Yongsan District

one of the districts (gu) of Seoul, South Korea

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Country: South Korea
Region: Sudogwon
Special city: Seoul
District established: 1896 (as Yongsan-bang), 1946 (Yongsan District)
Body: Yongsan-gu Council
Mayor: Park Hee-young ( Independent )
Mna: Kwon Young-se ( People Power )
Total: 21.87 km (8.44 sq mi)
Density: 9,380/km (24,290/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+9 ( Korea Standard Time )
Postal code: 04300 – 04499
Area code s: +82-2-7xx
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Yongsan District (Korean: 용산구; RR: Yongsan-gu, [jo̞ŋsʰa̠n ku]) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of 21.87 km (8.44 sq mi), and is divided into 19 dong (administrative neighborhoods). Yongsan is located near Downtown Seoul, on the northern bank of the Han River, bordering the city districts of Jung to the north, Mapo to the west, Yeongdeungpo and Dongjak to the southwest, Seocho and Gangnam District to the southeast, and Seongdong to the east.

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