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Yeongdo 영도구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	影島區
• Revised Romanization	Yeongdo-gu
• McCune-Reischauer	Yǒngdo-ku
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Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Administrative divisions	11 administrative dong
Area
• Total	14.15 km (5.46 sq mi)
Population
• Total	124,026
• Density	8,800/km (23,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Yeongdo District Office

Yeongdo District (Korean: 영도구) is: a gu (district) 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.

Origin of the Name "Yeongdo"※

The former name of Yeong-do (Yeong Island) was Jeolyeong-do (Jeolyeong Island).

Mythologically, "horses that could run a thousand miles," so-called "Chollima", lived on this island. Because the "horses living on this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them," this island was called, "Jeolyeong-do".

After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, "the name of the island was changed to," "Yeongdo-gu.

Administrative divisions※

Yeongdo-gu is divided into 22 legal dong, which all together comprise 11 administrative dong, as follows:

Sister cities※

• Luwan, China
• Marikina, Philippines

Cityscape※

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  Nighttime in Yeongdo
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  West Side of Yeongdo

See also※

• Geography of South Korea
• Subdivisions of South Korea

References※

External links※

• Yeongdo-gu website (in English)

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

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