Gangnam-gu
Gangnam-gu 강남구 municipality of Seoul |
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Coordinates | 37 ° 29 '48 " N , 127 ° 1' 39" E |
surface | 39.5 km² |
Residents | 561,052 (2017) |
Population density | 14,204 inhabitants / km² |
Gangnam-gu (강남구) is one of the 25 boroughs of Seoul and is located south of the Han River ( 강 gang 'river', 남 nam 'south'). It is a very affluent neighborhood and the most affluent area in all of South Korea . 527,641 inhabitants live in an area of 39.5 km² (status: 2010 census).
In popular culture, the municipality found its way through the song Gangnam Style singer Psy , where he, among others, the conspicuous consumption parodies of citizens Gangnams.
Districts
Gangnam is divided into 26 administrative districts:
- Apgujeong-dong
- Cheongdam-dong
- Daechi 1-dong
- Daechi 2-dong
- Daechi 4-dong
- Dogok 1-dong
- Dogok 2-dong
- Gaepo 1-dong
- Gaepo 2-dong
- Gaepo 4-dong
- Irwon 1-dong
- Irwon 2-dong
- Irwonbon-dong
- Nonhyeon 1-dong
- Nonhyeon 2-dong
- Samseong 1-dong
- Samseong 2-dong
- Segok-dong
- Sinsa-dong
- Suseo-dong
- Yeoksam 1-dong
- Yeoksam 2-dong
economy
Gangnam-based companies include KEPCO , GS Group , Hyundai Department Store Group , HITEJinro , Hansol , Hankook Tire , GLOVIS , Korea Zinc Corporation , Dongbu Fire Insurance , Young Poong Group , T'way Airlines, and Hankook P&G . POSCO has a branch in Tehran Valley and KT&G operates the Kosmo Tower. Gangnam is home to a large number of IT and Internet companies, including NC Soft and Pandora TV , as well as companies in the financial and banking sectors. International companies such as Google , IBM , Toyota and AMI also have a branch in Gangnam.
Entertainment industry
FNC Entertainment , SM Entertainment , JYP Entertainment , Cube Entertainment , Pledis Entertainment , LOEN Entertainment , DSP Media , MBK Entertainment , Nega Network , C-JeS Entertainment , WM Entertainment , NH Media , J. Tune Entertainment , TOP Media , Happy are located in Gangnam Face Entertainment , Dream Tea Entertainment , Polaris Entertainment , Jellyfish Entertainment , DR Music and Stardom Entertainment .
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