Yeongjong-Yongyu(영종용유, 永宗龍游) is a region in

Jung District, Incheon Jung District () is the historic central ward of the city of Incheon, South Korea, one of the eight wards into which Incheon is divided. Its name means "central" in Korean. It was founded in 1883 on the opening of the Jemulpo Port and contains s ...

. It encompass

Yeongjongdo Yeongjong Island () is an island in Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. It contains Incheon International Airport as well as small villages, farms, and beaches. The previously separate Yongyu, Sammok, and Sinbul Islands have been joined to Ye ...

and adjacent islands such as

Muuido Muuido (), also known as Muui Island, is an island in Incheon, South Korea. It is a small island located south of Yongyu Island, which was joined with Yeongjong Island through land reclamation when Incheon International Airport was built. De ...

except Bukdo-myeon,

Ongjin County, Incheon Ongjin County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. It consists of a group of islands in the Yellow Sea (West Sea). Four of the islands, Yeonpyeong, Yeonpyeong Island, Baengnyeong Is ...

. The island is an exclave of Incheon Metropolitan City's Jung-gu district, It is accessed via two bridges,

Yeongjong Bridge The Yeongjong Bridge(영종대교) is a self-anchored suspension double-deck road-rail bridge located in Incheon, South Korea, linking Yeongjong Island to the Korean mainland. The bridge is part of the Incheon International Airport Expressway a ...

connecting to

Seo-gu Seo District (), or " Western District," is the name of a ''gu'' in several South Korean cities: * Seo District, Busan * Seo District, Daegu * Seo District, Daejeon * Seo District, Gwangju * Seo District, Incheon Seo District () is the largest d ...

and

Incheon Bridge The Incheon Bridge () is a reinforced concrete cable-stayed bridge in South Korea. At its opening in October 2009, it became the second bridge connection between Yeongjong Island and the mainland of Incheon. The Incheon Bridge is South Korea's ...

connecting to

Songdo Songdo (), officially known as Songdo International Business District (Songdo IBD), is a smart city built on of reclaimed land along Incheon's waterfront, southwest of Seoul, South Korea. It is connected to Incheon International Airport by a r ...

. 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.

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Regions of Korea Jung District, Incheon Proposed political divisions {{Incheon-geo-stub