Seoul
Mapo-gu
Seogyo-dong

Hongdae Street

Hongdae is a neighborhood in , , , near Hongik University, after which it is named. The neighborhood is known for its urban arts and indie music culture, local shops, clubs, cafés and entertainment.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: region in Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Hongdae” and “Hongdae (area)”
Photo: Keneckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hongik University and Sogang University.

Railway stop
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station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, AREX and the Gyeongui–Jungang Line. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby .

University
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is a private Jesuit research university in , , . was established on April 18, 1960 by the Society of Jesus, with the school being the oldest and only Jesuit institution of higher education in the country.

Church
The is the 37th operating temple of . Located in , , the temple was announced on April 1, 1981, by church president Spencer W.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seodaemun-Mapo and Sinchon.

Photo: titicat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seodaemun and Mapo are districts in northwestern , by the banks of the Han River. They're most notable for their colleges and universities, resulting in a distinctly youthful culture, especially in the twin subdistricts of Hongdae and Sinchon, separated by a single subway stop, a 10-minute bus ride, or a 20-minute walk.

Neighborhood
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is a region of South Korea surrounding , Changcheon-dong, Nogosan-dong and . It is known for its numerous universities including Yonsei University, Ewha Womans University, , Hongik University, as well as its vibrant nightlife.

Quarter
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is a legal dong of , , South Korea. It was merged with Sangsu-dong into in January 2007.

Hongdae Street

Latitude
37.55444° or 37° 33′ 16″ north
Longitude
126.92251° or 126° 55′ 21″ east
Open location code
8Q98HW3F+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5821675743
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q5895772
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Hongdae Street” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “弘大”
  • Chinese: “弘益大学街”
  • French: “Hongdae”
  • German: “Hongdae-ap”
  • Hungarian: “Hongdae”
  • Hungarian: “Hongde”
  • Italian: “Hongdae”
  • Japanese: “ホンデ通り”
  • Japanese: “弘大”
  • Japanese: “弘大前”
  • Korean: “홍대 거리”
  • Korean: “홍대”
  • Korean: “홍대거리”
  • Korean: “홍대앞”
  • Portuguese: “Hongdae”
  • Russian: “Хондэ”
  • Spanish: “Hongdae”
  • Vietnamese: “Hongdae, Seoul”
  • Vietnamese: “Hongdae”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hongdae Street”. Photo: IMKSv, CC BY-SA 4.0.