Kansogu ( cor. , ? , 江西 區? , New romanization : Gangseo-gu ) is a district on the south bank of the Hangang River in western Seoul , the capital of South Korea . Has the status of self-government since 1977 .
| Kansogu | |
|---|---|
| First mention | 1977 [1] |
| Area | 41.4 [2] km² |
| Population | 584,728 (March 31, 2,009) [2] people |
| Housing Area | 12.6 [2] thousand m² |
| Postal codes | 07500 ~ 07899 |
| Phone Codes | + 82-2-2600 ~ |
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Content
- 1 Name
- 2 Location on the city map
- 3 History
- 4 General characteristics
- 5 Attractions
- 6 Twin Cities
- 7 Notes
Title
The name of the district is simply translated: “kan” (cor. “강”) - “river”, “sos” (cor. “서”) - “west”, “gu” (or “ku”, cor. “구”) - "area". That is literally - "the area to the west of the river ."
Location on a city map
From the north, west and southwest, Kansogu is bordered by the province of Gyeonggi-do , and the city of Gimpo is located on the northwest side of the district. In the south and southeast are located the areas of Yangcheongu and Yondyongphu . From the east, on the opposite bank of the Hangan, is the Maphogu district.
History
On January 1, 1963, part of the territory of the Gyeonggi-do province became part of the capital's Yondynphu district.
On September 1, 1977, 16 tones (cor. 동) separated from Yondınphogu and formed the Kansogu district. [one]
On January 1, 1988, Kansogu from Kansogu was allocated the Yangcheong District.
General characteristics
More than 60% of Kansogu territory is occupied by green areas - parks and forests.
On the territory of the district there are: 46 kindergartens, 80 schools (69 of them are state-owned, 11 are private), 2 vocational colleges and 2 universities (one state, one private). [3]
The internal composition of Kansogu is constantly changing from the moment of gaining the status of self-government - smaller administrative divisions (tones) inside it are divided into smaller ones or combined into larger ones. The last such change in the internal administrative structure of the district was carried out on August 25, 2008 , as a result of which the number of tones decreased from 22 to 20, but the area of Kansogu remained unchanged.
Attractions
In the eastern part of Kansogu, bordering the Hangan River (Kaya 2-ton, cor. 가야 2 동), there is the Khojun Museum (cor. 허준 박물관), named after the Korean doctor Ho Joon (cor. 허준), which during the reign of Wang Songjo (cor. 선조, reign: 1567 - 1608 ) of the Joseon Dynasty systematized Korean traditional medicine .
Gimpo Airport is located in the southwestern part of Kansogu, Konhandon (cor. 공항동), which for 60 years has been the main “air gateway” of South Korea until it was replaced by Incheon (airport) in 2001 . Until Previously, Gimpo Airport was located in Kwahedon (cor. 과해동), but on December 1, 1998, Kwahedon was annexed to Konhandon. [one]
Twin Cities
Inside the country:
- Imsil County, Jeollabuk-do Province , Republic of Korea (since October 28, 1999 ) [4]
- Sanju , Gyeongsangbuk-do Province , Republic of Korea (since April 8, 2003 ) [5]
- Taean County, Chungcheongnam-do Province , Republic of Korea (since November 5, 2003 ) [6]
- Gangneung City, Gangwon-do Province, Republic of Korea (since February 26, 2004 ) [7]
- Yeosu , Jeollanam-do Province , Republic of Korea (since April 18, 2005 ) [8]
- Haman County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province , Republic of Korea (since January 30, 2008 ) [9]
Abroad:
- Penrith , New South Wales , Australia ( December 9, 1994 ) [10]
- Zhaoyuan city ( Chinese : 招远; pinyin : Zhāoyuǎn), Shandong province, China (since November 4, 1998 ) [11]
Friendly cities:
- Otaru ( Jap. 小樽 市 , Otaru-shi ), Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan (since February 5, 2009 ) [12]
- Changning District ( Chinese长宁 区, Pinyin : Chángníng Qū ), Shanghai , China (from August 29, 2007 ) [13]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 6, 2009. Archived April 23, 2004. Kansogu administration site. Section "History of Kanso" (cor.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 6, 2009. Archived April 23, 2004. Kansogu administration site. Section "General Description of Kansogu"
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main4_3.jsp (inaccessible link) Kansogu administration website. Section "General Description of Kanso: The Most Important Institutions"
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_21.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu Administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Information on Domestic Cities” " (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_22.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu Administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Information on Domestic Cities” " (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_23.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu Administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Information on Domestic Cities” " (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_24.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu Administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Information on Domestic Cities” " (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_25.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu Administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Information on Domestic Cities” " (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_26.jsp (inaccessible link) Kansogu administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Information on Domestic Cities” (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_11.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Foreign Twin Cities / Friendly Cities” (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_12.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Foreign Twin Cities / Friendly Cities” (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_13.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu Administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Foreign Twin Cities / Friendly Cities” (cor.)
- ↑ http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/portal/introduc/main_2_4_14.jsp (unavailable link) Kansogu Administration website. Section “Twin Cities: Foreign Twin Cities / Friendly Cities” (cor.)