Gangnam District
one of the districts (gu) of Seoul
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Summary
Gangnam District is a district of Seoul[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of district of seoul entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,417 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Seoul[3]
- Country: South Korea[4]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Apgujeong-dong[5], Cheongdam-dong[6], Daechi-dong[7], Dogok-dong[8], Gaepo-dong[9], Irwon-dong[10], Nonhyeon-dong[11], Samseong-dong[12], Segok-dong[13], Sinsa-dong[14], Suseo-dong[15], Yeoksam-dong[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Kaslik[17], Riverside[18], Fredericton[19]
- Postal code: 06000 ~ 06499[20]
- Part of: Seoul[21]
- Commons category: Gangnam-gu, Seoul[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[23], Korea Standard Time[24]
- Local dialing code: 2-2226[25]
- Official website: http://www.gangnam.go.kr/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gangnam District[27]
- Population: 577,380[28], 546,291[29]
- Time of earliest written record: 1998[30]
- Category for people born here: Q32755425[31]
- Category of associated people: Q32755429[32]
- Area: 39.55 km²[33]
- Social media followers: 17,904[34], 21,213[35], 10,400[36], 17,676[37], 18,800[38], 17,543[39], 21,500[40], 24,100[41], 26,400[42]
Why It Matters
Gangnam District has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]