Seoul's 25 districts
Seoul is divided into 25 autonomous districts (gu). The Han River runs through the city: 14 districts lie on its north side and 11 on its south side. Together they have 427 administrative neighborhoods (haengjeong-dong) in the October 1, 2026 boundary data.
How Fill the Map teaches Seoul
The 25 districts are grouped into five lessons of four to six places. You start downtown, move to the southern half of the city, then finish in the northeast. After the five lessons there is a full practice with all 25 mixed together and a timed test.
| Lesson | Districts |
|---|---|
| 1. Downtown and northwest | Jongno-gu, Jung-gu, Yongsan-gu, Eunpyeong-gu, Seodaemun-gu, Mapo-gu |
| 2. South of the Han, east | Dongjak-gu, Seocho-gu, Gangnam-gu, Songpa-gu, Gangdong-gu |
| 3. South of the Han, west | Gangseo-gu, Yangcheon-gu, Guro-gu, Geumcheon-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Gwanak-gu |
| 4. Northeast, lower | Seongdong-gu, Gwangjin-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Jungnang-gu |
| 5. Northeast, upper | Seongbuk-gu, Gangbuk-gu, Dobong-gu, Nowon-gu |
All 25 districts
| District | Han River | Neighborhoods | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dobong-gu | north | 14 | 5 |
| Dongdaemun-gu | north | 15 | 4 |
| Eunpyeong-gu | north | 16 | 1 |
| Gangbuk-gu | north | 13 | 5 |
| Gwangjin-gu | north | 15 | 4 |
| Jongno-gu | north | 17 | 1 |
| Jung-gu | north | 15 | 1 |
| Jungnang-gu | north | 16 | 4 |
| Mapo-gu | north | 16 | 1 |
| Nowon-gu | north | 19 | 5 |
| Seodaemun-gu | north | 14 | 1 |
| Seongbuk-gu | north | 20 | 5 |
| Seongdong-gu | north | 17 | 4 |
| Yongsan-gu | north | 16 | 1 |
| Dongjak-gu | south | 15 | 2 |
| Gangdong-gu | south | 19 | 2 |
| Gangnam-gu | south | 22 | 2 |
| Gangseo-gu | south | 20 | 3 |
| Geumcheon-gu | south | 10 | 3 |
| Guro-gu | south | 16 | 3 |
| Gwanak-gu | south | 21 | 3 |
| Seocho-gu | south | 18 | 2 |
| Songpa-gu | south | 27 | 2 |
| Yangcheon-gu | south | 18 | 3 |
| Yeongdeungpo-gu | south | 18 | 3 |