Yeonsu District

Yeonsu-gu
연수구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Yeonsu-gu
  McCune-Reischauer Yŏnsu-gu
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


Administrative Divisions of Yeonsu-gu

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. [1]

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

References

External links

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Coordinates: 37°24′34″N 126°40′42″E / 37.40944°N 126.67833°E / 37.40944; 126.67833

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