Yeonsu District

Yeonsu District (Yeonsu-gu) is a district in southern Incheon, South Korea. To the east is Namdong District (Namdong-gu), on its north border is Nam District (Nam-gu), 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.[1]

Yeonsu-gu

연수구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja延壽區
 • Revised RomanizationYeonsu-gu
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏnsu-gu
CountrySouth Korea
RegionSudogwon
Provincial levelIncheon
Administrative divisions12 administrative dong
Area
 • Total50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total369,588
 • Density7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul
WebsiteYeonsu District Office

History
  • March 1, 1995: Yeonsu-gu annexes part of Nam-gu; sub-division of Yeonsu-1-dong into Yeonsu-1-dong and Yeonsu-3-dong, and Dongchun-dong into Dongchun-1-dong and Dongchun-2-dong.
  • January 1, 1996: Sub-division of Dongchun-2-dong into Dongchun-2-dong and Cheonyang-dong.
  • March 1, 2003: Sub-division of Okyeon-dong into Okyeon-1-dong and Okyeon-2-dong.
  • December 19, 2003: Cheongnyang-dong absorbed into Donchun-3-dong.
  • March 6, 2006: Establishment of Songdo-dong administrative division, placed under jurisdiction of Dongchun-2-dong.
  • January 1, 2007: Sub-division of Donchun-2-dong into Dongchun-2-dong and Songdo-dong.
  • January 1, 2012: Sub-division of Songdo-dong into Songdo-1-dong and Songdo-2-dong.

Administrative Divisions of Yeonsu-gu
Administrative divisions

The Yeonsu District of Incheon is made up of 6 legal divisions and 12 administrative divisions. The area of Yeonsu District is 42.74 km².

Administrative DivisionChinese charactersArea (㎢)HouseholdsPopulation
Ongnyeon-1(il)-dong玉蓮1洞2.158,19323,689
Ongnyeon-2-(i)-dong玉蓮2洞1.938,43625,204
Seonhak-dong仙鶴洞2.418,49222,103
Yeonsu-1(il)-dong延壽1洞1.5211,68128,090
Yeonsu-2(i)-dong延壽2洞1.009,81325,499
Yeonsu-3(sam)-dong延壽3洞1.007,79321,599
Cheonghak-dong靑鶴洞2.3912,65131,921
Dongchun-1(il)-dong東春1洞3.406,09118,893
Dongchun-2(i)-dong東春2洞4.557,18922,769
Dongchun-3(sam)-dong東春3洞0.706,04420,869
Songdo-1(il)-dong松島1洞15.1310,70435,026
Songdo-2(i)-dong松島2洞12.226,43221,457
Yeonsu District延壽區42.74104,748292,589

Population

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

Politics

Presently, Yeunsu District has one election district. However, the population surpassed 307,000 in July 2014, and as it continues to increase, it may increase to 2 districts for the 2016 general election.

Education
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References
  1. 연수구 [Yeonsu District]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-24.

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