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
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	蓮堤區
• Revised Romanization	Yeonje-gu
• McCune-Reischauer	Yŏnje-ku
Busan City Hall
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Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Provincial level	Busan
Administrative divisions	13 administrative dong
Area
• Total	12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Population  (2005[1])
• Total	218,080
• Density	18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang
Website	Yeonje District Office

Administrative divisions

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

• Yeonsan-dong (8 administrative dong)
• Geoje-dong (4 administrative dong)

See also

• Geography of South Korea
• Subdivisions of South Korea

References

External links

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• Yeonje-gu website (in English)

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