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Overview of Seodaemun-gu
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- A residential area with many green areas, including mountains such as Ansan and Baengryeonsan
- An important hub of the transportation network linking downtown Seoul with the suburbs
- A leading district in Seoul in terms of education and culture, home to prestigious universities such as Yonsei, Ewha, and Sogang
- Land area : 17.61㎢ (2.91% of Seoul)
- Residential area 15.38㎢ (87.3%)
- Commercial area 0.30㎢ (1.7%)
- Green area 1.93㎢ (11.0%)
- Population : 143,723 households, 305,840 people (2021.10.31.)
- Male 146,208(48%), Female 159,632 (52%)
- Aging population (65 and over) : 53,766 (17.6%)
- Housing : 118,177
- Detached houses 11,144(9.42%)
- Apartments 42,414 (35.9%)
- Row houses 5,469 (4.6%)
- Multiplex houses 26,038 (22.1%)
- Multi-household houses 33,112 (28.0%)
- Administrative Districts
- 14Dong 540Tong 4,239Ban
- Mountains
- Ansan, Inwangsan, Gungdongsan, Bukhansan and Baengryeonsan Mountains
- Streams
- Hongjecheon Stream : B=30-50m L=6,120m
- Bulgwangcheon Stream : B=50m L=1,530m
- Key facilities
- Educational Institutions : 77 (Kindergarten 26, Elementary 18, Middle 14, High 7, Foreigner 2, College 9, Special 1)
- Daycare facilities : 175(National 27, Private 68, Home 66, Workplace 5, Afterschool 8, Co-op 1)
- Welfare facilities : 215 (Welfare center 3, Handicapped 18, Aged 153, Children 22, Other 19)
- Medical institutions : 412 (General 2, Hospital 7, Clinic 191, Dental 120, Oriental 92)
- Cultural assets: 105(National 4, Treasure 49, Private 6, Folk 5, Registered 24, City 18) *1 Overlap
- 2Religious facilities : 256 (Protestantism 183, Buddhism 57, Catholic 6, Other 10)
- Urban infrastructure facilities
- Road : 309㎢
- Water supply pipes: 589㎞
- Sewage pipes: 347㎞
- Parks: 519ha
- Urban gas supplied to: 133,152 households (98.8%)
- Subway: 8.5㎞ (Lines 2, 3, and 5)
- Administrative Organizations
- Organization : 1 Head 6 Bureaus 3 Officers 33 Sections 1 Branch 14 Dong 1 Executive 1 Office
- Personnel: 1,292
