Yeongdeungpo-gu

Infobox Korean settlement

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img_caption = Yeouido at dawn
hangul=영등포구
hanja=永登浦區
rr=Yeongdeungpo-gu
mr=Yŏngdŭngp'o-ku
area_km2=24.56
divs=22 administrative "dong"

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. [cite web|url=http://tour.ydp.go.kr/culture/culture_03_01.asp?cul_type=1&cul_id=10058|title=동 명칭 및 주요 옛지명 유래|work=Yeongdeungpo-gu government Korean-language tourism website|accessdate=2006-04-07] 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. In addition, there are many kinds of organisations like Financial Union of Korea. There are mass-media corporations like Newspaper Corporations; Kookmin Newspaper Corporation, and Broadcasting Corporations and their partitions; Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation and Korean Broadcasting System. Sometimes in both Broadcasting Buildings, Many kinds of live-concerts, programs, and TV-shows are held and broadcasted.For those reasons, Yeouido-dong is the centre of culture and politics of South Korea.

History

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

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)

Transportation

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)

ister Cities

*flagicon|South Korea Cheongyang, South Korea
*flagicon|China Dezhou, China
*flagicon|South Korea Goseong, South Korea
*flagicon|Japan Kishiwada, Japan
*flagicon|China Mentougou, China
*flagicon|South Korea Yeongam, South Korea

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://english.ydp.go.kr/ Official website]