Yeongdo District (Korean: 영도구) is a gu (district) in Busan, South Korea. The gu itself is limited to Yeongdo (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 District.
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Origin of the Name "Yeongdo"
The former name of Yeongdo (Yeong Island) was Jeoryeongdo (Jeoryeong 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 "Jeoryeongdo".
After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, the name of the island was changed to, "Yeongdo District.
Administrative divisions
Yeongdo District is divided into 22 legal dong, which all together comprise 11 administrative dong, as follows:
Sister cities
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