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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Yeonsu-gu
Yeonsu District (Korean: 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.

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. In 2012, Songdo-dong was split into Songdo-1-dong and Songdo-2-dong.

Description

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 km.

Administrative Division Chinese characters Area (km) 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.

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.

Attractions

The district contains the National Museum of World Writing Systems, which opened in 2023.

Education

See also