Seodaemun-gu

Seodaemun-gu ; 서대문구 ; municipality of Seoul
Coordinates	37 ° 34 '45 " N , 126 ° 56' 12" E Coordinates: 37 ° 34 '45 " N , 126 ° 56' 12" E
surface	18 km²
Residents	324,733 (2012)
Population density	18,041 inhabitants / km²

Seodaemun-gu is a municipality in northwest Seoul . It borders in the northwest on Eunpyeong-gu , in the northeast on Jongno-gu , in the southeast on Jung-gu and in the south on Mapo-gu . The twin borough as of October 3, 2003 is Sumida , Tokyo .

The word Seodaemun is made up of the three syllables Seo = west, Dae = large and Mun = door. Seodaemun can therefore be translated as the west gate .

The notorious Seodaemun Prison is located in Seodaemun-gu, where Korean resistance fighters under Japanese rule were imprisoned between 1908 and 1945 and were often tortured to death and executed.

Districts

Administrative divisions

Seodaemun-gu consists of 14 dongs .

Sinchon-dong (신촌동 新村洞)
- Daesin-dong (대신동 大新洞)
- Bongwon-dong (봉원동 奉元洞)
- Daehyeon-dong (대현동 大峴洞)
- Changcheon-dong (창천동 滄川洞)
Bukgajwa-dong (북가좌동 北加佐洞) 1∼2
Bugahyeon-dong (북아현동 北阿峴洞)
Cheonyeon-dong (천연동 天然洞)
- Hyeonjeo-dong (현저동 峴底洞)
- Naengcheon-dong (냉천동 冷泉洞)
- Yeongcheon-dong (영천동 靈泉洞)
- Okcheon-dong (옥천동 玉川洞)
Chunghyeon-dong (충현 동 忠峴洞)
- Chungjeongno-dong (충정로 동 忠正路洞)
- Hap-dong (합동 蛤洞)
- Migeun-dong (미근동 渼芹洞)
Hongeun-dong (홍은동 弘恩洞) 1∼2
Hongje-dong (홍제동 弘濟洞) 1∼3
Namgajwa-dong (남가좌동 南加佐洞) 1∼2
Yeonhui-dong (연희동 延禧洞)

Sinchon ( 신촌 )

Sinchon is a very popular destination as it is in the middle of four universities. In the evening, many of the students come to Sinchon to eat and then drink.

Educational institutions

Individual evidence

^ Coming to Terms with the Past . In: SEOUL magazine, March 2010, Issue No. 80, pages 24-26

Web links

Commons : Seodaemun-gu - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official Website (Korean)
Official website (English)

[1] Coming to Terms with the Past . In: SEOUL magazine, March 2010, Issue No. 80, pages 24-26