Yongsan-gu

**Yongsan-gu** () is a destrict o Seoul, Sooth Korea. Its name means "Dragon Hill", derivit frae the hanja characters for draigon (龍 yong) an hill/moontain (山 san). It sits tae the North o the Han River unner the shadae o Seoul Tower. Geographically, it is locatit richt in the centre o Seoul. It is hame tae roughly 250,000 fowk, an is dividit intae 20 *[[Administrative divisions of South Korea|dong]]*, or neebourheids.  Notable locations in Yongsan Destrict include Yongsan Station, the sprawlin Yongsan Electronics Market, Haebangchon an the Itaewon commercial destrict.  Itaewon is widely kent as ane o the maist ethnically diverse regions in Korea.  Mony foreigners gravitate towards its shopping centers an nightlife.

Yongsan Destrict is the steid o Yongsan Garrison, a lairge Unitit States militar base in the hert o Seoul. Acause o the scarcity o laund in central Seoul, as well as the consolidation o U.S. Forces throughoot the Korean Peninsulae, the U.S. an Sooth Korean govrenments hae greit tae relocate the facility oot o Seoul tae Pyeongtaek bi 2013. Efter its relocation, the 243 ha o its laund is planned tae be developit intae a lairge pairk.

Sookmyung Women's University is locatit in the wastren portion o this destrict.  Nearbi, the legendary bar "Doors" haes been a hub o Sookmyung social life for years. Thare is a growin commonty o Muslims an ithers frae the Middle East due tae the location o Seoul's anerlie mosque, Seoul Central Mosque in Itaewon. This immigration trend haes caused a nummer o halal restaurants an shops tae open in the auriea.

N Seoul Tower haes been re-opened.  The touer is situatit at the tap o Namsan.  The touer wis biggit as a telly transmitter.

Yongsan is servit bi Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 4, Line 6, an the Jungang Line.

## Economy

KOSPI 200 companies based in Yongsan include Amore Pacific, Orion Confectionery, Cheil Worldwide an Hyundai Development Company. Yongsan Internaitional Business Destrict, a project propelled bi Seoul Metropolitan Govrenment tae enhance its internaitional competitiveness, is ane o the warld’s lairgest composite complexes whose tot floor aurie is 5.6 times that o Roppongi Hills in Japan an mair nor twa times that o Canary Wharf in the Unitit Kinrick. It's expectit tae be opened bi 2016.

## Admeenistrative diveesions

*Bogwang-dong (보광동 普光洞)
*Cheongpa-dong (청파동 靑坡洞)
**Seogye-dong (서계동 西界洞)
*Hangangno-dong (한강로동 漢江路洞)
*Hannam-dong (한남동 漢南洞)
*Huam-dong (후암동 厚岩洞)
*Hyochang-dong (효창동 孝昌洞)
*Ichon 1-dong (이촌 1동 二村洞)
*Ichon 2-dong (이촌 2동 二村洞)
*Itaewon 1-dong (이태원 1동 梨泰院洞)
*Itaewon 2-dong (이태원 2동 梨泰院洞)
*Namyeong-dong (남영동 南營洞)
**Dongja-dong (동자동 東子洞)
**Garwol-dong (갈월동 葛月洞)
*Seobinggo-dong (서빙고동 西氷庫洞)
**Dongbinggo-dong (동빙고동 東氷庫洞)
**Juseong-dong (주성동 鑄城洞)
*Wonhyoro 1-dong (원효로 1동 元曉路洞)
**Munbae-dong (문배동 文培洞)
**Singye-dong (신계동 新契洞)
*Wonhyoro 2-dong (원효로 2동 元曉路洞)
**Sancheon-dong (산천동 山泉洞)
**Sinchang-dong (신창동 新倉洞)
**Cheongam-dong (청암동 淸岩洞)
*Yongmun-dong (용문동 龍門洞)
**Dowon-dong (도원동 桃園洞)
*Yongsan 2 ga-dong (용산 2가동 龍山洞)

## Attractions

*National Museum of Korea
*War Memorial of Korea
*Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art
*The Kim Koo Museum
*United States Forces Korea
* Seoul Central Mosque
* Grand Hyatt Seoul on historic Moont Namsan
* Red licht destrict - Yongsan Station

## Sister ceeties
* Dangjin, Sooth Korea
* Sacramento, Unitit States
* Shaoxing, Cheenae
* Xuanwu, Cheenae

## See an aw
*Haebangchon
*Admeenistrative diveesions o Sooth Korea
*Geografie o Sooth Korea
*Yongsan bombin

## References

## Freemit airtins

*Yongsan-gu website 
*Yongsan : Official Seoul City Tourism