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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = {{raise|0.1em|Yeongdo}}
| name = Yeongdo
| native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{nobold|영도구}}}}
| native_name = {{nobold|영도구}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| native_name_lang = ko
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in South Korea|Autonomous District]]
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in South Korea|Autonomous District]]
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1 = Korean
| image_skyline = View of Yeongdo.png
| image_skyline = View of Yeongdo.png
| imagesize =
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_caption =
| image_blank_emblem = Yeongdo-gu logo.png
| image_blank_emblem = Yeongdo-gu logo.png
| image_map = Busan Yeongdo-gu.svg
| image_map = Busan Yeongdo-gu.svg
| mapsize =
| mapsize =
| map_caption =
| map_caption =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]
| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Korea|Region]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincial level]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of South Korea|Provincial level]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|Administrative divisions]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Yeongnam]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Busan]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Busan]]
| subdivision_name3 = 11 administrative ''dong''
| subdivision_name3 = 11 administrative ''dong''
| parts_type =
| parts_type =
| parts =
| parts =
| area_total_km2 = 14.15
| area_total_km2 = 14.15
| population_total = 124026
| population_total = 124026
| population_as_of = 2017<ref>[http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/05about/02_05_2017_09.asp 영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구정현황 > 인구통계<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| 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_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| population_blank1 = [[Gyeongsang dialect|Gyeongsang]]
| website = {{url|http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/|Yeongdo District Office}}
| website = {{url|http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/|Yeongdo District Office}}
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_type1 = Hanja
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|影|島|區}}
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{linktext|影|島|區}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info2 = Yeongdo-gu
| translit_lang1_info2 = Yeongdo-gu
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Yǒngdo-ku
| translit_lang1_info3 = Yǒngdo-ku
| image_flag = Flag of Yeongdo, Busan.svg
}}
}}


[[File:Korea Maritime University in Busan.png|thumb|300px|[[Korea Maritime and Ocean University]]]]
[[File:Korea Maritime University in Busan.png|thumb|300px|[[Korea Maritime and Ocean University]]]]


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


Mythologically, horses that can run thousand miles, so-called "''Chollima",'' lived at this island. Because the horses lived in this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them, this island had been called as "Jeolyeong-do".
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 calling this island as "Jeolyeong-do", while South Korea government arranging their administrative divisions' name, they named this island as "Yeongdo-gu" except "Jeol".<ref>[http://www.yeongdo.go.kr/05about/03_03.asp 영도구 : 홈 > 영도구소개 > 구연혁 > 지명유래<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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 22 legal ''dong'', which altogether comprise 11 administrative ''dong'', as follows:
Yeongdo-gu is divided into 22 legal ''dong'', which all together comprise 11 administrative ''dong'', as follows:


[[File:02-04-yeongdo-en.svg|400x400px|thumb|Administrative divisions]]
[[File:02-04-yeongdo-en.svg|400x400px|Administrative divisions]]


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


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


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Yeongdo-gu, Busan}}
{{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}}

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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