Seodaemun District

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Seodaemun 서대문구
Autonomous District
서대문구 · 西大門區
A street at night in Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun
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Location of Seodaemun-gu in Seoul
Coordinates: 37°34′45″N 126°56′12″E / 37.57917°N 126.93667°E / 37.57917; 126.93667
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	14
Government
• Body	Seodaemun District Council
• Mayor	Lee Sung-heon (People Power)
• MNAs	List of MNAs Woo Sang-ho (Democratic) Kim Yeong-ho (Democratic)
Area
• Total	17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	313,814
• Density	18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
Demonym	서대문구민 (Seodaemun gumin)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code	03600 ~ 03899
Area code	+82-2,300,700,3150~
Flower	Rose
Tree	Pine tree
Bird	Korean magpie
Website	Seodaemun-gu official website

Seodaemun District (Korean: 서대문구, romanized: Seodaemun-gu, "Great West Gate") is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.

Seodaemun has a population of 313,814 (2010) and has a geographic area of 17.61 km² (6.8 sq mi), and is divided into 14 dong (administrative neighborhoods). Seodaemun is located in northwestern Seoul, bordering the city districts of Eunpyeong to the northwest, Mapo to the southwest, Jung to the southeast, and Jongno to the east.

Seodaemun is part of the Seongjeosimni (Outer old Seoul) area and is named after Donuimun, one of the Eight Gates of Seoul which was formerly located within the district. Seodaemun is home to Seodaemun Independence Park, which contains several historic monuments and buildings such as the Seodaemun Prison museum and the Independence Gate.

Moon Seok-Jin (문석진) of the Democratic Party has been the mayor of Seodaemun since July 2010.