Yeonsu District () is a district in southern

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. To the east is Namdong District (Namdong District), on its north border is Nam District (Nam District), 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

On March 1, 1995, Yeonsu District annexed part of Nam District. In addition, Yeonsu-1-dong was subdivided into Yeonsu-1-dong and Yeonsu-3-dong, and Dongchun-dong into Dongchun-1-dong and Dongchun-2-dong. On January 1, 1996, Dongchun-2-dong was divided into Dongchun-2-dong and Cheonyang-dong. In 2003, Okyeon-dong was divided into Okyeon-1-dong and Okyeon-2-dong. Cheongnyang-dong was absorbed into Donchun-3-dong. In 2006, Songdo-dong was established and placed under the jurisdiction of Dongchun-2-dong. In 2007, Donchun-2-dong was split into Dongchun-2-dong and Songdo-dong. In 2012, Songdo-dong was split into Songdo-1-dong and Songdo-2-dong. Yeonsu District signed an agreement with

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in the United States to become

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in 2017.

Description

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. The area is also host to Hambak Village, a community of majority foreigners from Central Asia.

Population

As of 2010, the population of the 0-14 age group was 25%; of those 65 and over, 6.7%. The working class population of the 15-64 age group was 68.21%, less than the national average of 72.8%. There were somewhat more males with 100.6 males to 100 females.

Politics

Yeonsu District has one election district. As the population grew, it was suggested that another district be created for the 2016 general election.

Attractions

The district contains the National Museum of World Writing Systems, which opened in 2023.

Education

* Chadwick International School Songdo *

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* Yeonsu Girls' High School * Incheon National University

References

External links

Official Homepage

Official Homepage
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