page_title: Seodaemun District
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Seodaemun District / Administrative divisions
context_page_description: Seodaemun District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea.
  Seodaemun has a population of 313,814 and has a geographic area of 17.61 km², and is divided into 14 dong. Seodaemun is located in northwestern Seoul, bordering the city districts of Eunpyeong to the northwest, Mapo to the southwest, Jung to the southeast, and Jongno to the east.
  Seodaemun is part of the Seongjeosimni area and is named after Donuimun, one of the Eight Gates of Seoul which was formerly located within the district. Seodaemun is home to Seodaemun Independence Park, which contains several historic monuments and buildings such as the Seodaemun Prison museum and the Independence Gate.
  Moon Seok-Jin of the Democratic Party has been the mayor of Seodaemun since July 2010.
context_section_description: Seodaemun District consists of 14 "administrative dong"s (haengjeong-dong 행정동).
  Sinchon-dong (신촌동 新村洞)
  Daesin-dong (대신동 大新洞)
  Bongwon-dong (봉원동 奉元洞)
  Daehyeon-dong (대현동 大峴洞)
  Changcheon-dong (창천동 滄川洞)
  Bukgajwa-dong (북가좌동 北加佐洞) 1∼2
  Bugahyeon-dong (북아현동 北阿峴洞)
  Cheonyeon-dong (천연동 天然洞)
  Hyeonjeo-dong (현저동 峴底洞)
  Naengcheon-dong (냉천동 冷泉洞)
  Yeongcheon-dong (영천동 靈泉洞)
  Okcheon-dong (옥천동 玉川洞)
  Chunghyeon-dong (충현동 忠峴洞)
  Chungjeongno-dong (충정로동 忠正路洞)
  Hap-dong (합동 蛤洞)
  Migeun-dong (미근동 渼芹洞)
  Hongeun-dong (홍은동 弘恩洞) 1∼2
  Hongje-dong (홍제동 弘濟洞) 1∼3
  Namgajwa-dong (남가좌동 南加佐洞) 1∼2
  Yeonhui-dong (연희동 延禧洞)
caption: Administrative divisions