Yeouido is a large island within Seoul, and one of Seoul's business districts. Its 8.4 square kilometers are home to some 30,988 people.^[1] The island is located in the Yeongdeungpo-gu district of Seoul, and largely corresponds to the precinct of Yeouido-dong. Lying on the south edge of the Han River, it contains the National Assembly Building, where the Assembly of the Republic of Korea meets, the Yoido Full Gospel Church, and many office buildings including the 63 Building and the headquarters of LG. The island also houses many important institutions, including the headquarters of both KBS and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and the Korea Exchange (KRX) Center. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1984 KB) Summary Photographed by Pavel Kanzelsberger, March 12th, 2005 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... Yeongdeungpo-gu is a administrative district in Southwest Seoul, Korea . ... The Han River located in South Korea, is the confluence of the South Han River, which originates in Mount Daedeok-san, and the North Han, which originates in Mount Geumgang-san. ... The Korean National Assembly Building in Yeouido, Seoul The National Assembly Building (Korean: 국회의사당, 國會議事堂, Gukhoe-uisadang) is the building that serves as the location of the Assembly of the Republic of Korea, the legislative branch of the South Korean national government. ... The National Assembly is the South Korean parliament. ... Yoido Full Gospel Church is a Pentecostal Christian church on Yeouido Island in Seoul, South Korea. ... The DLI (Daehan Life Insurance) 63 Building (63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩) is a skyscraper on Yeouido Island, overlooking the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. ... LG can refer to a number of things: LG Group, a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate. ... For other uses, see KBS. Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) is South Koreas premier public broadcaster and one of four major Korean television networks. ... Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. ... Korea Exchange (KRX) was created through the integration of the three existing Korean spot & futures exchanges (Korean Stock Exchange, Korean Futures Exchange & KOSDAQ) under the Korea Stock & Futures Exchange Act. ...

Being a vacant spot convenient to the national capital of Joseon, Yeouido was used as a national pasture for sheep and goats, according to a 16th-century geographical record.^[2] When the Han River flooded, only a small patch of high ground remained above river level. (That is why the name of the island means "You can have it (Useless)". Yeouido remained for the most part an uninhabited sandbar prior to the construction of Seoul's first airport there by the Japanese occupation government in April 1924. ^[3] The airport served both international, domestic, and military flights, and was also the site of a flight school. ^[4] At that time the island was part of Goyang. The six-lane bridge connecting it to the mainland of Yeongdeungpo was constructed in 1970 as part of Han River development project lead by President Park Jung-Hee, after which time development took place rapidly. Yeouido-dong was formed as a separate entity in 1971.^[5] Joseon or Chosun (Korean: ì¡°ì„ ; Hanja: 朝鮮; Revised: Joseon; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn; Chinese: CháoxiÇŽn; Japanese: Chōsen) is a name for Korea, as used in the following cases: As part of the name of several ancient kingdoms (including Gojoseon, Gija Joseon, and Wiman Joseon); During most of the Joseon... Flag of the Japanese Resident General of Korea Anthem: Kimi ga Yoa Korea under Japanese Occupation Capital Keijo Language(s) Korean, Japanese Religion Shintoisma Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor of Japan  - 1910 - 1912 Emperor Meiji  - 1912 - 1925 Emperor Taisho  - 1925 - 1945 Emperor Showa Governor-General of Korea  - 1910 - 1916 Masatake Terauchi... Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...

Though isolated for centuries, Yeouido is now tightly-connected to the Seoul transportation grid. Seoul Subway Line 5 and the under-construction Seoul Subway Line 9 pass through Yeouido; when Line 9 is complete, they will meet at Yeouido Station. Line 5 also stops at Yeouinaru Station. Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area. ... Seoul Subway Line 9 is currently under construction. ... This article on a place of local interest appears to contain only a small amount of verifiable information. ... Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area. ...

Five parks are located in Yeouido. Notable among these are the Yeouido district of the Hangang River Citizen's Park and Yeouido Park. Yeouido Park was formed in 1999 through the reclamation of a patch of land which had lain under asphalt for 27 years (as known as Yeouido Square or 5/16 square and used for various large gathering).^[6] In addition, a terminal for excursion ferries stands on the Han River shore.

Size of Yeouido is often used in media as a unit to describe a size of an unfamiliar area, e.g. twice as the size of Yeouido, to give an impression to people how big the area is, as Size of Wales in UK. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

References

1. ^ Figures as of March 2006. 동현황. Yeouido-dong website (Korean). Retrieved on 2006-04-16.
2. ^ 동유래. Yeouido-dong website (Korean). Retrieved on 2006-04-16.
3. ^ According to 동현황. Yeouido-dong website (Korean). Retrieved on 2006-04-16.. However, the Naver Encylopedia asserts that the airport opened in 1916, and that the homecoming flight of An Chang-nam, the first Korean pilot, landed here in 1922.
4. ^ 동현황. Yeouido-dong website (Korean). Retrieved on 2006-04-16.
5. ^ 동현황. Yeouido-dong website (Korean). Retrieved on 2006-04-16.
6. ^ Yeouido. Tour2Korea.com. Retrieved on 2006-04-16.

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See also

• Seoul
• Geography of South Korea
• Islands of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

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External links

• Yeuoido Spring Flower Festival 2007
• Yeouido-dong website
• Tour2Korea profile of the island