Seocho-gu

Seocho District is one of the 25 districts which make up the city of , South Korea. Seocho is a part of the Gangnam region, along with the district of .
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  • Type: Borough with 405,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Seocho” and “Seocho District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Children Youth Library and Guryong.

Library
The National Library for Children and Young Adults is a branch library of the National Library of Korea, that aims to provide information services and reading promotion services to children and young adults, located in Tehaeran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Railway station
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station is a station on the Suin–Bundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway network in South Korea. It is in the Gaepo-dong area of the of . The station opened on October 24, 2004.

Railway station
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is a station on the Suin–Bundang Line, a commuter rail line of Korail. The name of this station is taken from that of a former village in the vicinity, and has meaning "great hill" in the native Korean language. , the neighborhood in which the station is located, is the Chinese translation of this name.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gangnam-Seocho and South Seoul.

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Gangnam and Seocho are districts in . Gangnam and Seocho are the bustling centers of modern Seoul, which is famous for their luxurious shopping, vibrant night views, and major business headquarters.

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Dongjak, Gwanak and Geumcheon are districts of south of the Han River. is a largely residential and educational region characterized by university districts, hillside neighborhoods, and industrial redevelopment zones.

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is in 's geographic center, sandwiched between Seoul's two major cultural and economic centers, Gangnam and Jongno/Jung. The main area of interest here for travelers is Itaewon, the most international and foreigner-friendly neighborhood in Seoul, and one of the only places where you can find authentic Mexican, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Indian food on the entire peninsula.

Seocho-gu

Latitude
37.4835° or 37° 29′ 1″ north
Longitude
127.0322° or 127° 1′ 56″ east
Population
405,000
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8Q99F2MJ+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415155299
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8349535
Wiki­data ID
Q20395
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Seocho-gu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة سوتشو”
  • Catalan: “Seocho-gu”
  • Cebuano: “Seocho-gu”
  • Chinese: “Seocho Khu”
  • Chinese: “瑞草区”
  • Chinese: “瑞草區”
  • Dutch: “Seocho District”
  • Esperanto: “Seocho-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Seocho”
  • Esperanto: “Soĉo-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Soĉo-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Soĉo”
  • Estonian: “Seocho linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Seocho ringkond”
  • French: “Seocho-gu”
  • German: “Seocho-gu”
  • Greek: “Σότσο-γκου”
  • Hungarian: “Szocsho-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Seocho”
  • Interlingue: “Seocho-gu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Seocho”
  • Italian: “Seocho-gu”
  • Japanese: “ソチョ区”
  • Japanese: “瑞草区”
  • Korean: “서울 서초”
  • Korean: “서울 서초구”
  • Korean: “서울시 서초구”
  • Korean: “서울특별시 서초구”
  • Korean: “서초”
  • Korean: “서초구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Seocho”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Seocho Khu”
  • Northern Frisian: “Seocho (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Seocho”
  • Persian: “ناحیه سوچو”
  • Portuguese: “Seocho-gu”
  • Russian: “Сочхо”
  • Scots: “Seocho-gu”
  • Slovenian: “distrikt Seočo”
  • Slovenian: “Seocho-gu”
  • Spanish: “Seocho-gu”
  • Spanish: “Seocho”
  • Swedish: “Seocho-gu”
  • Turkish: “Seocho-gu”
  • Turkish: “Seocho”
  • Urdu: “سیوچو ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Seocho-gu”
  • Yue Chinese: “瑞草區”
  • “Seocho-gu”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dogok-dong and Seocho-dong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seocho-gu Office and Yangjae High School.

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