Jemulpo District () is a proposed ward of the city of

Incheon Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...

, South Korea, Jemulpo-gu is located in a historic center of Incheon. Jemulpo was founded in 1883 on the opening of the Jemulpo Port and contains several historical and cultural heritage monuments, such as Dap-dong Cathedral, Hongyemun Gate, The First Anglican Church, and Jayu Park, Korea's first modern park.

History

In modern times Jemulpo became a trading port, eventually growing to become the second-largest port in South Korea. In 1968, Incheon was divided to four districts including Dong and Jung Districts. In 1989, Yeongjong-Yongyu was transferred to

Jung District Jung District (), meaning "Central District", is the name of a ''gu'' (district) in several South Korean cities: *Jung District, Busan *Jung District, Daegu *Jung District, Daejeon *Jung District, Incheon *Jung District, Seoul *Jung District, Ulsan ...

. Yeongjong-Yongyu suffered rapid population growth due to the development of

Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport is the main international airport serving Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is also one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. This airport opened for business on 29 March 2001, to replace the old ...

but old downtown area of Incheon suffered rapid population decline. Therefore many residents Yeongjong-Yongyu demanded that Yeongjong-Yongyu should be a district of Incheon and old downtown area of Jung District, Incheon should be merged with

Dong District, Incheon Dong District () is a ward in Incheon, South Korea. City information The city area is developed on a hill with an elevation of 30–40 m above sea level, and the reclaimed land on the north coast is formed as a seashore industrial complex, formin ...

. In 2022, Yeongjong-Yongyu's Korean national population exceeded 100 thousands and old downtown area of Jung and Dong Districts. On August 31, 2022.

Yoo Jeong-bok Yoo Jeong-bok (; born 17 June 1957) is a South Korean politician who has served as the mayor of Incheon since 2022. A member of the People Power Party (South Korea), People Power Party, Yoo previously held the office from 2014 to 2018. Life Y ...

who is a

Mayor of Incheon The Mayor of Incheon () is the head of the local government of Incheon who is elected to a four-year term. List of mayors Appointed mayors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Incheon was appointed by the President of South Korea, P ...

officialized this proposal to a city policy. Old downtown area of Jung District and Dong District will be merged into Jemulpo District and Yeongjong-Yongyu will be an independent Yeongjong District. Two mayors of effected districts agreed this proposal.

Administrative Divisions

Former Jung District

*Sinpo-dong (divided in turn into Jungang-dong 1 to 4 Ga, Haean-dong 1 to 4 Ga, Gwandong 1 to 3 Ga, Songhak-dong 1 to 3 Ga, Sadong, Sinsaeng-dong, Dapdong, Sinpo-dong, Hangdong 1 to 6 Ga and some portion of Hangdong 7-ga) *Yeonan-dong (divided in turn into some portions of Hangdong 7-ga and Bukseong-dong 1-ga) * Gaehang-dong **

Bukseong-dong Bukseong-dong () is ''Dong (administrative division), dong'' (neighborhood) of Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. History An area known as Bukseongpo because of fishing boats since ancient times has been named Bukseong-dong when the name was ...

(divided in turn into Bukseong-dong 2 and 3 Ga, some portion of Bukseong-dong 1-ga and Seollin-dong) **Songwol-dong 1 to 3 Ga *Sinheung-dong (divided in turn into Sinheung-dong 1 to 3 Ga and Seonhwa-dong) *Yulmok-dong (divided in turn into Yulmok-dong and Yudong) *Dong Incheon-dong (divided in turn into Nae-dong, Gyeong-dong, Yong-dong, Inhyeon-dong, and Jeon-dong) *Dowon-dong

Former Dong District

*Manseok-dong *Hwasu 1-Hwapyeong Dong *Hwasu 2-dong *Songhyeon 1 to 3 Dong *Songnim 1 to 6 Dong *Geumchang-dong (combination of Geumgok-dong and Changyeong-dong)

Education

International schools: *

Overseas Chinese Primary and Middle/High School, Incheon Overseas may refer to: *Diaspora, a scattered population whose origin lies in a separate locale *Expatriate, a person residing in a country other than their native country ** Overseas Chinese ** Overseas Citizenship of India ** Overseas Filipinos * ...

()Overseas Chinese primary and middle, high school, Incheon
" International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016. "19 China town-ro 55beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon, 400-210, Korea" University: *

JEI University JEI University () is a private college located in Dong District, Incheon, South Korea. It was established in December, 1970 as a professional school of Daehun Electronics College of Technology. In 1979, it was reorganized as Daehun College of Te ...

Tourist attractions

Jajangmyeon Museum The Jajangmyeon Museum () is a food museum in Jung District, Incheon, Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. It focuses on the history of the Korean Chinese cuisine dish ''jajangmyeon''. History The museum is located inside the historic former re ...

is a museum about

Jajangmyeon ''Jajangmyeon'' () or ''jjajangmyeon'' () is a Korean Chinese noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of '' chunjang'', diced pork, and vegetables. It is a variation of the Chinese dish '' zhajiangmian''; it developed in the late 19th centur ...

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Incident

References

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