Nowon-gu

Nowon-gu 노원구
Destrict
노원구 · 蘆原區
Seoul Naitional Varsity o Technology
Location o Nowon-gu in Seoul
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special Ceety	Seoul
Admeenistrative dong	22
Govrenment
• Mayor	Kim Seong-Hwan (김성환)
Area
• Total	35.44 km2 (13.68 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	587,248
• Density	17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time)
Website	Nowon-gu offeecial wabsteid

Nowon-gu is a residential destrict o Seoul, Sooth Korea, Locatit in the northeastren pairt o the metropolitan ceety. It haes the heichest population density in Seoul, wi 619,509 fowk livin in the aurie o 35.44 km².

Characteristic

Nowon-gu (an Seoul) is bordered bi the mountains Suraksan an Bukhansan, on the northeast. The Jungnangcheon (or Jungnang Stream) flows throu the wastren pairt of Nowon.

The Gyeongchun an Gyeongwon Lines of Korean National Railroad an the Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines fower, sax, an seiven pass throu Nowon Destrict.

Nowon Destrict is home tae numerous educational institutes sic as Sahmyook University, the Korea Military Academy, Sejong Science High School, Seoul National University of Technology, Induk University an Seoul Women's University. The muckle nummer of schuils, varsities, an hagwon hae gien the "gu" the reputation of bein the sae-cried "educational district" of northren Seoul, juist lik Gangnam an Seocho Districts of soothren Seoul.

The mayor of this destrict is Kim Seong-Hwan syne Julie 2010.

In Apryle 2013, multiplex cinema CGV Junggye opened in Junggye-dong.

Admeenistrative diveesions

• Gongneung-dong (공릉동 孔陵洞) 1∼3 (Baith 1 an 3 admeenistrative dongs are combined ilk ither in Januar 2008)
• Hagye-dong (하계동 下溪洞) 1∼2
• Junggye bon-dong (중계본동 中溪本洞)
• Junggye-dong (중계동 中溪本洞) 1∼4
• Sanggye-dong (상계동 上溪洞) 1∼10 (3 an 4 admeenistrative dongs wur combined in Januar 2008)
• Wolgye-dong (월계동 月溪洞) 1∼4

Transportation

Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1 (Gyeongwon Line)

(Dobong-gu) ← Wolgye — Kwangwoon University — Seokgye → (Seongbuk-gu)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 4

Danggogae — Sanggye — Nowon → (Dobong-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 6

(Seongbuk-gu) ← Seokgye — Taereung — Hwarangdae → (Jungnang-gu)

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Dobong-gu) ← Suraksan — Madeul — Nowon — Junggye — Hagye — Gongneung — Taereung → (Jungnang-gu)

Sister ceeties

• Huaping, Cheenae
• Cairo, Egyp
• Milan, Italy

See an aw

• Hong Jung-wook

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid o the Destrict Office o Nowon-gu Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)