Downtown Seoul

The Downtown Seoul (Korean: 서울 도심, 서울 도심부, 서울 시내), also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An is traditional city center and central business district of Seoul, located through Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Seoul Station of Jung District along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro. For its time-honored and unique geographic status in Seoul, the Downtown is usually just called as 'The Central Business District (Seoul CBD)', or sometimes as 'Gwanghwamun Business District' for outstanding landmark 'Gwanghwamun' at the heart of it.

Downtown Seoul
서울 도심
Picture of Downtown Seoul taken from Inwangsan, 2015
Nicknames: 
Seoul Central Business District, Sadaemun-An
Boundary of the Downtown Seoul
Downtown Seoul
Location within Seoul
Coordinates: 37.5722099°N 126.9768146°E / 37.5722099; 126.9768146 (Downtown Seoul)
CountrySouth Korea
CitySeoul Special City
Area
  Total17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total106,162
  Density5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Korean name
Hangul
서울 도심, 서울 시내
Hanja
서울 都心, 서울 市內
Revised RomanizationSeoul dosim, Seoul sinae
McCune–ReischauerSŏul toshim, Sŏul shinae
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