South Seoul

Dongjak, Gwanak and Geumcheon are districts of south of the Han River. South Seoul is a largely residential and educational region characterized by university districts, hillside neighborhoods, and industrial redevelopment zones.
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Photo: Gaël Chardon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soongsil Univ. and Namseong.

Metro station
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Soongsil University Station is a station on Line 7 of the Seoul Subway. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Soongsil University.

Metro station
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Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 7.

Metro station
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Station is a station on Line 9 of the Seoul Subway. Prior to its opening, Sangdo Station in Line 7's subname was also Chung-Ang, but Heuskseok was near the Chung-Ang University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bongcheon-dong and Bon-dong.

Quarter
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is a statutory division of , , South Korea. Its name means "enshrining heaven" which was derived from its location, northern skirt of Mt.

Quarter
is a dong of , , South Korea.

South Seoul

Latitude
37.495° or 37° 29′ 42″ north
Longitude
126.965° or 126° 57′ 54″ east
Open location code
8Q98FXW8+22
Wiki­data ID
Q15302957
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Satellite Map

Discover South Seoul from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“South Seoul” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “סיאול/דרום העיר”

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