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{{Infobox settlement
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| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ko
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in South Korea|Autonomous District]]
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| image_skyline = View of Yeongdo.png
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_blank_emblem = Yeongdo-gu logo.png
| image_map = Busan Yeongdo-gu.svg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincial level]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Busan]]
| subdivision_name3 = 11 administrative ''dong''
| parts_type =
| parts =
| area_total_km2 = 14.15
| population_total = 124026
| population_as_of = 2017<ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| website = {{url|http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/|Yeongdo District Office}}
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|影|島|區}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info2 = Yeongdo-gu
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Yǒngdo-ku
| image_flag = Flag of Yeongdo, Busan.svg
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[[File:Korea Maritime University in Busan.png|thumb|300px|[[Korea Maritime and Ocean University]]]]
'''Yeongdo District''' ({{Korean|hangul=영도구}}) is a ''[[Subdivisions of South Korea|gu]]'' (district) in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. The ''gu'' itself is limited to Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1957.{{cn|date=April 2022}}
The [[Korea Maritime and Ocean University]] and the [[National Maritime Museum, South Korea|National Maritime Museum]] of Korea are located in Yeongdo-gu.
==Origin of the Name "Yeongdo"==
Mythologically, horses that
After
==Administrative divisions==
[[File:02-04-yeongdo-en.svg|300px|thumb|Administrative divisions]]▼
Yeongdo-gu is divided into 22 legal ''dong'', which
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!Legal ''dong''
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|Yeongseon-dong 1-ga
| rowspan="2" |Yeongseon
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|Yeongseon-dong 2-ga
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|Yeongseon-dong 3-ga
| rowspan="2" |Yeongseon
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|Yeongseon-song 4-ga
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|Bongnae-dong 1-ga
| rowspan="3" |Bongnae
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|Bongnae-dong 2-ga
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|Bongnae-dong 4-ga
| rowspan="2" |Bongnae
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|Bongnae-dong 5-ga
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| rowspan="2" |Cheonghak-dong
|Cheonghak
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|Cheonghak
|-
| rowspan="3" |Dongsam-dong
|Dongsam
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|Dongsam
|-
|Dongsam
|}
==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Luwan District|Luwan]], [[China]]
*{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Marikina]], [[Philippines]]
== Cityscape ==
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File:Yeongdo, Busan.png|
File:Side of Yeongdo in Busan.png|
File:Night of Yeongdo.png|Nighttime in Yeongdo
File:Western Side of Yeongdo.png|
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Yeongdo-gu, Busan}}
* [http://english.yeongdo.go.kr/ Yeongdo-gu website] {{
{{Busan}}
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 4 January 2024
Yeongdo
영도구 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 影島區 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdo-gu |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yǒngdo-ku |
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 Flag  | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Provincial level | Busan |
| Administrative divisions | 11 administrative dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2017[1]) | |
| • Total | 124,026 |
| • Density | 8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Website | Yeongdo District Office |
Yeongdo District (Korean: 영도구) is a gu (district) in Busan, South Korea. The gu itself is limited to Yeong-do (Yeong Island) located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of gu in 1957.[citation needed]
The Korea Maritime and Ocean University and the National Maritime Museum of Korea are located in Yeongdo-gu.
Origin of the Name "Yeongdo"[edit]
The former name of Yeong-do (Yeong Island) was Jeolyeong-do (Jeolyeong Island).
Mythologically, horses that could run a thousand miles, so-called "Chollima", lived on this island. Because the horses living on this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them, this island was called, "Jeolyeong-do".
After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, the name of the island was changed to, "Yeongdo-gu.[2]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Yeongdo-gu is divided into 22 legal dong, which all together comprise 11 administrative dong, as follows:
| Legal dong | Administrative dong |
|---|---|
| Namhang-dong 1-ga | Namhang-dong |
| Namhang-dong 2-ga | |
| Namhang-dong 3-ga | |
| Daegyo-dong 1-ga | |
| Daegyo-dong 2-ga | |
| Daepyeong-dong 1-ga | |
| Daepyeong-dong 2-ga | |
| Daepyeong-dong 3-ga | |
| Yeongseon-dong 1-ga | Yeongseon 1-dong |
| Yeongseon-dong 2-ga | |
| Yeongseon-dong 3-ga | Yeongseon 2-dong |
| Yeongseon-song 4-ga | |
| Sinseon-dong 1-ga | Sinseon-dong |
| Sinseon-dong 2-ga | |
| Sinseon-dong 3-ga | |
| Bongnae-dong 1-ga | Bongnae 1-dong |
| Bongnae-dong 2-ga | |
| Bongnae-dong 3-ga | |
| Bongnae-dong 4-ga | Bongnae 2-dong |
| Bongnae-dong 5-ga | |
| Cheonghak-dong | Cheonghak 1-dong |
| Cheonghak 2-dong | |
| Dongsam-dong | Dongsam 1-dong |
| Dongsam 2-dong | |
| Dongsam 3-dong |
Sister cities[edit]
Cityscape[edit]
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Nighttime in Yeongdo -
West Side of Yeongdo
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yeongdo-gu, Busan.
- Yeongdo-gu website (in English)
35°04′50″N 129°03′50″E / 35.08056°N 129.06389°E
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