Yeongdo-gu, Busan

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Yeongdo-gu, Busan
Yeongdo-gu_west.jpg
West coast of Yeongdo-gu
Korean name
Hangul 영도구
Hanja 影島區
Revised Romanization Yeongdo-gu
McCune-Reischauer Yǒngdo-ku
Statistics
Area 13.98 km² (5.40 sq mi)
Population (2006) 162,961 [1]
Population density 11,657 /km² (30,190 /sq mi)
Administrative divisions 14 administrative dong
Location map
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Yeongdo-gu is a gu in Busan, South Korea. The gu itself is limited to Yeong-do (Yeong Island) located on the south edge of central Busan. Yeongdo-gu covers a surface of 13.98 km² and is home to about 165,000 people. It attained the status of gu in 1957.

The Korea Maritime University is located in Yeongdo-gu.

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[edit] Administrative divisions

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

  • Namhang-dong
  • Yeongseon-dong (2 administrative dong)
  • Sinseon-dong (3 administrative dong)
  • Bongnae-dong (3 administrative dong)
  • Cheonghak-dong (2 administrative dong)
  • Dongsam-dong (3 administrative dong)

[edit] Sister Cities

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ 영도구 : 홈 > 우리구소개 > 구정현황 > 일반현황

[edit] External links

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