Kangnam

area, Seoul, South Korea
Also known as: Gangnam, South City

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  • Seoul: Changgyeong Palace
    In Seoul: City site

    Known as Gangnam (“South River”), or “South City”—as opposed to Gangpuk (“North River”), or “North City,” north of the Han—the affluent area contains more than half the city’s population and, correspondingly, supplies half the local tax income. Gangnam is characterized by high-rise apartment blocks and new office…

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