Yeongdeungpo-gu
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| Yeongdeungpo-gu | |
| Hangul: |
영등포구
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| Hanja: |
永登浦區
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| Revised Romanization: | Yeongdeungpo-gu |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Yŏngdŭngp'o-ku |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 24.56 km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 22 administrative dong |
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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 repesenting 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 area. The area is 24.56 km² (2004), making up 4% of Seoul's total. The annual budget is approximately 2000 million won.
Yeongdeungpo-gu has been heavily developed as an office, commercial, and residential district. Yeouido-dong is home to the famous KLI 63 Building, the highest office building in South Korea.
[edit] Notes
- ^ 동 명칭 및 주요 옛지명 유래. Yeongdeungpo-gu government Korean-language tourism website. Retrieved on 2006-04-07.
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