Songpa-gu

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Songpa-gu
Hangul 송파구 Hanja 松坡區 Revised Romanization Songpa-gu McCune-Reischauer Songp'a-gu
Statistics
Area 33.89 km² (13 sq mi) Population (2002) 649,888 Population density 19,176/km² (49,666/sq mi) Administrative divisions 28 administrative dong
Location map
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Songpa-gu is a gu of Seoul, South Korea. It is located in the southeast of the city. Songpa-gu is home to the Lotte Hotel and Lotte World. The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Songpa-gu. The Olympic Park and Olympic Sports Complex are still major attractions. Olympic related sculptures stretch between the two locations, intersected by the Lotte complex. A large farmer's market, called Garak Market (가락시장), is located in Garak-dong, in the center of Songpa-gu.

The geography of Songpa-gu is relatively flat throughout and administrators have attempted to make it Seoul's most bicycle friendly district. Nearly all sidewalks have bicycle lanes accompanied with international bicycle symbols or notifications.

"Dong" (primary division of "gu" in South Korea) of Songpa-gu includes Jamsil-dong, Jangji-dong, Samjeon-dong, Seokchon-dong, Garak-dong, Macheon-dong, Munjung-dong, Geoyeo-dong, Ogeum-dong, Bangi-dong, Sinchun-dong, Songpa-dong, Pungnap-dong, and Oryun-dong.

Contents 1 Transportation 1.1 Railroad 2 Sister Cities 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railroad

• Korail

• Bundang Line

(Gangnam-gu) ← Bokjeong → (Seongnam)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 2 Circle Line

(Gwangjin-gu) ← Seongnae - Jamsil - Sincheon - Sports Complex → (Gangnam-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 5

(Gangdong-gu) ← Olympic Park - Bangi - Ogeum - Gaerong - Geoyeo - Macheon

• Seoul Subway Line 8

(Gangdong-gu) ← Mongchontoseong - Jamsil - Seokchon - Songpa - Garak Market - Munjeong - Jangji - Bokjeong → (Seongnam)

[edit] Sister Cities

• Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tonghua, China

[edit] See also

• Gangnam District
• List of Korea-related topics
• Geography of South Korea

[edit] External links

• http://www.songpa.seoul.kr/english/eng_main.htm

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