Nowon District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It is considered to be a residental district, due to its high concentration of apartments and residental buildings. It has the highest population density in Seoul, with 619,509 people living in the area of .
Characteristics
Nowon District was formed in 1988 by splitting from
Dobong District. The sixteen administrative neighborhoods comprising
Dobong-dong,
Chang-dong,
Wolgye-dong,
Gongneung-dong,
Hagye-dong,
Junggye-dong, and
Sanggye-dong became a part of the new Nowon District. The following year,
Dobong-dong and
Chang-dong were returned to Dobong District.
Nowon District (and Seoul) is bordered by the mountains Suraksan and Bukhansan, on the northeast. The Jungnangcheon (or Jungnang Stream) flows through the western part of Nowon.
The Gyeongchun Line and Gyeongwon Line Lines of Korean National Railroad and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines four, six, and seven pass through Nowon District.
Nowon District is home to numerous educational institutes such as Kwangwoon University, Sahmyook University, the Korea Military Academy, Sejong Science High School, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Induk University, and Seoul Women's University. The large number of schools, universities, and hagwon have given the "gu" the reputation of being the so-called "educational district" of northern Seoul, just like Gangnam District and of southern Seoul.
Kim Seong-hwan of the The Minjoo had been the mayor of the district from July 2010 to February 2018, when Kim resigned to run for the by-election of a National Assembly seat held in the district, which was vacated by Ahn Cheol-soo's resignation. Kim's bid was successful and the mayoral office is succeeded to Oh Seung-rok, also a member of The Minjoo.
In April 2013, multiplex cinema CJ CGV opened in Junggye-dong.
Symbols
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Tree: Ginkgo biloba
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Bird: Eurasian collared dove
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Flower: Korean Azalea
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Animal: Horse
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Grass: Reed
Administrative divisions
Economy
The area around Nowon Station can be considered the central hub. Bank Intersection, on the other hand, is not classified as a main center because it is primarily a district filled with cram schools and serves mainly students, especially middle and high schoolers. When considering commercial and office districts as central areas, the vicinity around Nowon Station and Seokgye Station functions as major transportation hubs, while the area near Taereung Station, where the Northern District Prosecutors' Office and Northern District Court were located, can also be seen as a central area. (In fact, some consider the Nowon-Junggye-Hagye Station zone and the Seokgye-Taereung Entrance-Gongneung Station zone as the two main hubs of Nowon District.)
Education
Schools and Universities in Nowon:
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Korea Military Academy
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Asia Pacific International School
[" Welcome to APIS." Asia Pacific International School. Retrieved on May 22, 2014. "57 Wolgye-ro 45ga-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-852, Korea"]
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Seoul National University of Science and Technology
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Kwangwoon University
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Sahmyook University
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Seoul Women's University
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Induk University
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Korean Bible University
Transportation
Railroad
- *Seoul Subway Line 1 (Gyeongwon Line)
- ;;(Dobong-gu) ← Wolgye station — Kwangwoon University — Seokgye station → (Seongbuk-gu)
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- ;;* Gyeongchun Line (Kwangwoon University)
- *Seoul Subway Line 4
- ;;Danggogae — Sanggye station — Nowon station → (Dobong-gu)
- *Seoul Subway Line 6
- ;;(Seongbuk-gu) ← Seokgye station — Taereung station — Hwarangdae → (Jungnang-gu)
- *Seoul Subway Line 7
- ;;(Dobong-gu) ← Suraksan station — Madeul station — Nowon station — Junggye station — Hagye station — Gongneung — Taereung station → (Jungnang-gu)
Sister cities
Notable people
See also
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