Gangdong 강동구
Autonomous District
강동구 · 江東區
Amsa–dong Prehistoric Settlement Site
Flag
Location of Gangdong-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°31′48″N 127°07′26″E / 37.53000°N 127.12389°E / 37.53000; 127.12389
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	21
Government
• Body	Gangdong-gu Council
• Mayor	Lee Su-hee (People Power)
• MNAs	List of MNAs Jin Sun-mee (Democratic) Lee Hae-sik (Democratic)
Area
• Total	24.587 km2 (9.493 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	465,958
• Density	19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code	05200 ~ 05499
Area code(s)	+82-2-400~
Website	Gangdong-gu official website

Gangdong District (Gangdong-gu) is one of the 25 gu which makes up the city of Seoul. Gangdong, literally means "east of river".

Jungbu (literally "central part") Express Motorway starts in and passes through Sangil-dong, which is located in the east end of this district. In Amsa-dong, there is a pre-historic heritage site, which is about six thousand years old. On the site, you can find many potteries and houses. The pottery which has been found was made of ceramic and is circular and shaped into a point similar to corn.

Administrative divisions

• Gangil-dong (강일동 江一洞)
• Godeok-dong (고덕동 高德洞)
• Gil-dong (길동 吉洞)
• Dunchon-dong (둔촌동 遁村洞)
• Myeongil-dong (명일동 明逸洞)
• Sangil-dong (상일동 上一洞)
• Seongnae-dong (성내동 城內洞)
• Amsa-dong (암사동 岩寺洞)
• Cheonho-dong (천호동 千戶洞)

Education

Gangdong District is home to 25 elementary schools, 17 junior high schools and 12 senior high schools, including a specialized high school (Hanyoung Foreign Language High School), and a special education school (Jumong School).

Transportation

Railroad (Seoul Metro)

• Seoul Subway Line 5

(Gwangjin-gu) ← Cheonho — Gangdong — Gil-dong — Gubeundari — Myeongil — Godeok — Sangil-dong

• Seoul Subway Line 5 Macheon Branch

Gangdong — Dunchon-dong → (Songpa-gu)

• Seoul Subway Line 8

Amsa — Cheonho — Gangdong-gu Office → (Songpa-gu)

Sister cities

See also

• Geography of South Korea

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gangdong-gu, Seoul.

• Official site (in Korean)
• Official site Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (in English)