Dongdaemun District

Dongdaemun 동대문구
Autonomous District
동대문구 · 東大門區
Streetview of Nangye-ro in Sinseol-dong
Location of Dongdaemun-gu in Seoul
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Special City	Seoul
Administrative dong	14
Government
• Mayor	Yoo Deok-yeol
Area
• Total	14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	346,770
• Density	24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal code.	02400~02699
Area code	02-900,2200
Website	District Government

Dongdaemun District (Dongdaemun-gu) is one of the 25 gu (districts) of Seoul, South Korea. It is located to the north of the River Han. Its district office is in Yongdu-dong where is close to the underground station of branch of Line 2.

The mayor of this district is Sarip Hong (홍사립) since July 2006.

Dongdaemun District was first created in 1943 when the "gu" system started and was larger in area than today. Seongbuk District separated from the district in 1949, and Changsin Dong and Sungin Dong were given to Jongno District in 1975. An additional 17 dong (neighborhoods) separated to become Jungnang District in 1988.

Dongdaemun District currently comprises 14 dongs.

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Dongdaemun District borders Seongbuk District to the north-west, Jungnang District to the east (with the Jungnangcheon stream forming the border), Gwangjin District to the south-east, Seongdong District to the south, meets Jung District at a point in the south-west and borders Jongno District to the west. The busiest neighbourhood of the district is the Cheongnyangni area - a large commercial zone formed around Cheongnyangni Station, one of the secondary CBDs of Seoul. Dongdaemun District is named after the east gate in Seoul's city walls, Dongdaemun, but Dongdaemun itself is actually located in Jongno District. This is due to an administrative border change.