Gangseo-gu (Busan)

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"For a list of South Korean gu named Gangseo-gu, please see Gangseo-gu.

<tr> <td align=center style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:1px solid">Gangseo-gu</td><td style="border-top:1px solid">Image:Gangseo-gu (Busan) logo.gif</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid"> Hangul:</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid; white-space: nowrap"> 강서구</td></tr> <tr><td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid">Hanja:</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid; white-space: nowrap">江西區</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid"> Revised Romanization:</td> <td style="border-top:1px solid; white-space: nowrap"> Gangseo-gu</td> </tr><tr> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid">McCune-Reischauer:</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid; white-space: nowrap">Kangsǒ-ku</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 align=center style="border-top:1px solid">Statistics</td></tr> <tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid"> Area: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">179.05 km²</td> </tr><tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid">Population: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">57,805 2003 reg.[1]</td> </tr> <tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid">Pop. density: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">322.8 people/km² </td> </tr><tr><td align=right style="border-top:1px solid">Administrative divisions: </td><td style="border-top:1px solid">7 administrative dong</td> </tr><tr><td colspan=2 align=center style="border-top:1px solid">Image:Gangseo-gu BUSAN.PNG</td></tr>

Gangseo-gu (litteraly west of river gu) is a gu on the west side of Nakdong River in Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 179.05 km², and a population of about 60,000. Gangseo-gu was part of Buk-gu from its creation in 1978, up until 1989 when it became an independent gu.

Gangseo-gu is the westernmost gu in Busan and it shares a common borders with Gimhae City on its north-west side and Jinhae City on its south-west side.

Gangseo-gu is the birth place of the Gaya civilization.

Gimhae International Airport, Heungguk Temple, Myeongwol Temple, as well as the Eulsukdo bird sanctuary are located in Gangseo-gu.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Gangseo-gu is divided into 22 legal dong. They have been grouped together to from only 7 administrative dong, as follows:

Daejeo1-Dong
Daejeo2-Dong
Gangdong-Dong
Myeongji-Dong
Garak-Dong (4 legal dong)
- Jukrim-dong, Bongnim-dong, Sikman-dong, Jukdong-dong
Noksan-Dong (9 legal dong)
- Songjeong-dong, Hwajeon-dong, Noksan-dong, Saenggok-dong, Gurang-dong, Jisa-dong, Mieum-dong, Sinho-dong
Cheonga-Dong (5 legal dong)
- Dongseon-dong, Seongbuk-dong, Nulcha-dong, Cheonseong-dong, Daehang-dong