Yeonsu District: Difference between revisions

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| name = Yeonsu

| native_name = {{nobold|연수구}}

| native_name_lang = ko

| settlement_type = [[List of districts in South Korea|Autonomous District]]

| translit_lang1 = Korean

| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja

| translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|延|壽|區}}

| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}

| translit_lang1_info2 = Yeonsu-gu

| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}

| translit_lang1_info3 = Yŏnsu-gu

| image_skyline = Songdo6.JPG

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| image_map = Yeonsu-gu INCHEON.PNG

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]

| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[Seoul Capital Area|Sudogwon]]

| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincial level]]

| subdivision_name2 = [[Incheon]]

| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]

| subdivision_name3 = 12 administrative ''dong''

|coordinates= {{Coord|37|24|34|N|126|40|42|E|region:KR_type:city_source:kolossus-frwiki|display=inline, title}}

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| area_total_km2 = 50.8

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 369,588

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_blank1_title = Dialect

| population_blank1 = [[Seoul dialect|Seoul]]

| website = {{url|http://www.yeonsu.go.kr/|Yeonsu District Office}}

| image_flag = Flag of Yeonsu, Incheon.svg

'''Yeonsu District''' ({{Korean|hangul=연수구}}) is a district in southern [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]. To the east is Namdong District (Namdong District), on its north border is Nam District (Nam District), and the Yellow Sea is on the west and south sides. Munhak Mountain (Munhak-san) rises in the north, and Seunggi Stream (Seunggi-cheon) flows south to the Yellow Sea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=46618&docId=2456898&categoryId=46618|script-title=ko:연수구|website=terms.naver.com|language=ko|trans-title=Yeonsu District|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref>

==History==

In March 1, 1995, Yeonsu District annexed part of Nam District. In addition, Yeonsu-1-dong was subdivided into Yeonsu-1-dong and Yeonsu-3-dong, and Dongchun-dong into Dongchun-1-dong and Dongchun-2-dong. On January 1, 1996, Dongchun-2-dong was divided into Dongchun-2-dong and Cheonyang-dong. In 2003, Okyeon-dong was divided into Okyeon-1-dong and Okyeon-2-dong. Cheongnyang-dong was absorbed into Donchun-3-dong. In 2006, Songdo-dong was established and placed under the jurisdiction of Dongchun-2-dong. In 2007, Donchun-2-dong was split into Dongchun-2-dong and Songdo-dong.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Citation |last=전 |first=종한 |title=연수구 (延壽區) |work=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0067010 |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[Academy of Korean Studies]] |language=ko}}</ref> In 2012, Songdo-dong was split into Songdo-1-dong and Songdo-2-dong.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=연수문화원 연수구의 개관 |url=http://www.yeonsu.or.kr/page/sub3_1 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=연수문화원 |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

==Description==

[[File:04-04-yeonsu-en.svg|280px|thumb|Administrative divisions]]

The Yeonsu District of Incheon is made up of 6 legal divisions and 12 administrative divisions.<ref name=":2" /> The area of Yeonsu District is 42.74&nbsp;km².

!Administrative Division !! Chinese characters !! Area (km²) !! Households !! Population

|'''Ongnyeon-1(il)-dong''' || 玉蓮1洞 || 2.15 || 8,193 || 23,689

|'''Ongnyeon-2-(i)-dong''' || 玉蓮2洞|| 1.93 || 8,436 || 25,204

|'''Seonhak-dong''' || 仙鶴洞 || 2.41 || 8,492 || 22,103

|'''Yeonsu-1(il)-dong''' || 延壽1洞 || 1.52 || 11,681 || 28,090

|'''Yeonsu-2(i)-dong''' || 延壽2洞|| 1.00 || 9,813 || 25,499

|'''Yeonsu-3(sam)-dong''' || 延壽3洞|| 1.00 || 7,793 || 21,599

|'''Cheonghak-dong''' || 靑鶴洞 || 2.39 || 12,651 || 31,921

|'''Dongchun-1(il)-dong''' || 東春1洞 || 3.40 || 6,091 || 18,893

|'''Dongchun-2(i)-dong''' || 東春2洞 || 4.55 || 7,189 || 22,769

|'''Dongchun-3(sam)-dong''' || 東春3洞 || 0.70 || 6,044 || 20,869

|'''Songdo-1(il)-dong''' || 松島1洞 || 15.13|| 10,704 || 35,026

|'''Songdo-2(i)-dong''' || 松島2洞|| 12.22|| 6,432 || 21,457

!Yeonsu District!!延壽區 !! 42.74 !! 104,748 !! 292,589

The area is also host to [[Hambak Village]], a community of majority foreigners from Central Asia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jeon |first=Hai Ri |date=December 27, 2021 |title=Can Technology Solve Hambak Village's Littering Problem? |url=https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/can-technology-solve-hambak-villages-littering-problem/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=thediplomat.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Population ===

As of 2010, the population of the 0-14 age group was 25%; of those 65 and over, 6.7%. The working class population of the 15-64 age group was 68.21%, less than the national average of 72.8%. There were somewhat more males with 100.6 males to 100 females.

=== Politics ===

Yeonsu District has one election district. As the population grew, it was suggested that another district be created for the 2016 general election.

== Education ==

* [[Chadwick International School Songdo]]

* [[Incheon Catholic University]]

* [[Yeonsu Girls' High School]]

* [[Incheon National University]]

== See also ==

* [[Songdo]]

{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Yeonsu-gu, Incheon}}

* [http://www.yeonsu.go.kr/main/ Official Homepage] {{in lang|ko}}

* [http://www.yeonsu.go.kr/foreign/english/ Official Homepage]

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