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Seo District, Incheon

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Country
  
South Korea

Provincial level
  
Incheon

Area
  
111.2 km²

Region
  
Sudogwon

Website
  
Seo District Office

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Seo District (Seo-gu) is the largest district in Incheon, South Korea. It has an area 111.2 square kilometres (42.9 sq mi), and it has the largest area of farmland in Incheon.

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Map of Seo-gu, Incheon, South Korea

In the past, Seo-gu was part of 'Buk-gu'. In 1988, a part of the ward was separated to form 'Seo-gu'.

History

  • 1413: Seokgot-myeon, Mowolgot-myeon, Bupyeongdoho-bu
  • 1895: Seokgot-myeon, Mowolgot-myeon, Bupyeong-gun, Incheon-bu
  • 1896: Seokgot-myeon, Mowolgot-myeon, Bupyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
  • 1914: Seogot-myeon, Bucheon-gun
  • April 1, 1940: Included in Incheon-bu
  • August 15, 1949: Seogot Branch, Incheon
  • January 1, 1968: Segot Branch, Buk-gu, Incheon
  • July 1, 1981: Seogot Branch, Buk-gu, Incheon Direct Governing City

    • Seo-gu History

  • January 1, 1988: Part of Buk-gu absorbed by Seo-gu
  • March 1, 1995: Annex of Geomdan-myeon, Gimpo-gun, Gyeonggi-do.
  • January 1, 2002: Division of Geomdan-dong into Geomdan-1-dong and Geomdan-2-dong.
  • September 1, 2005: Sub-division of Geomdan-1-dong and Geomdan-2-dong into Geomdan-3-dong.
  • September 1, 2006: Geomdan-1-dong sub-divided into Geomdan-1-dong and Geomdan-4-dong.
  • September 17, 2008: Name change of Bulno-dong to Bullo-dong.
  • June 10, 2010: Absorption of Cheongna-dong, of parts of Gyeonseo-dong-Yeonhui-dong-Wonchang-dong.
  • July 9, 2012: Sub-division of Cheongna-dong into Cheongna-1-dong and Cheongna-2-dong.
  • September 2, 2013: Sub-division of parts of Geomdan-1-dong (Oryu-dong, Wanggil-dong) into Geomdan-5-dong, and transfer of metropolitan area landfill from Geomamgyeongseo-dong to Geomdan-5-dong.

    • Education

    International schools:

  • Cheongna Dalton School

    • Administrative Divisions of Incheon Seo-gu

  • Geomam-Gyeongseo Dong (검암경서동)
  • Sinhyeon-Wonchang Dong (신현원창동)
  • Yeonhui-dong (연희동)
  • Gajeong 1 to 3 Dong (가정1~3동)
  • Seongnam 1 to 3 Dong (석남1~3동)
  • Gajwa 1 to 4 Dong (가좌1~4동)
  • Geomdan 1 to 4 Dong (검단1~4동)

    • References

    Seo District, Incheon Wikipedia
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