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Hongdae (Korean: 홍대) is a neighborhood in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea, near Hongik University ("Hongik Daehakgyo" in Korean), after which it is named. [1] It is known for its urban arts and indie music culture, local shops, clubs, cafés and entertainment.
Hongik University Station (Korean: 홍대입구역; Hanja: 弘大入口驛; RR: Hongdae-ipgu-yeok) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, AREX and the Gyeongui–Jungang Line. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Hongik University. It was formerly known as Donggyo Station, after the neighborhood that it serves.
Mapo District (Korean: 마포구; RR: Mapo-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.Mapo has a population of 381,330 (2015) and has a geographic area of 23.87 km 2 (9.22 sq mi), and is divided into 24 dong (administrative neighborhoods).
The station is the southern end of Hongdae area, which is the centre of urban arts and indie music culture of Seoul. It is closest to the historical site of Jeoldu-san, a place where over 10,000 Koreans of the Roman Catholic faith were beheaded in 1866 under the orders of Daewon-gun.
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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.
Hongik University (Korean: 홍익대학교; RR: Hongik Daehakgyo; colloquially as Hongdae) is a private university in Mapo, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 1946. The university also maintains a branch campus in Sejong City. [2] The university's colloquial name, "Hongdae", is a metonymy for the neighborhood, Hongdae area. [3]
Gongdeok-dong (Korean: 공덕동) is a legal dong (neighborhood) of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea. [2] ... Map of Mapo District at the Mapo District official website