Yeonje District

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Yeonje District is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It has an area of 12.08 km2, and a population of about 220,000. Yeonje-gu was created in March 1995 following its separation from Dongnae-gu. Its name was formed by taking the first and last syllables of the names of its only 2 legal dong; Yeonsan-Dong and Geoje-Dong. Busan City Hall is located in Yeonje-gu.

Yeonje
연제구
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationYeonje-gu
 • McCune-ReischauerYŏnje-ku
Busan City Hall
Busan City Hall
Flag of Yeonje
Official logo of Yeonje
CountrySouth Korea
RegionYeongnam
Provincial levelBusan
Administrative divisions13 administrative dong
Area
 • Total12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2005[1])
 • Total218,080
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Gyeongsang
WebsiteYeonje District Office

Administrative divisions edit

 
Administrative divisions

Yeonje-gu is divided into 2 legal dong, which all together comprise 12 administrative dong, as follows:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "노인인구현황 :: 친절행정 1번지 연제구청/life/life_top2.php". Archived from the original on 2007-04-28.

External links edit

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