Seocho-gu | |
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Destrict | |
서초구 · 瑞草區 | |
Samsung Town | |
Location o Seocho-gu in Seoul | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special Ceety | Seoul |
Admeenistrative dong | 18 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Chin Ik-chol (진익철) |
Area | |
• Total | 47.14 km2 (18.20 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 393,270 |
• Density | 8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
Website | Seocho-gu offeecial wabsite |
Seocho-gu is a gu o Seoul, Sooth Korea. It is a popular residential aurie for the mid- or upper-cless residents in Seoul. Seocho is generally referred tae as a pairt o Greater Gangnam Aurie, alang wi Gangnam-gu an Songpa-gu.
Seocho-gu is servit bi the Seoul Subway Line 2, Line 3, Line 7, Bundang Line, an Line 9. Sooth Korea's langest heich-gate, Gyeongbu Expressway, ends here.
In South Korea, thare are twa teeps or dong or neighborhoods, ane of which is cried Beopjeong-dong (법정동 法定洞) denotin "dong designatit bi law". The ither is cried Haengjeong-dong (행정동 行政洞) referring tae "dong assigned for administrative purpose". Beopjeong-dong haes a lang history, tradeetion or convention o each place, while as a population of residents in beopjeong-dong increases or decreases, the admeenistration in charge divides ane dong frae several haengjeong-dong or integrates several beopjeong-dong tae ane haengjeong-dong sic as the follaein, for example. Wonji-dong is a beopjeong-dong o Seocho-gu but is administered bi the Yangjae 2-dong office. Seocho 1-dong is ane o hangjeong-dongs o Seocho-dong.[3] The ablo are beopjeong-dong.
The aurie is hame tae the Supreme Court an the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. Seocho Samsung Town in Seocho-dong, near Gangnam Station, is the heidquairter o several corporations o the Samsung Group includin Samsung Electronics. An aw in DaeRyung Scecho Touer is the heidquairter o Sooth Korean skincare an cosmetics manufacturer Skin Food.[4]
It is the location o the infamous Sampoong Department Store collapse o 1995 an aw.
Seorae Village in Banpo-dong, is a sma French enclave, wi a lairge concentration o French residents an European-style restaurants, dessert cafes, as well as wineries an cafes staund alang its main street.[5]
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