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Gyeonggi
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Gangnam-Seocho

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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  • Type: Borough with 528,000 residents
  • Description: one of the districts (gu) of Seoul
  • Also known as: “Gangnam”, “Gangnam District”, and “Gangnam-gu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bongeunsa and COEX Aquarium.

Buddhist temple
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is a Korean Buddhist temple located in , Gangnam District, , South Korea. It was founded in 794 during the reign of King Wonseong by State Preceptor Yeonhoe, then the highest ranking monk of Silla.

Public aquarium
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The SEA LIFE COEX, Seoul Aquarium is an aquarium located within the in the Gangnam District of , South Korea. The aquarium opened in 2000.

Shopping center
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Starfield is an underground shopping mall in , Gangnam-gu , . The name "COEX" is derived from "COnvention centers" and "EXhibition halls".

Gangnam-Seocho

Latitude
37.5177° or 37° 31′ 4″ north
Longitude
127.0473° or 127° 2′ 50″ east
Population
528,000
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
8Q99G29W+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1912558042
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
1843140
Wiki­data ID
Q20398
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Gangnam-Seocho” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي كانغنام”
  • Armenian: “Գանգնամ շրջան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gangnam”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qannam”
  • Belarusian: “Канамгу”
  • Bulgarian: “Каннам”
  • Burmese: “ဂန်းနမ်”
  • Catalan: “districte de Gangnam”
  • Catalan: “Gangnam”
  • Cebuano: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Chinese: “Gangnam Khu”
  • Chinese: “江南区”
  • Chinese: “江南區”
  • Chinese: “江南區廳”
  • Corsican: “Distrettu di Gangnam”
  • Czech: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Czech: “Gangnam”
  • Czech: “Kangnam-gu”
  • Czech: “Kangnam”
  • Danish: “Gangnam”
  • Dutch: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حى كانجنام”
  • Esperanto: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Gangnam”
  • Esperanto: “Kannam Distrikto”
  • Esperanto: “Kannam-ku”
  • Estonian: “Gangnami linnarajoon”
  • Estonian: “Gangnami ringkond”
  • Finnish: “Gangnam”
  • French: “district de Gangnam”
  • French: “District de Gangnam”
  • French: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Georgian: “კანნამი”
  • German: “Gangnam-gu”
  • German: “Gangnam”
  • German: “Stadtteil Gangnam”
  • Greek: “Γκάνγκναμ-γκου”
  • Hebrew: “גנגנם וסאוצ’ו”
  • Hebrew: “סיאול/גנגנם וסאוצ’ו”
  • Hebrew: “רובע גנגנם”
  • Hindi: “गंगनम जिला”
  • Hungarian: “Kangnam-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Kangnam”
  • Icelandic: “Gangnam hverfi”
  • Icelandic: “Gangnamhverfi”
  • Ido: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Gangnam”
  • Interlingue: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Irish: “Ceantar Gangnam”
  • Irish: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Irish: “Gangnam”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Gangnam”
  • Japanese: “カンナム区”
  • Japanese: “江南区”
  • Kazakh: “Каннамгу”
  • Kazakh: “Каңнамгу”
  • Korean: “강남”
  • Korean: “강남구”
  • Korean: “서울 강남”
  • Korean: “서울 강남구”
  • Korean: “서울시 강남구”
  • Korean: “서울특별시 강남구”
  • Latin: “Gangnam”
  • Literary Chinese: “江南区”
  • Lithuanian: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gangnam”
  • Malay: “Daerah Gangnam”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gangnam Khu”
  • Mongolian: “Каннам дүүрэг”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gangnam (Steedkreis)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Gangnam”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Norwegian: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Districte de Gangnam”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gangnam”
  • Persian: “منطقه گانگنام”
  • Persian: “ناحیه گانگنام”
  • Polish: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Gangnam”
  • Portuguese: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Russian: “Каннам”
  • Russian: “Каннамгу”
  • Scots: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Serbian: “Gangnam okrug”
  • Slovak: “Kangnam”
  • Slovak: “강남구”
  • Slovenian: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Slovenian: “Kangnam”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قانقنیم محله‌سی”
  • Spanish: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Swedish: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Thai: “เขตกังนัม”
  • Thai: “เขตคังนัม”
  • Turkish: “Gangnam”
  • Ukrainian: “Каннам (район Сеула)”
  • Ukrainian: “Каннам”
  • Urdu: “گانگنام ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Gangnam-gu”
  • Wu Chinese: “江南区（首尔）”
  • Wu Chinese: “江南区”
  • Yue Chinese: “江南區 (首爾)”

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