Seo District, Incheon

Seo

서구
Seo 서구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	西區
• Revised Romanization	Seo-gu
• McCune–Reischauer	Sŏ-gu
	Yeongjong Bridge
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	Coordinates: 37°33′N 126°41′E / 37.55°N 126.68°E
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Provincial level	Incheon
Area
• Total	137.12 km2 (52.94 sq mi)
Population (September 2024)
• Total	631,652
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Seo District Office

Seo District (Korean: 서구; RR: Seo-gu; lit. West District) 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.

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.