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The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five gu (districts; Korean: 구; Hanja: 區) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km 2) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000). Songpa District is the most populated, while Seocho District has the largest area.
Mia-ri (Korean: 미아리) is one of largest red-light districts in northern Seoul, South Korea. [1] Located in the Wolgok-dong, or Hawolgok-dong, and Sinwolgok 1 area at Gireum Station [2] in the Seongbuk district, [3] it is also known as Miari Texas [2] or Texas Miari after the American servicemen that helped popularize the area, [4] as well as Miari Hill. [5]
A gu (Korean: 구), or district, is an administrative unit in South Korea. There are two kinds of districts in South Korea . One is the autonomous district ( 자치구 ; jachigu ) of special and metropolitan cities, which is a municipal entity similar to a city with its own mayor along with its own legislative council.
This category will contain the 25 gu (districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Subcategories This category has the following 30 subcategories, out of 30 total.
In larger cities, there may be multiple shopping streets or districts, often with distinct characteristics each. Often times, businesses in these areas will be represented by a designated business improvement association. Below is a list of shopping streets and districts by city.
Insadong street sign, 2014. Teheranno road post that says "Tehran Road" both in Korean hangul (테헤란로) and Persian (خیابان تهران), 2007. Neighborhoods of Seoul are not governmental administrative divisions, but rather more informal area designations, often surrounding a particular landmark, such as a road, a university, or a gate of the old city. Names are listed in Hangul and ...
'bright neighborhood') is a dong (neighborhood) in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. Myeongdong is known for being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route, and tourism districts. [1] In 2023, it was listed as the ninth most expensive shopping street in the world. [2]
Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of 39.5 km 2 (15.3 sq mi). As of the 2024 census, Gangnam District had a population of 556,570. [ 1 ] There is a high concentration of wealth in the district, with prices for an apartment as of 2024 more than double those in the rest of Seoul.