Yeonsu District (Yeonsu-gu) is a district in southern

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

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. 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

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.

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 Chadwick International ( ko, 채드윅송도국제학교) is a PK-12, coeducational, nonsectarian, non-profit, independent, international day school located in the Songdo International City, Republic of Korea. The curriculum is based on the Inte ...

* Incheon Catholic University *

Yeonsu Girls' High School Yeonsu Girls' High School (연수 여자 고등학교) is a Korean high school located in the Yeonsu District, within the Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the peri ...

* Incheon National University

References

External links

Official Homepage

Official Homepage
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