Yeonje-gu, Busan

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Yeonje-gu
Busan City Hall
Korean name
Hangul 연제구 Hanja 蓮堤區 Revised Romanization Yeonje-gu McCune- Reischauer Yŏnje-ku
Statistics
Area 12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi) Population (2005 reg.) 218,080 [1] Population density 18,053 /km² (46,760 /sq mi) Administrative divisions 13 administrative dong
Location map

Yeonje-gu 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.

Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Administrative divisions

Yeonje-gu is divided into 2 legal dong, which altogether comprise 13 administrative dong, as follows:

• Yeonsan-dong (9 administrative dong)
• Geoje-dong (4 administrative dong)

[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Geography of South Korea
• Subdivisions of South Korea

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Yeonje-gu website (English)

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