Yeongjong District
Yeongjong | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Interactive map of Yeongjong | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Provincial level | Incheon |
| Administrative divisions | 6 administrative dong |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.8 km2 (48.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 136,700[1] |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
| Website | yeongjong |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 영종구 |
| Hanja | 永宗區 [2] |
| RR | Yeongjong-gu |
| MR | Yŏngjong-gu |
Yeongjong District (Korean: 영종구) is a district of Incheon, South Korea. It was established on July 1, 2026, and consists of parts of the former districts Jung[1]
It encompass Yeongjongdo and adjacent islands such as Muuido except Bukdo-myeon, Ongjin County, Incheon. The island is an exclave of Incheon Metropolitan City's Jung-gu district, It is accessed via two bridges, Yeongjong Bridge connecting to Seo-gu and Incheon Bridge connecting to Songdo. Many residents Yeongjong-Yongyu demanded that Yeongjong-Yongyu should be a district of Incheon and old downtown area of Jung District, Incheon should be merged with Dong District, Incheon.[3] In 2022, Yeongjong-Yongyu's Korean national population exceeded 100 thousands and old downtown area of Jung and Dong Districts.[4]
On August 31, 2022, Mayor of Incheon Yoo Jeong-bok proposed the district be created. The two mayors of the former districts affected by the change agreed with this proposal.[5]
Administrative Divisions
[edit]- Yeongjong-dong, Yeongjong 1-dong, and Yeongjong 2-dong (divided collectively into the legal dongs of Jungsan-dong, Unnam-dong, and Unbuk-dong)
- Unseo 1-dong and Unseo 2-dong (divided collectively into the legal dong of Unseo-dong)
- Yongyu-dong (divided in turn into the legal dongs of Eurwang-dong, Nambuk-dong, Deokgyo-dong, and Muui-dong)
References
[edit]- 1 2 이현준 (2026-06-26). "인천 행정지도 확 바뀐다… 영종·제물포·검단·서해구 7월 1일 출범". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ 최희선 (2025-11-06). "조광휘 전 인천시의원, "영종국제도시를 세계로 연결하는 한민 네트워크 허브로"". The Incheon Newspaper (in Korean).
- ↑ "송도·영종·청라 20년만에 인구 40만명, 외국인은 1.5%…인천경제자유구역의 '명암'". 22 February 2022.
- ↑ "인천 중구 영종국제도시 주민등록인구 10만명 돌파". 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "인천 행정체제 개편, 군수·구청장 대체로 찬성 '주민수용성' 관건". 13 September 2022.
External links
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Media related to Yeongjong-Yongyu at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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