Yeonsu District

Yeonsu-gu 연수구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	延壽區
• Revised Romanization	Yeonsu-gu
• McCune-Reischauer	Yŏnsu-gu
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Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Provincial level	Incheon
Administrative divisions	12 administrative dong
Area
• Total	45.568 km2 (17.594 sq mi)
Population
• Total	292,589
• Density	6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Yeonsu District Office

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.

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

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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 Division	Chinese characters	Area (㎢)	Households	Population
Ockryeon-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

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

• Chadwick International School Songdo

External links

• Yeonsu-gu (Office) Official Homepage