Nowon-gu

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Nowon-gu
Hangul:	노원구
Hanja:	蘆原區
Revised Romanization:	Nowon-gu
McCune-Reischauer:	Nowŏn-ku
Statistics
Area:	35.44 km²
Population:	619,509
Pop. density:	17,481 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	24 administrative dong

Nowon-gu is a gu or district of Seoul, located in the northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It is the most crowded gu in Seoul, with 619,509 people living in the area of 35.44 km².

Nowon-gu was separated from neighbouring Dobong-gu in 1988. It was originally composed of 16 dong, but it now consists of 24 administrative dong.

On the northeastern border of Nowon-gu (and Seoul) lie the mountains Suraksan and Buramsan, which are famous among climbers. Jungnangcheon (or Jungnang Stream) flows through the western part (or the border) of the gu.

Singongdeok Station of Korean National Railroad's Gyeongchun Line, located in Gongneung 2-dong, Nowon-gu.

The Gyeongchun and Gyeongwon Lines of Korean National Railroad and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines four, six, and seven pass through Nowon-gu.

Nowon-gu is home to many universities, including Korea Military Academy, Seoul National University of Technology, and Seoul Women's University. The large number of schools, universities, and hagwon have given the "gu" the reputation of being the so-called "educational district" of northern Seoul, just like Seocho-gu of southern Seoul.