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Western Seoul's creative, youthful, transit-rich district — built around Hongdae.
- 면적:
- 23.89 km²
- 인구:
- ~375,000
- 법정동:
- 24
Mapo-gu sits on the north bank of the Han River in western Seoul and is one of the city's best-connected, most international districts. It's anchored by Hongdae — the arts-and-nightlife scene around Hongik University — and threaded by five rail lines, including a direct airport train. Rents tend to run lower than Itaewon with strong English access, which is why it draws students, young professionals, and creatives more than families after quiet suburban space.
주거비
최근 국토교통부 공식 실거래의 중위값입니다. 가장 싼 값도, 호가도 아닌 현실적인 중간값입니다.
Apartments
- 전세 보증금
- ₩670M거래 5845건
- 월세 보증금
- ₩100M + 월 ₩1.0M거래 5957건
- 매매가 / ㎡
- ₩18.1M/㎡거래 2532건
Officetels
- 전세 보증금
- ₩243M거래 798건
- 월세 보증금
- ₩10.0M + 월 ₩720K거래 5240건
- 매매가 / ㎡
- ₩7.8M/㎡거래 861건
Villas & row houses
- 전세 보증금
- ₩240M거래 3406건
- 월세 보증금
- ₩30.0M + 월 ₩570K거래 4467건
- 매매가 / ㎡
- ₩11.5M/㎡거래 1808건
이동하기
Mapo is served by Seoul Subway Lines 2, 5, and 6, the Gyeongui-Jungang commuter line, and the AREX Airport Railroad — unusually dense coverage for a single district. Its standout for newcomers is a direct airport connection: the AREX all-stop train links Hongik University and Gongdeok stations to Incheon International Airport without a transfer.
Hongik Univ. (Hongdae)
Line 2 · Gyeongui-Jungang · AREX
Busiest hub; arts & nightlife core
Gongdeok
Line 5 · Line 6 · Gyeongui-Jungang · AREX
Four-line interchange; office district
Hapjeong
Line 2 · Line 6
Near Mangwon & the river
Mapo
Line 5
Incheon Airport (ICN) → Hongik Univ. / Gongdeok in about 53 minutes on the AREX all-stop train, direct (no transfer), departing roughly every 10 minutes.
어떤 사람들이 사나
Each part of Mapo has its own feel. Hongdae is the epicenter of Seoul youth culture — indie cafes, live-music clubs, designer shops, and street art — and is especially popular with younger expats, international students, and English teachers. Yeonnam-dong and Mangwon are the calmer, more residential versions: Mangwon has a lively traditional market, a strong food scene, and river access. Sangam-dong, to the west, is Digital Media City, a broadcast-and-media cluster (KBS, MBC, SBS, JTBC), paired with World Cup Park along the Han.
- Hongdae— Art, nightlife, student energy — the international core.
- Yeonnam-dong— Cafés and a calmer, trendy scene just north of Hongdae.
- Mangwon-dong— Lived-in local feel, traditional market, riverside.
- Sangam-dong— Digital Media City — media/broadcast jobs, big parks.
- Gongdeok— Offices and the district's best transit interchange.
외국인 거주자를 위한 정보
Mapo is a dense student hub with strong English access. Hongdae draws a notably international crowd — Japanese, Chinese, and Western European residents are common — while Yeonnam and Mangwon attract a broader mix of longer-term foreign residents. Three major universities cluster here or one stop east in Seodaemun, so international-student services, language exchanges, and English-speaking amenities are close at hand.
자치구 안팎의 대학
- Hongik University— In Mapo; ~1,200+ international students from 70+ countries. Korea's top fine-arts program.
- Sogang University— In Mapo, ~1.5 km east of Hongik.
- Yonsei University— One Line 2 stop east at Sinchon (Seodaemun-gu).
- Ewha Womans University— Just east in Seodaemun-gu, near Sinchon.