Yeongdo District

Yeongdo
영도구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Yeongdo-gu
  McCune-Reischauer Yǒngdo-ku

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Country South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Provincial level Busan
Administrative divisions 14 administrative dong
Area
  Total 13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Population (2006[1])
  Total 162,961
  Density 12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
  Dialect Gyeongsang
Website Yeongdo District Office

Yeongdo District 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. It attained the status of gu in 1957.

The Korea Maritime and Ocean University and the National Maritime Museum of Korea are located in Yeongdo-gu.

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions

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

Sister cities

Cityscape

See also

References

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Coordinates: 35°04′50″N 129°03′50″E / 35.08056°N 129.06389°E / 35.08056; 129.06389


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