinese: “城北区”
  • Chinese: “城北區”
  • Czech: “Songbuk-gu”
  • Dutch: “Seongbuk District”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Nordo de Kastelo”
  • Esperanto: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Estonian: “Seongbuki linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Seongbuki ringkond”
  • French: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • German: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Greek: “Σόνγκμπουκ-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Szongbuk-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Seongbuk”
  • Interlingue: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Seongbuk”
  • Italian: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Japanese: “城北区”
  • Kashmiri: “سیٛونٛگبُک ضِلہٕ”
  • Korean: “성북구”
  • Luxembourgish: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Malay: “Daerah Seongbuk”
  • Maltese: “Seonbuk-gu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Seongbuk Khu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Seongbuk (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Seongbuk”
  • Persian: “ناحیه سونگ‌بوک”
  • Scots: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Slovenian: “Seongbuk”
  • Spanish: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Spanish: “Seongbuk”
  • Swedish: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Tajik: “ноҳияи Сунгбук”
  • Turkish: “Seongbuk”
  • Urdu: “سیونگبوک ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “quận Seongbuk”
  • Vietnamese: “Seongbuk-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “城北區 (首爾)”
  • Yue Chinese: “城北區”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dongsomun-dong 5-ga and Samseon-dong 5-ga.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Seoul Seongbuk Police Station and 성북구청.

Seoul: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Jongno and Incheon International Airport.

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