21 Facts About Songpa District

Previously known as Wiryeseong, the first capital of the kingdom of Baekje, Songpa District is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea.

In 2009, Songpa District was named one of the world's most livable cities at the LivCom Awards presented by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Songpa District was historically a hub of commercial and military activity as the location of several markets and the site of many battles of the Joseon era.

Songpa District hosted the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics.

In pursuit of sustainable and environment-friendly urban development and participatory local autonomy, Songpa is being developed as an autonomous district of Seoul.

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In Songpa District, these are the Garden5, is the hub of Northeast Asia's distribution market, and Garak Market for agricultural and aquatic products Asia's biggest market.

Songpa District eased regulation against construction in order to provide an optimal environment for economic activities.

Songpa District saves disposal cost by 12 million won a year, thanks to the creative idea.

Songpa District makes a good use of donated products and protects the environment at the same time, and more importantly, its residents share goods and have warmheart.

Songpa District is implementing a variety of education policies by expanding libraries, supporting improvement of school environment, providing home-stay for foreigners from Sister City, promoting public English education and supporting students from low-income families and alienated regions.

Songpa District makes every effort to ensure safe routes to schools by paving access roads to schools with vivid colors, paving non-skid treads, building speed bumps, safety barriers, traffic signals and traffic safety signs, and painting traffic lanes.

Songpa District opened "Children-Only Multiplex Facility, " which has a theater, experiential education room, kid's book cafe and cafeteria.

Songpa District established programs for English education for primary schools through "Culture Experience English Class", 260 students from 37 primary schools in Songpa District go on a field trip using only English.

Songpa District will be allocating native English-speaking tutors in every primary school by 2010 and specially supporting 19 schools by backing "After-School English Teacher" that would take charge of after-school, supplementary lessons and special activity classes.

Songpa District tries to maintain health and mental well-being of its people by holding enjoyable festivals and artistic events, by supporting athletic organizations, and by building sports facilities.

Songpa District is constantly thriving to be the district with the best environment while allowing its residents live a happy life.

Songpa District tries to build a cleaner environment by transferring an unacceptable facility to the outer area, by improving transportation system responding to the increase in transportation volume, and by expanding parks and green zones.

Songpa District's living environment is aimed to be the best in the world.

Songpa District organized "Green Songpa District Committee" for the first time among Korea's municipal governments.

Songpa District established "CO2 Mileage" policy in an effort to reduce green house gas emission.

Songpa District has as many as 140 parks, the largest number in Seoul.