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{{Infobox Korean settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| logo = Yeongdo-gu logo.png
| name = Yeongdo
| native_name = {{nobold|영도구}}
| img = Youngdo-gu, Busan.jpg
| native_name_lang = ko
| imgcaption = Yeongdo-gu
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in South Korea|Autonomous District]]
| hangul = 영도구
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| hanja = 影島區
| rr = Yeongdo-gu
| image_skyline = View of Yeongdo.png
| imagesize =
| mr = Yǒngdo-ku
| image_caption =
| area_km2 = 13.98
| image_blank_emblem = Yeongdo-gu logo.png
| pop = 162961 |popnote=<ref>[http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/introduction/02_01.asp 영도구 : 홈 > 우리구소개 > 구정현황 > 일반현황<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| image_map = Busan Yeongdo-gu.svg
| popyear = 2006
| mapsize =
| popden_km2 = 11657
| map_caption =
| divs = 14 administrative ''dong''
| subdivision_type = Country
| map = Yeongdo-gu BUSAN.png
| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincial level]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Busan]]
| subdivision_name3 = 11 administrative ''dong''
| parts_type =
| parts =
| area_total_km2 = 14.15
| population_total = 124026
| population_as_of = 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/05about/02_05_2017_09.asp|title=영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구정현황 > 인구통계<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| website = {{url|http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/|Yeongdo District Office}}
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|影|島|區}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info2 = Yeongdo-gu
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Yǒngdo-ku
| image_flag = Flag of Yeongdo, Busan.svg
}}
}}
'''Yeongdo-gu''' is a ''[[Subdivisions of South Korea|gu]]'' in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. The ''gu'' itself is limited to Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1957.


The [[Korea Maritime University]] is located in Yeongdo-gu.
[[File:Korea Maritime University in Busan.png|thumb|300px|[[Korea Maritime and Ocean University]]]]

'''Yeongdo District''' ({{Korean|hangul=영도구}}) is a ''[[Subdivisions of South Korea|gu]]'' (district) in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]]. The ''gu'' itself is limited to Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of ''gu'' in 1957.{{cn|date=April 2022}}

The [[Korea Maritime and Ocean University]] and the [[National Maritime Museum, South Korea|National Maritime Museum]] of Korea are located in Yeongdo-gu.

==Origin of the Name "Yeongdo"==
The former name of Yeong-do (''Yeong Island'') was Jeolyeong-do (''Jeolyeong Island'').

Mythologically, horses that could run a thousand miles, so-called "''Chollima",'' lived on this island. Because the horses living on this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them, this island was called, "Jeolyeong-do".

After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, the name of the island was changed to, "Yeongdo-gu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/05about/03_03.asp|title=영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구연혁 > 지명유래<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>


==Administrative divisions==
==Administrative divisions==
Yeongdo-gu is divided into 6 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 14 administrative ''dong'', as follows:


Yeongdo-gu is divided into 22 legal ''dong'', which all together comprise 11 administrative ''dong'', as follows:
*[[Namhang-dong]]

*[[Yeongseon-dong]] (2 administrative ''dong'')
[[File:02-04-yeongdo-en.svg|400x400px|Administrative divisions]]
*[[Sinseon-dong]] (3 administrative ''dong'')

*[[Bongnae-dong]] (3 administrative ''dong'')
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Cheonghak-dong]] (2 administrative ''dong'')
!Legal ''dong''
*[[Dongsam-dong]] (3 administrative ''dong'')
!Administrative ''dong''
|-
|Namhang-dong 1-ga
| rowspan="8" |Namhang-dong
|-
|Namhang-dong 2-ga
|-
|Namhang-dong 3-ga
|-
|Daegyo-dong 1-ga
|-
|Daegyo-dong 2-ga
|-
|Daepyeong-dong 1-ga
|-
|Daepyeong-dong 2-ga
|-
|Daepyeong-dong 3-ga
|-
|Yeongseon-dong 1-ga
| rowspan="2" |Yeongseon 1-dong
|-
|Yeongseon-dong 2-ga
|-
|Yeongseon-dong 3-ga
| rowspan="2" |Yeongseon 2-dong
|-
|Yeongseon-song 4-ga
|-
|Sinseon-dong 1-ga
| rowspan="3" |Sinseon-dong
|-
|Sinseon-dong 2-ga
|-
|Sinseon-dong 3-ga
|-
|Bongnae-dong 1-ga
| rowspan="3" |Bongnae 1-dong
|-
|Bongnae-dong 2-ga
|-
|Bongnae-dong 3-ga
|-
|Bongnae-dong 4-ga
| rowspan="2" |Bongnae 2-dong
|-
|Bongnae-dong 5-ga
|-
| rowspan="2" |Cheonghak-dong
|Cheonghak 1-dong
|-
|Cheonghak 2-dong
|-
| rowspan="3" |Dongsam-dong
|Dongsam 1-dong
|-
|Dongsam 2-dong
|-
|Dongsam 3-dong
|}


==Sister cities==
==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Luwan District|Luwan]], [[China]]
*{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Luwan District|Luwan]], [[China]]
*{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Marikina]], [[Philippines]]

== Cityscape ==
<gallery>
File:Yeongdo, Busan.png|
File:Side of Yeongdo in Busan.png|
File:Night of Yeongdo.png|Nighttime in Yeongdo
File:Western Side of Yeongdo.png|West Side of Yeongdo
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Yeongdo-gu, Busan}}
* [http://english.yeongdo.go.kr/ Yeongdo-gu website] {{en icon}}
* [http://english.yeongdo.go.kr/ Yeongdo-gu website] {{in lang|en}}


{{Busan}}
{{Busan}}
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[[Category:Yeongdo District| ]]
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[[Category:Districts of Busan]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeongdo-Gu, Busan}}
[[Category:Gu of Busan]]
[[Category:Yeongdo-gu| ]]




{{SouthKorea-geo-stub}}
{{SouthKorea-geo-stub}}

[[et:Yeongdo linnarajoon]]
[[ko:영도구]]
[[nl:Yeongdo-gu]]
[[ja:影島区]]
[[vi:Khu Yeongdo, Busan]]
[[zh:影岛区]]

Revision as of 00:56, 4 January 2024

Yeongdo
영도구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja影島區
 • Revised RomanizationYeongdo-gu
 • McCune-ReischauerYǒngdo-ku
Flag of Yeongdo
Flag
Official logo of Yeongdo
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincial levelBusan
Administrative divisions11 administrative dong
Area
 • Total14.15 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017[1])
 • Total124,026
 • Density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteYeongdo District Office
Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Yeongdo District (Korean: 영도구) is a gu (district) in Busan, South Korea. The gu itself is limited to Yeong-do (Yeong Island) located on the south edge of central Busan. It attained the status of gu in 1957.[citation needed]

The Korea Maritime and Ocean University and the National Maritime Museum of Korea are located in Yeongdo-gu.

Origin of the Name "Yeongdo"

The former name of Yeong-do (Yeong Island) was Jeolyeong-do (Jeolyeong Island).

Mythologically, horses that could run a thousand miles, so-called "Chollima", lived on this island. Because the horses living on this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them, this island was called, "Jeolyeong-do".

After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, the name of the island was changed to, "Yeongdo-gu.[2]

Administrative divisions

Yeongdo-gu is divided into 22 legal dong, which all together comprise 11 administrative dong, as follows:

Administrative divisions

Legal dong Administrative dong
Namhang-dong 1-ga Namhang-dong
Namhang-dong 2-ga
Namhang-dong 3-ga
Daegyo-dong 1-ga
Daegyo-dong 2-ga
Daepyeong-dong 1-ga
Daepyeong-dong 2-ga
Daepyeong-dong 3-ga
Yeongseon-dong 1-ga Yeongseon 1-dong
Yeongseon-dong 2-ga
Yeongseon-dong 3-ga Yeongseon 2-dong
Yeongseon-song 4-ga
Sinseon-dong 1-ga Sinseon-dong
Sinseon-dong 2-ga
Sinseon-dong 3-ga
Bongnae-dong 1-ga Bongnae 1-dong
Bongnae-dong 2-ga
Bongnae-dong 3-ga
Bongnae-dong 4-ga Bongnae 2-dong
Bongnae-dong 5-ga
Cheonghak-dong Cheonghak 1-dong
Cheonghak 2-dong
Dongsam-dong Dongsam 1-dong
Dongsam 2-dong
Dongsam 3-dong

Sister cities

Cityscape

  • Nighttime in Yeongdo
    Nighttime in Yeongdo
  • West Side of Yeongdo
    West Side of Yeongdo

See also

References

  1. ^ "영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구정현황 > 인구통계".
  2. ^ "영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구연혁 > 지명유래".
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