18 BC as Michuhol
1995 AD as
Incheon
Incheon Metropolitan City
Subdivisions
List
8 districts ("gu")
Bupyeong-gu (부평구; 富平區)
Gyeyang-gu (계양구; 桂陽區)
Jung-gu (중구; 中區)
Nam-gu (남구; 南區)
Namdong-gu (남동구; 南洞區)
Seo-gu (서구; 西區)
Yeonsu-gu (연수구; 延壽區)
2 counties ("gun")
Ganghwa-gun (강화군; 江華郡)
Ongjin-gun (옹진군; 甕津郡)
Government
• Type
Metropolitan City
• Mayor
Yoo Jung-bok (Liberty Korea)
• Council Chairman
Ryu Su-yong
Area
• Total
1,029.43 km2 (397.47 sq mi)
Population (January 2017)[1]
• Total
3,002,645
• Density
2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zone
Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Dialect
Gyeonggi
Flower
Rose
Tree
Tulip tree
Bird
Crane
Website
incheon.go.kr
Incheon
Incheon (Hangul: 인천; Hanja: 仁川; Korean
pronunciation: [intɕʰʌn]; formerly romanized as Inchŏn;
literally "kind river"), officially the
Incheon
Incheon Metropolitan City
(인천광역시), is a city located in northwestern South Korea,
bordering
Seoul
Seoul and
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the
Neolithic,
Incheon
Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an
international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the
city, making it Korea’s third most-populous city after
Seoul
Seoul and
Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the
development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal
city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the
Seoul
Seoul Capital Area, along with
Seoul
Seoul itself and
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi Province,
forming the world's fourth largest metropolitan area by population.
Incheon
Incheon has since led the economic development of Korea by opening its
port to the outside world, ushering in the modernization of Korea as a
center of industrialization. In 2003, the city was designated as
Korea’s first free economic zone. Since then, large local companies
and global enterprises have increasingly invested in the
Incheon
Incheon Free
Economic Zone, including
Samsung
Samsung which chose Songdo International City
as its new investment destination for its bio industry.
As an international city,
Incheon
Incheon has held numerous large scale
international conferences, such as the
Incheon
Incheon Global Fair &
Festival in 2009. The 17th
Asian Games
Asian Games
Incheon
Incheon 2014 was also held in
Incheon
Incheon on 19 September 2014.
Incheon
Incheon has established itself as a
major transportation hub in northeast Asia with the world-renowned
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport and
Incheon
Incheon Port. The city is also home
to the Green Climate Fund, an international organization addressing
environmental issues.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Major events
2 Education
2.1 Higher education
2.2 Primary and secondary schools
3 Climate
4 Economy
5 Transport
5.1 Air
5.2 Sea
5.3 Buses
5.4 Train
5.5 Subway
6 Free Economic Zone
6.1 New Songdo City
6.2
Yeongjong
Yeongjong Island
6.3 Cheongna
7 Administrative divisions
8 Religion
9 Sports
10 Points of interest
11 People from Incheon
12 International relations
12.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
13 See also
14 References
15 External links
History[edit]
The first historical record of the
Incheon
Incheon area dates back to 475 AD,
during the reign of
King Jangsu
King Jangsu of Goguryeo, by the name of Michuhol,
which is supposed to be located on today's Munhak Hill (문학산).
The area underwent several name changes with successive kingdoms and
dynasties. In
Goryeo
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Goryeo era,
Incheon
Incheon was called Gyeongwon (경원) or
Inju (인주). The current name was turned to
Incheon
Incheon in
1413.[citation needed] Later,
Incheon
Incheon County became Incheon
Metropolitan Prefecture (dohobu, 도호부). Old
Incheon
Incheon consisted of
today's southern
Incheon
Incheon (i.e. Jung-gu, Dong-gu, Nam-gu, Yeonsu-gu,
and Namdong-gu) and northern part of
Siheung
Siheung City. The city centre was
Gwangyo-dong, where the prefecture office (도호부청사) and the
local academy (hyanggyo, 향교) were located. The "original" two
remaining buildings of the
Incheon
Incheon prefecture office are located in
Munhak Elementary School, while the newly built (in 2001) prefecture
office buildings are right across from Munhak Baseball Stadium.
Another historical name of the city, Jemulpo (alternatively Romanized
as Chemulpo), was not widely used until the opening of the port in
1883.[2][3] After the opening of the
Incheon
Incheon port, the city centre
moved from Gwangyo to Jemulpo. Today, either Jemulpo or Gwangyo-dong
is considered "Original Incheon"(원인천). It was renamed as Jinsen
during Japanese rule in Korean peninsula.
In 1914, the Japanese colonial government merged outer parts of old
Incheon
Incheon (including the former centre of Gwangyo) with Bupyeong County,
forming
Bucheon
Bucheon County.[citation needed] Through 1936 and 1940, some
part of
Bucheon
Bucheon County was recombined into
Incheon
Incheon City, by which some
part of "old" Bupyeong was annexed into Incheon.
Incheon
Incheon was originally part of
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi Province, but was granted
Directly Governed (now Metropolitan) City status on July 1, 1981; the
city officially separated from the province. In 1989, neighbouring
islands and Gyeyang township of
Gimpo
Gimpo County[4] were ceded to Incheon
and in 1995 Geomdan township of
Gimpo
Gimpo Country and two counties of
Ganghwa and Onjin were annexed to
Incheon
Incheon Metropolitan City.
Incheon
Incheon was known as Inchon prior to South Korea's adoption of a new
Romanization system in 2000.
Major events[edit]
The city was the site of the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, where the first
shots of the
Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War were fired.
During the Korean War,
Incheon
Incheon was occupied by North Korean troops on
4 September 1950. Eleven days later,
Incheon
Incheon was the site of the
Battle of Inchon, when
United States
United States troops landed to relieve pressure
on the
Pusan Perimeter
Pusan Perimeter and to launch a
United Nations
United Nations offensive
northward. The result was a decisive UN victory and it was recaptured
on 19 September 1950.[5] The USS Inchon was named after the
tide-turning battle that ensued.
Incheon
Incheon has also hosted a series of major international events. The
Global Fair & Festival 2009
Incheon
Incheon was held in the Songdo
District in August 2009. It was open from 7 August to 25 October for a
period of 80 days. It was a comprehensive international event with
global institutions and corporations as participants.Various musicians
and artists performed during the event.
The city hosted a meeting of the
G20
G20 Finance Ministers in February
2010.[6]
Incheon
Incheon was the site of the third Global Model United Nations
Conference, held from 10th to the 14th of August 2011.
It first hosted the
Incheon Women Artists' Biennale in 2004 which
expanded into welcoming international artists in its subsequent 2007,
2009[7] and 2011.
Incheon
Incheon hosted the
Asian Games
Asian Games in 2014.
Education[edit]
On 27 February 2007,
Incheon
Incheon declared itself an "English City," and
inaugurated the "
Incheon
Incheon Free English Zone" program. The goal of the
program is to make the city as proficient in English as
Hong Kong
Hong Kong and
Singapore.[8] This is for the ultimate purpose of establishing Incheon
as a commercial and business hub of northeast Asia (see Free Economic
Zone below). The official slogan of the program is "Smile with
English."
Higher education[edit]
Incheon
Incheon is home to a number of colleges and universities:
Gyeongin National University of Education
Gyeongin National University of Education
Incheon
Incheon campus
Inha University
Inha University (formerly Inha Institute of Technology)
Gachon University
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Gachon University Medical·Ganghwa campus
Gyeongin Women's College
Inha Technical College
Incheon
Incheon Catholic University
Incheon
Incheon City College
Incheon
Incheon National University
Jaineung College
University of Utah
University of Utah Asia Campus
SUNY South Korea
Anyang University
Anyang University Ganghwa campus
Yonsei University
Yonsei University International campus
Korea Polytechnics Ⅱ
Seongsan Hyo University
Juan International University
See also: Category:Universities and colleges in Incheon
Primary and secondary schools[edit]
International schools:
Chadwick International School Songdo
Overseas Chinese Primary and Middle/High School, Incheon
(인천화교소·중산중고등학교)[9]
Cheongna Dalton School
Climate[edit]
Incheon
Incheon has a humid subtropical climate,[10] and humid continental
climate[11] (Köppen Cwa/Dwa, respectively). Like other metropolitan
city, incheon has a strong effect of urban heat island effect. [12]
Incheon's climate is about average compared to the rest of Korea, with
8 locations being cooler and 10 locations being warmer, and with 9
locations being wetter and 9 locations being drier.[13]
Incheon
Incheon experiences each of its four seasons, distinctly feeling the
rise and fall of temperature and humidity. The temperature however,
never rises to an extreme, and the climate of the city is essentially
mild.
Incheon
Incheon is swept by the seasonal winds as the northwesterly
winds strike the city in the winter and the summer in
Incheon
Incheon is
affected by gusts of the warm southwesterly winds.[14]
Climate data for
Incheon
Incheon (1981–2010, extremes 1904–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
15.8
(60.4)
18.2
(64.8)
21.9
(71.4)
32.7
(90.9)
31.2
(88.2)
33.8
(92.8)
38.9
(102)
38.9
(102)
33.4
(92.1)
28.6
(83.5)
26.2
(79.2)
17.5
(63.5)
38.9
(102)
Average high °C (°F)
1.7
(35.1)
4.4
(39.9)
9.6
(49.3)
16.1
(61)
21.3
(70.3)
25.4
(77.7)
27.6
(81.7)
29.0
(84.2)
25.5
(77.9)
19.7
(67.5)
11.8
(53.2)
4.7
(40.5)
16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−2.1
(28.2)
0.3
(32.5)
5.1
(41.2)
11.3
(52.3)
16.4
(61.5)
20.9
(69.6)
24.0
(75.2)
25.2
(77.4)
21.1
(70)
15.0
(59)
7.6
(45.7)
0.9
(33.6)
12.1
(53.8)
Average low °C (°F)
−5.4
(22.3)
−3.1
(26.4)
1.7
(35.1)
7.6
(45.7)
12.8
(55)
17.6
(63.7)
21.5
(70.7)
22.4
(72.3)
17.5
(63.5)
11.0
(51.8)
3.9
(39)
−2.6
(27.3)
8.7
(47.7)
Record low °C (°F)
−21.0
(−5.8)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−13.8
(7.2)
−3.6
(25.5)
3.4
(38.1)
8.7
(47.7)
12.8
(55)
14.4
(57.9)
5.3
(41.5)
−3.2
(26.2)
−12.0
(10.4)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−21.0
(−5.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
20.6
(0.811)
20.8
(0.819)
40.5
(1.594)
57.7
(2.272)
100.3
(3.949)
112.0
(4.409)
319.6
(12.583)
285.8
(11.252)
153.5
(6.043)
53.4
(2.102)
51.0
(2.008)
19.3
(0.76)
1,234.4
(48.598)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
6.6
5.3
6.7
7.3
8.7
9.7
14.9
12.5
8.2
6.2
8.5
7.3
101.9
Average snowy days
7.6
4.3
2.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
5.8
21.9
Average relative humidity (%)
61.5
61.8
63.4
64.1
70.3
74.8
82.2
79.1
73.1
67.3
63.9
62.0
68.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours
178.0
181.5
204.9
219.4
231.4
203.4
156.8
191.0
197.6
211.2
168.6
171.0
2,314.9
Percent possible sunshine
58.0
59.5
55.3
55.6
52.7
46.1
35.0
45.4
52.9
60.6
55.2
57.3
52.0
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[15][16][17] (percent
sunshine and snowy days)[18]
Economy[edit]
Incheon
Incheon forms the heart of Capital Industrial Region. During the
industrialization of South Korea, several industrial complexes were
built throughout the city, and as a result, the city was largely
dependent on manufacturing industry. But with the designation of
Incheon Free Economic Zone in 2003, the city is now making an effort
to foster new growth industries. Major industrial parks include
Bupyeong industrial complex, which hosts GM
Incheon
Incheon plant(formerly a
GM Daewoo
Incheon
Incheon plant), Juan industrial complex, and Namdong
Industrial complex.
In recent years, bio industry is emerging as a new growth industry of
the city. Currently, with the total production capacity of 330kℓ per
year, the city ranks 2nd in the world by production capacity along
with San Francisco, United States. The capacity is under expansion,
and after completion in 2018, the city will rank 1st with the
production capacity of 510kℓ.[19] Also, logistics industry is also
experiencing a rapid growth, thanks to
Incheon
Incheon Airport, which was
ranked fourth in the world by cargo traffic, and the expansion of
Incheon
Incheon Port.
Transport[edit]
Incheon
Incheon is a major domestic and international transport hub for Korea.
Inside
Incheon
Incheon International Airport
Air[edit]
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport is South Korea's primary international
airport and a regional air hub. In 2015 it was the world's 22nd
busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 49,412,750 passengers.[20]
There were a total of 305,446 flights (300,634 international, 4,812
domestic) to and from
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport in 2015, an
average of 837 flights (824 international, 13 domestic) daily. 50.9%
of the flights were serviced by Korea’s two main carriers, Korean
Air and Asiana Airlines, with low-cost and foreign carriers servicing
the remaining 49.1%.[21] The airport is experiencing a rapid increase
in passengers, and the opening of the 2nd terminal in December 2017
should spur additional traffic.
Also featured in the Korean drama series, "Air City."
Sea[edit]
Incheon's sea port is the second largest port in Korea after Busan's
sea port.
The International Passenger Terminal located at the port offers
ferries to five cities in China: Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin, Dandong,
and Weihai. There are also ferries to Incheon's outlying islands as
well as
Baengnyeong Island
Baengnyeong Island inside of the Northern Limit Line.
Buses[edit]
Incheon
Incheon Bus Terminal, located at its eponymous subway stop, offers
express bus transportation to all parts of Korea. Many city bus lines
offer transportation within city limits as well as to the neighboring
cities of Bucheon, Gimpo, Seoul, and Siheung.
Many BRT lines offer transportation between
Seoul
Seoul and Incheon.
Train[edit]
Local service to Guro, Seoul, Cheongnyangni,
Uijeongbu
Uijeongbu and Soyosan is
offered by Seoul's subway Line 1. The line has 11 stations within
Incheon
Incheon and connects to the
Incheon Subway
Incheon Subway at Bupyeong and Juan
stations.
Rapid service on the same line to
Yongsan Station
Yongsan Station in
Seoul
Seoul depart from
Dongincheon station and stops at major stations.
The Airport Express (AREX) line runs from
Incheon
Incheon International
Airport to
Seoul
Seoul Station via
Gimpo
Gimpo International Airport. The
Incheon-
Gimpo
Gimpo section was opened in March 2007 and was extended to
Seoul
Seoul station in December 2010. Passengers can choose a high-speed
service stopping only at
Incheon
Incheon airport and Seoul, which takes 43
minutes but departs only every half-hour; or the all-station service
which takes 53 minutes but leaves every six minutes.
KTX
KTX service was introduced on the
AREX
AREX line on 30 June 2014, with
stops at
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport Station and Geoman Station.
There are additional plans to use the newly built
Suin Line
Suin Line to bring
KTX
KTX service to
Incheon Station
Incheon Station by 2021.[22]
Subway[edit]
Main article:
Incheon
Incheon Subway
The
Incheon Subway
Incheon Subway has two subway lines serving the city. The first
line connects to the
Seoul
Seoul Metropolitan Subway system at Bupyeong
Station (
Seoul
Seoul Subway Line 1), and
AREX
AREX line at Gyeyang Station. It
connects
International Business District Station
International Business District Station in Songdo to Gyeyang
Station. The line has 28 stations on 29.4 kilometres (18.3 miles) of
track. The line also has transfer stations with the
Suin Line
Suin Line at
Woninjae Station, with the
Incheon Subway
Incheon Subway Line 2 at
Incheon
Incheon City Hall
Station, and with
Seoul
Seoul Subway Line 7 at Bupyeong-gu Office Station.
Incheon Subway
Incheon Subway Line 2 opened in July 2016 and runs from Geomdan Oryu
Station to Unyeon Station. The automated line is 29.2 kilometres (18.1
miles) long, and has 27 stations, including transfer stations at
Geomam Station
Geomam Station with the
AREX
AREX line,
Juan Station
Juan Station with
Seoul
Seoul Subway Line
1 and
Incheon Subway
Incheon Subway Line 2 at
Incheon
Incheon City Hall Station.
The
Incheon
Incheon subway is operated by the
Incheon
Incheon Rapid Transit
Corporation (IRTC).
There are additional plans for a third subway line in Incheon.
Korail
Korail has also constructed a new commuter rail line named Suin Line.
The line opened in 2012 from
Oido Station
Oido Station in
Siheung
Siheung to Songdo Station
in Incheon. It was then extended in 2016, and now reaches Incheon
Station where passengers can transfer to
Seoul
Seoul Subway Line 1. In 2017,
the line will be extended from
Oido Station
Oido Station to
Suwon
Suwon Station.
SMRT (one of three operating companies of
Seoul
Seoul Metropolitan Subway)
has extended
Seoul
Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 7 to Bupyeong-gu office by
2011 and provided transfers to the
Incheon Subway
Incheon Subway system. It has 3
stations within Incheon. By 2020, he line will further be extended
westwards to
Seongnam
Seongnam Station where it will be possible to transfer to
Incheon Subway
Incheon Subway Line 2.
Free Economic Zone[edit]
The
Incheon Free Economic Zone consists of the three regions of
Songdo, Cheongna, and the island of Yeongjong, and has a total area of
51,739 acres (20,938 ha). The goal of IFEZ is to transform these
three areas into hubs for logistics, international business, leisure,
and tourism for the Northeast Asian region. The term 'Free Economic
Zone' applies to the development in these three areas with the aim of
improving the business environment for foreign-invested enterprises
and the living conditions for foreigners. The zone is a specially
designated area to create the most favorable business and living
environment where foreign nationals can live and invest freely and
conveniently. Incheon's Free Economic Zone, the first in Korea, was
officially designated by the Korean government in August 2003. IFEZ is
planned to be a self-contained living and business district featuring
air and sea transportation, a logistics complex, an international
business center, financial services, residences, schools and
hospitals, and shopping and entertainment centres.
New Songdo City[edit]
Songdo International City began development in 1994 and is being built
on reclaimed land. It is designated to become a center of diverse
international businesses, a hub for international trade, an area for
knowledge-based technologies, and a place for eco-friendly urban
living. Construction is due to be completed in 2020.
Development size: 13,162 acres (53.26 km2)
Planned population: 252,000 persons
Construction duration: 1994~2020
Yeongjong
Yeongjong Island[edit]
As of 2012[update],
Yeongjong
Yeongjong International City’s 34,183 acres
(13,833 ha) centering on the
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport is
being developed as an eco-friendly airport city scheduled to be
completed by 2020. Paradise Co, a South Korean casino operator, said
in October 2013 that it will build the country’s largest casino on
Yeongjong
Yeongjong Island.[23]
Cheongna[edit]
The
Cheongna district, on the mainland adjacent
Yeongjong
Yeongjong Island, will
focus on entertainment and will feature a world class theme park. It
will also be a residential area with sports facilities, a floriculture
complex, and a business area specially designed for international
finance.
Development Size: 4,394 acres (1,778 ha)
Planned population: 90,000 persons
Duration: 2004~2008
Administrative divisions[edit]
Main article: List of districts and counties of Incheon
Administrative divisions
Incheon
Incheon is divided into 8 districts (gu) and 2 counties (gun).
Bupyeong District
Bupyeong District (부평구; 富平區)
Dong District (동구; 東區)
Gyeyang District
Gyeyang District (계양구; 桂陽區)
Jung District (중구; 中區)
Nam District (남구; 南區)
Namdong District
Namdong District (남동구; 南洞區)
Seo District (서구; 西區)
Yeonsu District
Yeonsu District (연수구; 延壽區)
Ganghwa County
Ganghwa County (강화군; 江華郡)
Ongjin County (옹진군; 甕津郡)
The northwestern islands of Baengnyeong Island,
Yeonpyeong
Yeonpyeong Island,
Daecheong Island, and the much smaller
Socheong Island are part of
Ongjin County.
Religion[edit]
Religion in
Incheon
Incheon (2005)[24]
Not religious (50.1%)
Protestantism
Protestantism (22.4%)
Buddhism
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Buddhism (13.8%)
Catholicism (13.7%)
According to the census of 2005, of the people of
Incheon
Incheon 36.1% follow
Christianity
Christianity (22.4%
Protestantism
Protestantism and 13.7% Catholicism) and 13.8%
follow Buddhism.[24] 50.1% of the population is mostly not religious
or follow
Muism
Muism and other indigenous religions.
Sports[edit]
Incheon
Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, main stadium of 2014 Asian Games
Incheon
Incheon is home to the following professional and semi professional
sports teams:
Association football: The
K League Classic team
Incheon
Incheon United FC.
The
Incheon
Incheon team was known to have a popular rivalry against former
Bucheon
Bucheon SK (now Jeju United), due to the teams' close geographical
relationship.
The
WK League
WK League team is named Hyundai Steel Red Angels.
Baseball: The
KBO League
KBO League team SK Wyverns.
The first Incheon-based pro-baseball team was Sammi (one of the major
steel companies in the 1980s) Superstars.
Basketball: The KBL team
Incheon Electroland Elephants
Incheon Electroland Elephants and WKBL team
Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds
Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds are based in Incheon.
Ice hockey: The
Daemyung Killer Whales
Daemyung Killer Whales of the Asia League Ice Hockey
play their games at Incheon's Seonhak Ice Rink.
Volleyball: The V-League teams are
Incheon
Incheon
Korean Air
Korean Air Jumbos and
Incheon
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders.
Munhak Sports Complex: The Munahk Sports Complex houses both a
football stadium and a baseball stadium. The football stadium was
Incheon's venue for the 2002 Football World Cup, and is also the home
venue for
Incheon
Incheon United. The baseball stadium is the home venue for
the SK Wyverns.
In April 2007,
Incheon
Incheon was selected as the host city for the 2014
Asian Games, beating out New Delhi.[25]
Yeonhui Cricket Ground:
Yeonhui Cricket Ground is a newly built
cricket stadium in Incheon. The
2014 Asian Games
2014 Asian Games will feature cricket
for both the men's and the women's event and this ground will be used
for the scheduled cricket matches to be played in the games. It has
been reported that the crowd capacity of this ground will be 2,353.
This first cricket stadium in South Korea.
Incheon Football Stadium
Incheon Football Stadium (Sungui Arena):
Incheon Football Stadium
Incheon Football Stadium is
the first football-only stadium in Incheon. It was built in 2012 with
a capacity for 20,891 spectators.
Points of interest[edit]
A number of Korea's western islands, including Ganghwa Island,
Yeongjong
Yeongjong Island, and
Baengnyeong Island
Baengnyeong Island are also administered by
Incheon.
Baengnyeong Island
Baengnyeong Island is South Korea's westernmost point.
Bupyeong Station
Bupyeong Station is where the
Seoul
Seoul Subway Line 1 and
Incheon
Incheon subway
line intersect. There is a large under ground shopping center there
mostly selling trendy women's clothing and cell phones. Above ground,
there are many restaurants, additional shops, and a Lotte Mart.
Jayu (Freedom) Park is a park near the city's port. The statue of
General Douglas MacArthur, as well as a memorial to the centennial
anniversary of U.S. and Korea relations is located there.
Chinatown
Chinatown is Korea's only official Chinatown, located across from
Incheon Station
Incheon Station near Jayu Park.
Incheon Bus Terminal
Incheon Bus Terminal refers to an area surrounding the city's bus
terminal. There is also a performance venue and a subway station.
Within this area of Guwol-dong is Rodeo Street, a busy central square
packed with restaurants and department stores.
Wolmido
Wolmido is the location of Green Beach, one of the landing sites for
MacArthur's invasion force. It is now a local tourist attraction with
a boardwalk, an amusement park and many raw fish restaurants. Ferries
run from
Wolmido
Wolmido to Yeongjongdo and Jakyakdo.
Jakyakdo is a tiny island located in the harbor close between Wolmido
and Yeongjongdo. There are many walkways and picnic spots, a
restaurant, and seasonal rental rooms.
Incheon
Incheon Landing Operation Memorial Hall is a plaza and small museum
dedicated to the
Incheon
Incheon Landing. Weapons and artifacts from the war
and operation are displayed.
Incheon
Incheon Dohobu Cheongsa is the old government complex for Incheon.
Located near Munhak Stadium, it has existed since at least the reign
of King Sejong, about 1424 AD.
Ara Canal
Ara Canal is a waterway connecting the Han River and the Yellow Sea.
Along the canal is a park and a bike path that is increasingly
becoming popular with the locals.
Monument to 100 years of friendship between Korea and the USA in Jayu
Park
The statue of MacArthur at Jayu Park
A walkway in Jayu Park
The only official
Chinatown
Chinatown in South Korea
Port of Incheon
Incheon
Incheon Bridge
The tiny island of Jakyakdo
People from Incheon[edit]
Hapkido
Hapkido Grand Master Bong Soohan
Myung Jaenam
Kim Ryeowook, Super Junior
Kim Hyoyeon, Girls' Generation
Choi Minho, Shinee
Kim Gura
Kim Namil, footballer
Cho Yonghyung, footballer
Shin Ji, Koyote
Yoon Chae-kyung, APRIL
Kang Hyejung, actress
Kim Eunjung, footballer
Lee Sunghyun, kickboxer
Bang Yongguk, B.A.P
Goo Hyesun, actress
Hyolyn, Sistar
Roh Jihoon, singer under Cube Entertainment
Ryu Hyunjin,
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball pitcher for the
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Park Choa, AOA
Bang Minah, Girl's Day
Kang Daesung, BIGBANG
Nam Jihyun
Kyung Soo-jin
Kim Young-kwang
JinJoo Lee, DNCE
Seo Jisoo, Jung Yein, Kei, Lovelyz
Jung Ye-rin, Kim Ye-won, GFriend
Rhythm Power members
International relations[edit]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea
Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]
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Incheon
Incheon is twinned with:[26]
Burbank, California,
United States
United States (1961)
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
United States
United States (1983)
Anchorage, Alaska,
United States
United States (1986)
Kitakyushu,
Japan
Japan (1988)
Tianjin,
China
China (1993)
Dalian,
China
China (1994)[27]
Hai Phong,
Vietnam
Vietnam (1997)
Panama
Panama City,
Panama
Panama (2000)[28]
Tel Aviv,
Israel
Israel (2000)
Alexandria,
Egypt
Egypt (2000)
Honululu,
United States
United States (2003)
Chongqing,
China
China (2007)
Mérida,
Mexico
Mexico (2007)
Manila,
Philippines
Philippines (2008)
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
Cambodia (2009)
Yekaterinburg,
Russia
Russia (2009)
Banten
Banten Province,
Indonesia
Indonesia (2009)
Kobe,
Japan
Japan (2010)[29]
Vladivostok,
Russia
Russia (2012)
Caloocan,
Philippines
Philippines (2015)[30]
See also[edit]
Geography portal
Asia portal
South Korea
South Korea portal
List of Korea-related topics
List of cities in South Korea
List of East Asian ports
Battle of Chemulpo Bay
Inchon (film)
Incheon
Incheon Chinatown
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