Dobong District

Dobong 도봉구
Autonomous District
도봉구 · 道峰區
Skyline of Dobong District (left side)
Location of Dobong-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°41′42″N 127°02′49″E / 37.69500°N 127.04694°ECoordinates: 37°41′42″N 127°02′49″E / 37.69500°N 127.04694°E
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	14
Government
• Mayor	Lee dong-jin (이동진)
Area
• Total	20.8 km^2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population (2010[1])
• Total	348,625
• Density	17,000/km^2 (43,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal code	01300~01599
Area code	02-9xx,2000~
Website	Dobong-gu official website

Dobong District (Dobong-gu) is one of the 25 districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north side of the Han River.

Symbols

• Flower: Climbing rose
• Tree: Pine tree
• Bird: Pigeon

Mountain

Dobongsan Mountain is a mountain in Bukhansan National Park, partly under the jurisdiction of Dobong-gu. It is a popular leisure spot for district residents.

In addition, Dobongsan Mountain has many large and small temples such as Cheonchuksa, Wontongsa, and Manweolam.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions

Dobong-gu is composed of four dong.

• Dobong-dong (도봉동 道峰洞) 1, 2
• Banghak-dong (방학동 放鶴洞) 1, 2, 3
• Ssangmun-dong (쌍문동 雙門洞) 1, 2, 3, 4
• Chang-dong (창동 倉洞) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail
  • Seoul Subway Line 1

    (Uijeongbu) ← Dobongsan — Dobong — Banghak — Changdong — Nokcheon → (Nowon-gu)

• Seoul Metro
  • Seoul Subway Line 4

    (Nowon-gu) ← Chang-dong — Ssangmun → (Gangbuk-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
  • Seoul Subway Line 7

    (Uijeongbu) ← Dobongsan → (Nowon-gu)

Sister cities

• Changping, China
• Donghae, South Korea

References

1. Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.
2. English Dobong-gu

External links

• Map from the Dobong-gu website (Korean)