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Seongbuk District, Northern administrative district in Seoul, South Korea

Seongbuk District extends across 24.57 square kilometers of land in Seoul, containing 20 administrative subdivisions and 39 legal neighborhoods.

The district gained its official status through Presidential Decree No. 159 in August 1949, incorporating sections from Dongdaemun District and Sungin-myeon.

The district contains numerous Buddhist temples, traditional Korean buildings, and houses multiple foreign embassies representing different nations.

The Seoul Metro Lines 4 and 6 connect Seongbuk District with central Seoul, providing transportation links for its 423,439 residents.

The Korea Furniture Museum in Seongbuk displays traditional Korean furniture collections within ten buildings constructed in historical architectural styles.

Location: Seoul

Website: http://seongbuk.go.kr

GPS coordinates: 37.58918,127.01821

Latest update: March 12, 2025 02:21

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