Geumcheon-gu | |
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금천구 · 衿川區 | |
Location o Geumcheon-gu in Seoul | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Special Ceety | Seoul |
Admeenistrative dong | 12 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Cha Sung-su (차성수) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 242,510 |
• Density | 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Staundart Time) |
Website | Geumcheon-gu offeecial wabsteid |
Geumcheon-gu is ane o the 25 gu (destricts) o Seoul, Sooth Korea. It wis creatit frae neebourin Guro-gu an sma sections frae Gwangmyeong in 1995. Its destrict office is locatit in frae o Siheung Station, nou Geumcheon-gu Office Station, in Siheung-dong.
Geumcheon-gu is locatit in the soothwast corner o the ceety, sooth o the Han River. It is bordered on the wast bi the Anyang River, an pairtially on the east bi Gwanak Muntain, a dominatin pairt o Seoul's soothren skyline.
Mony technologie companies are hoosed in Geumcheon-gu an several lairge heidquairters are locatit here, albeit the income level o Seoulites here is lawer than average. The Gyeongbu railwey frae Seoul station tae Busan Station passes throu, as well as Seoul Subway Lines 1 an 7.
The mayor o this destrict haes been Cha Sung-su (차성수) syne Julie 2010.