Yeonsu, Incheon Metropolitan City, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea

🇰🇷 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 • March 1, 1995: Yeonsu-gu annexes part of Nam-gu; sub-division of Yeonsu-1-dong into Yeonsu-1-dong and Yeonsu-3-dong, and Dongchun-dong into Dongchun-1-dong and Dongchun-2-dong. • January 1, 1996: Sub-division of Dongchun-2-dong into Dongchun-2-dong and Cheonyang-dong. • March 1, 2003: Sub-division of Okyeon-dong into Okyeon-1-dong and Okyeon-2-dong. • December 19, 2003: Cheongnyang-dong absorbed into Donchun-3-dong. • March 6, 2006: Establishment of Songdo-dong administrative division, placed under jurisdiction of Dongchun-2-dong. • January 1, 2007: Sub-division of Donchun-2-dong into Dongchun-2-dong and Songdo-dong. • January 1, 2012: Sub-division of Songdo-dong into Songdo-1-dong and Songdo-2-dong.

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.: • Ongnyeon-1(il)-dong 玉蓮1洞; • Ongnyeon-2-(i)-dong 玉蓮2洞; • Seonhak-dong 仙鶴洞; • Yeonsu-1(il)-dong 延壽1洞; • Yeonsu-2(i)-dong 延壽2洞; • Yeonsu-3(sam)-dong 延壽3洞; • Cheonghak-dong 靑鶴洞; • Dongchun-1(il)-dong 東春1洞; • Dongchun-2(i)-dong 東春2洞; • Dongchun-3(sam)-dong 東春3洞; • Songdo-1(il)-dong 松島1洞; • Songdo-2(i)-dong 松島2洞; 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 is 25%; of those 65 and over, 6.7%. The working class population of the 15-64 age group is 68.21%, less than the national average of 72.8%. There are somewhat more males with 100.6 males to 100 females.

Education • Chadwick International School Songdo • Incheon Catholic University • Yeonsu Girls' High School • Incheon National University