Yeongjong District
Yeongjong | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
Interactive map of Yeongjong | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Provincial level | Incheon |
| Population | |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
| Website | yeongjong |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 영종구 |
| Hanja | 永宗區 [1] |
| RR | Yeongjong-gu |
| MR | Yŏngjong-gu |
Yeongjong District (Korean: 영종구) is a district of Incheon, South Korea. It was established on July 1, 2026.[2]
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]
References
- ↑ 최희선 (2025-11-06). "조광휘 전 인천시의원, "영종국제도시를 세계로 연결하는 한민 네트워크 허브로"". The Incheon Newspaper (in Korean).
- ↑ 이현준 (2026-06-26). "인천 행정지도 확 바뀐다… 영종·제물포·검단·서해구 7월 1일 출범". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ "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
Media related to Yeongjong-Yongyu at Wikimedia Commons- Official website