Yeongdo District
District of Busan, South Korea
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Yeongdo District (Korean: 영도구; RR: Yeongdo-gu) 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]
Yeongdo
영도구 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hanja | 影島區 |
| • Revised Romanization | Yeongdo-gu |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngdo-gu |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Provincial level | Busan |
| Administrative divisions | 11 administrative dong |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kim Gi-jae (김기재) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 104,661 |
| • Density | 7,370/km2 (19,100/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
| Website | Yeongdo District Office |
The Korea Maritime and Ocean University and the National Maritime Museum of Korea are located in Yeongdo District.
Origin of the Name "Yeongdo"
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 District.[2]
Administrative divisions
Yeongdo District 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
Cityscape
Nighttime in Yeongdo
West Side of Yeongdo
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