Gangbuk District

Gangbuk

강북구
Gangbuk 강북구
Autonomous District
	강북구 · 江北區
	Suyu-dong
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	Location of Gangbuk-gu in Seoul
	Coordinates: 37°38′22.60″N 127°1′32.36″E / 37.6396111°N 127.0256556°E
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special city	Seoul
Administrative dong	18
Government
• Body	Gangbuk District Council
• Mayor	Lee Soon-hee (Democratic)
• MNAs	List of MNAs
Area
• Total	23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	324,413
• Density	14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Postal code	01000~01299
Website	Gangbuk-gu official website

Gangbuk District (Gangbuk-gu) is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from it being located at the north of Han river. It was created from neighbouring Dobong District (도봉구) in 1995. The current mayor is Park Gyeom-su.

^ Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.

[kosispop-1] Korean Statistical Information Service (Korean) > Population and Household > Census Result (2010) > Population by Administrative district, Sex and Age / Alien by Administrative district and Sex, Retrieved 2010-06-02.

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