Yeonje-gu
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| Yeonje-gu |  |
| Hangul: |
연제구
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| Hanja: |
蓮堤區
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| Revised Romanization: | Yeonje-gu |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Yŏnje-ku |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 12.08 km² |
| Population: | 218,080 October 2005 reg.[1] |
| Pop. density: | 18053 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 13 administrative dong |
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Yeonje-gu is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 12.08 km², and a population of about 220,000. Yeonje-gu was created in March 1995 following its separation from Dongnae-gu. Its name was formed by taking the first and last syllables of the names of its only 2 dong; Yeonsan-Dong and Geoje-Dong. Busan City Hall is located in Yeonje-gu.
[edit] Administrative divisions
Yeonje-gu is divided into 2 legal dong, which altogether comprise 13 administrative dong, as follows:
- Yeonsan-Dong (9 administrative dong)
- Geoje-Dong (4 administrative dong)
[edit] External links
- Yeonje-gu website (in english)
[edit] See also
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