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

Jung District, Incheon Jung District (Jung-gu, ko, 중구; 中區) 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 ...

. It encompass

Yeongjongdo Yeongjong Island is an island off the west coast of the city of Incheon, South Korea, which contains Incheon International Airport as well as small villages, farms, and beaches. The previously separate Yongyu, Sammok, and Sinbul Islands have ...

and adjacent islands such as

Muuido Muuido, also known as Muui Island, is an island in South Korea. It is a small island located south of Yongyu Island, which was joined with Yeongjong Island when Incheon International Airport was built. Muui Island measures long and wide. The i ...

except Bukdo-myeon,

Ongjin County, Incheon Ongjin County is a 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 Island, Baengnyeong, Daecheong, and Socheong Islands, are very near the Nort ...

. 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 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. 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 (Dong-gu) 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, f ...

. 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 public servant and politician who served as the mayor of Incheon from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2018. Life Yoo Jeong-bok was born on 17 June 1957, in Songrim-dong of Dong District, Incheon. H ...

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 Jemulpo District (Jemulpo-gu, ko, 제물포구; 濟物浦區) is a proposed ward of the city of Incheon, 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 cont ...

and Yeongjong-Yongyu will be an independent Yeongjong District. Two mayors of effected districts agreed this proposal.

References

Jung District, Incheon Proposed political divisions {{SouthKorea-geo-stub