Yeonsu District


Yeonsu District is a district in southern Incheon, South Korea. To the east is Namdong District, on its north border is Nam District, and the Yellow Sea is on the west and south sides. Munhak Mountain rises in the north, and Seunggi Stream flows south to the Yellow Sea.

History

On March 1, 1995, Yeonsu District annexed part of Nam District. In addition, Yeonsu-1-dong was subdivided into Yeonsu-1-dong and Yeonsu-3-dong, and Dongchun-dong into Dongchun-1-dong and Dongchun-2-dong. On January 1, 1996, Dongchun-2-dong was divided into Dongchun-2-dong and Cheonyang-dong. In 2003, Okyeon-dong was divided into Okyeon-1-dong and Okyeon-2-dong. Cheongnyang-dong was absorbed into Donchun-3-dong. In 2006, Songdo-dong was established and placed under the jurisdiction of Dongchun-2-dong. In 2007, Donchun-2-dong was split into Dongchun-2-dong and Songdo-dong. In 2012, Songdo-dong was split into Songdo-1-dong and Songdo-2-dong.
Yeonsu District signed an agreement with Greenville, North Carolina in the United States to become sister cities in 2017.

Description

The Yeonsu District of Incheon is made up of 6 legal divisions and 12 administrative divisions. The area of Yeonsu District is 42.74 km2.
Administrative DivisionChinese charactersArea HouseholdsPopulation
Ongnyeon-1-dong玉蓮1洞2.158,19323,689
Ongnyeon-2--dong玉蓮2洞1.938,43625,204
Seonhak-dong仙鶴洞2.418,49222,103
Yeonsu-1-dong延壽1洞1.5211,68128,090
Yeonsu-2-dong延壽2洞1.009,81325,499
Yeonsu-3-dong延壽3洞1.007,79321,599
Cheonghak-dong靑鶴洞2.3912,65131,921
Dongchun-1-dong東春1洞3.406,09118,893
Dongchun-2-dong東春2洞4.557,18922,769
Dongchun-3-dong東春3洞0.706,04420,869
Songdo-1-dong松島1洞15.1310,70435,026
Songdo-2-dong松島2洞12.226,43221,457
Yeonsu District延壽區42.74104,748292,589

The area is also host to Hambak Village, a community of majority foreigners from Central Asia.

Population

As of 2010, the population of the 0-14 age group was 25%; of those 65 and over, 6.7%. The working class population of the 15-64 age group was 68.21%, less than the national average of 72.8%. There were somewhat more males with 100.6 males to 100 females.

Politics

Yeonsu District has one election district. As the population grew, it was suggested that another district be created for the 2016 general election.

Attractions

The district contains the National Museum of World Writing Systems, which opened in 2023.

Education