pɑːɹtˈɪʃənd fɹʌm joʊŋdjˈuːŋpoʊ dˈɪstɹɪkt ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt æz ɐ dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, ɪt nˈaʊ nˈeɪbɚz ðə sɪˈɑːtʃoʊ, dˈɑːŋdʒæk, ɡjˈʊɹɹoʊ, ænd dʒˈuːmtʃən dˈɪstɹɪkts, ænd ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz dʒˌʊɹɹɪsdˈɪkʃən ˌoʊvɚ twˈɛnti wˈʌn nˈeɪbɚhˌʊdz dˈɑːŋ, wɪð ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.
Partitioned from Yeongdeungpo District and established as a district in 1973, it now neighbours the Seocho, Dongjak, Guro, and Geumcheon Districts, and exercises jurisdiction over 21 neighbourhoods (dong), with a population of 500,000.