Yeongdeungpo-gu

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Yeongdeungpo-gu
Korean name
Hangul 영등포구 Hanja 永登浦區 Revised Romanization Yeongdeungpo-gu McCune-Reischauer Yŏngdŭngp'o-ku
Statistics
Area 24.56 km² (9.48 sq mi) Administrative divisions 22 administrative dong
Location map

Yeongdeungpo-gu is an administrative district in southwest Seoul, Korea. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, the first two syllables are thought to be from "yeongdeung" (靈登) or "divine ascent", a shamanic rite.^[1] The third syllable is "po", representing water (浦), referring to the district's position on the Han River. The 2006 population was 408,819. The current magistrate is Kim Hyung-Su.

There are 22 administrative "dong" and 34 legal "dong". Yeouido Dong is the largest in area and takes about 34% of the land. The total area is 24.56 km² (2004), making up 4% of Seoul's land. The annual budget is approximately 2 billion won.

Yeongdeungpo Gu has been heavily developed as an office, commercial, and residential district. Yeouido Dong is home to the famous DLI 63 Building, the highest office building in South Korea and currently the 3rd tallest building in the country.

The National Assembly Building is located in Yeouido-dong, in Yeongdeungpo Gu.

Contents 1 History 2 Administrative Divisions 3 Transportation 3.1 Railroad 4 Sister Cities 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

January 1 1963, Some areas of Bucheon-gun were combined to Yeongdeungpo-gu as below.

Old district	New district
Ojeong myeon	Ogok-ri and Osoe-ri	Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul	Ogok-ri, Osoe-ri, Hang-ri, Onsu-ri, Gung-ri, Cheonwang-ri, Oryu-ri, Gaebong-ri and Gocheok-ri
Sosa-eup	Hang-ri, Onsu-ri, Gung-ri, Cheonwang-ri, Oryu-ri, Gaebong-ri and Gocheok-ri

[edit] Administrative Divisions

Yeongdeungpo Gu is divided into the following "dong"s.

• Dangsan-dong (Hangul: 당산동) (divided in turn into Dangsan 1 and 2 Dong)
• Daerim-dong (Hangul: 대림동) (divided in turn into Daerim 1, 2, and 3 Dong)
• Dorim-dong (Hangul: 도림동) (divided in turn into Dorim 1 and 2 Dong)
• Mullae-dong (Hangul: 문래동) (divided in turn into Mullae 1 and 2 Dong)
• Singil-dong (Hangul: 신길동) (divided in turn into Singil 1 to 7 Dong)
• Yangpyeong-dong (Hangul: 양평동) (divided in turn into Yangpyeong 1 and 2 Dong)
  • Yanghwa-dong
• Yeongdeungpo-dong (Hangul: 영등포동) (divided in turn into Yeongdeungpo 1, 2, and 3 Dong)
• Yeouido-dong (Hangul: 여의동)

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railroad

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 1

(Dongjak-gu) ← Daebang — Singil — Yeongdeungpo → (Guro-gu)

• Seoul Metro

• Seoul Subway Line 2 Euljiro Circle Line

(Guro-gu) ← Mullae — Yeongdeungpo-gu Office — Dangsan → (Mapo-gu)

• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

• Seoul Subway Line 5

(Yangcheon-gu) ← Yangpyeong — Yeongdeungpo-gu Office — Yeongdeungpo Market — Singil — Yeouido — Yeouinaru → (Mapo-gu)

• Seoul Subway Line 7

(Dongjak-gu) ← Boramae — Sinpung — Daerim → (Guro-gu)

[edit] Sister Cities

• Cheongyang, South Korea
• Dezhou, China
• Goseong, South Korea
• Kishiwada, Japan
• Mentougou, China
• Yeongam, South Korea

[edit] See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Subdivisions of South Korea
• Administrative divisions of Seoul

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
• Official website

v • d • e Administrative Divisions (Gu) of Seoul Cities Dobong-gu · Dongdaemun-gu · Dongjak-gu · Eunpyeong-gu · Gangbuk-gu · Gangdong-gu · Gangnam-gu · Gangseo-gu · Geumcheon-gu · Guro-gu · Gwanak-gu · Gwangjin-gu · Jongno-gu · Jung-gu · Jungnang-gu · Mapo-gu · Nowon-gu · Seocho-gu · Seodaemun-gu · Seongbuk-gu · Seongdong-gu · Songpa-gu · Yangcheon-gu · Yeongdeungpo-gu · Yongsan-gu See Also Administrative Divisions of South Korea

v • d • e Administrative Divisions (Dong) of Yeongdeungpo-gu Neighborhoods Dangsan-dong · Daerim-dong · Dorim-dong · Mullae-dong · Singil-dong · Yangpyeong-dong · Yeongdeungpo-dong (Yanghwa-dong) · Yeouido-dong See Also Administrative Divisions of South Korea · Gu of Seoul