Yeongdeungpo-gu

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Yeongdeungpo-gu is an administrative district in southwest Seoul, Korea. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, the first two syllables are thought to be from yeongdeung (靈登) or "divine ascent," a shamanic rite. The third syllable is po repesenting water(浦), referring to the district's position on the Han River. The 2006 population was 408,819. The current magistrate is Kim Hyung-Su.

There are 22 administrative dong and 34 legal dong. Yeouido-dong is the largest in area and takes about 34% of the area. The area is 24.56 km² (2004), making up 4% of Seoul's total. The annual budget is approximately 2000 million won.

Yeongdeungpo-gu has been heavily developed as an office, commercial, and residential district. Yeouido-dong is home to the famous KLI 63 Building, the highest office building in South Korea.

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