Gangnam District (kor)

Gangnam District

Gangnam District ranks 2,920th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind West Orange, New Jersey, Stanford, California, and College Station, Texas. Memorable people born in Gangnam District include Kim Joo-hyuk, D.O., and Kim Soo-hyun. Gangnam District has been the birth place of many actors, and singers. Gangnam District is located in South Korea.

Gangnam District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The term Gangnam translates to "South of the [Han] River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi). As of the 2024 census, Gangnam District had a population of 556,570. There is a high concentration of wealth in the district, with prices for an apartment as of 2024 more than double those in the rest of Seoul. Gangnam District is part of Gangnam School District Eight, along with the Seocho District. This district shares half of Gangnam-daero Gangnam Station area with Seocho District, which is one of the most crowded places in South Korea. Read more on Wikipedia