Yeongdo District

Coordinates: 35°04′50″N 129°03′50″E / 35.08056°N 129.06389°E / 35.08056; 129.06389
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Yeongdo
영도구
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationYeongdo-gu
 • McCune-ReischauerYǒngdo-ku
Flag of Yeongdo
Official logo of Yeongdo
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincial levelBusan
Administrative divisions11 administrative dong
Area
 • Total14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017[1])
 • Total124,026
 • Density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteYeongdo District Office
Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Yeongdo District (Korean영도구) 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:

Administrative divisions

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구정현황 > 인구통계".
  2. ^ "영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구연혁 > 지명유래".

External links[edit]

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