Gangnam District by Rex

Gangnam District

                                                                                                         - by Rex

Name of place: Gangnam

Location: Seoul, Korea, Asia, Earth

Gangnam District (Gangnam-gu, 강남구; 江南區) is one of the 25 gu (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam (강남; 江南) is literally "South of the (Han) River". As of the 2010 census, Gangnam District had a population of 527,641, making it the 4th most populated district in Seoul. Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul with an area of 39.5 km2.

Until the early 1980s Gangnam and its neighboring areas had remained the least developed in Seoul, but a prodigious development over the last 30 years has earned it a reputation of being one of the most affluent, dynamic, and influential areas in both Seoul and South Korea as a whole. It has been a supporter of U.S. forces in Korea for many years, and has hosted and organized more than 150 events for U.S. military personnel since 2004. In addition, the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Gangnam recently hosted several international conferences such as the 2010 G-20 summit and the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit.

Administration

Gangnam is one of three gu that make up the Greater Gangnam Area along with neighboring Seocho District and Songpa District. Combined, these three gu cover approximately 120 km2 land and had a population of 1,567,881 as of 2010, making up 20% of the area and 15% of the population of Seoul.

The Gangnam District office has designated two smoke-free zones within the district. The section of Gangnam Boulevard between exit No.2 of Gangnam Station of Seoul Subway Line 2 and exit No.5 of Sinnonhyeon Station of Line 9. The second being the 836-meter (914-yard) section of sidewalk along Yeongdong Boulevard from exit No.5 of Samseong Station on Line 2, outside COEX Convention & Exhibition Center and ASEM Tower of the COEX complex.

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