Seongbuk District

Seongbuk District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The district is located in the mid-north part of the city. The current Mayor is Kim Young-bae (김영배), who has been mayor since July 1, 2010. Seongbuk-gu was established under Presidential Decree No. 159 on August 13, 1949 (including some areas of Dongdaemun-gu and some areas of Sungin-myeon, Goyang-gun), and was promoted to a autonomous district by implementing a Gu-level local government on May 1, 1988. Administrative divisions Seongbuk District consists of 20 administrative dongs (haengjeong-dong, 행정동) and 39 legal dongs (beopjeong-dong, 법정동). Anam-dong (안암동 安岩洞) Bomun-dong (보문동 普門洞) Donam-dong (돈암동 敦岩洞) 1~2 Dongseon-dong (동선동 東仙洞) 1~2 Dongsomun-dong (동소문동 東小門洞) Gireum-dong (길음동 吉音洞) 1~3 Jangwi-dong (장위동 長位洞) 1~3 Jeongneung-dong (정릉동 貞陵洞) 1~4 Jongam-dong (종암동 鍾岩洞) 1~2 Samseon-dong (삼선동 三仙洞) 1~2 Sangwolgok-dong (상월곡동 上月谷洞) Seokgwan-dong (석관동 石串洞) 1~2 Seongbuk-dong (성북동 城北洞) 1~2 Wolgok-dong (월곡동 月谷洞) 1~4동 Hawolgok-dong (하월곡동 下月谷洞), beopjeong-dong administered by the haengjeong-dong offices of Wolgok 1 ~2 dong