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Gyeyang-gu is a ward in Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

History
The first historical record of Gyeyang-gu goes back to the Goguryeo
Goguryeo

Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Koreans Empire located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Primorsky Krai....
 kingdom in 470 A.D under the name of Jubuto-gun. It was renamed to Bupyeong-dohobu in 1413 A.D. It was later renamed Gyeyang-myeon under Buk-Gu (North Ward), Incheon in 1989. Bupyeong-gu
Bupyeong-gu, Incheon

Bupyeong-gu is one of the 10 administrative divisions that comprise Incheon, South Korea. Bupyeong-gu comprises an area of 12.35 square miles , and has a population of 553,961 ....
, Gyeyang-gu, and Seo-gu
Seo-gu, Incheon

Seo-gu is the largest ward in Incheon, South Korea. Its area is 111.2 km?, and it also has the largest area of farmland of Incheon's wards....
 were all formed out of this ward. Seo-gu was separated out in 1988, and both Gyeyang-gu, and Bupyeong-gu were formed in 1995.






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Gyeyang-gu is a ward in Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

History


The first historical record of Gyeyang-gu goes back to the Goguryeo
Goguryeo

Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Koreans Empire located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Primorsky Krai....
 kingdom in 470 A.D under the name of Jubuto-gun. It was renamed to Bupyeong-dohobu in 1413 A.D. It was later renamed Gyeyang-myeon under Buk-Gu (North Ward), Incheon in 1989. Bupyeong-gu
Bupyeong-gu, Incheon

Bupyeong-gu is one of the 10 administrative divisions that comprise Incheon, South Korea. Bupyeong-gu comprises an area of 12.35 square miles , and has a population of 553,961 ....
, Gyeyang-gu, and Seo-gu
Seo-gu, Incheon

Seo-gu is the largest ward in Incheon, South Korea. Its area is 111.2 km?, and it also has the largest area of farmland of Incheon's wards....
 were all formed out of this ward. Seo-gu was separated out in 1988, and both Gyeyang-gu, and Bupyeong-gu were formed in 1995.

Location


Gyeyang-gu borders Bupyeong-gu to the south, Seo-gu to the west, Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
's Gangseo-gu
Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Gangseo-gu is one of the wards of Seoul of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the south side of the Han River . In the west of this district, there are many flats for low-level families....
 and Bucheon
Bucheon

Bucheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located between Incheon and Seoul. Manufacturing operations are located in the city....
 city to the east, and Gimpo city's Gochonmyeon to the north.

Points of Interest


Bupyeongdohobu Government Building - Originally built during the reign of King Sejong (1413-1487 A.D.), it was desroyed during the Japanese invasion
Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea

Two Japanese invasions of Korea and subsequent battles on the Korean peninsula took place from 1592 to 1598. Toyotomi Hideyoshi led the newly unified Japan into the first invasion with the professed goal of conquering Korea, the Jurchens, Ming Dynasty China, and India....
 of 1592 and again during the Qing invasion of 1636. It was last rebuilt during the reign of King Sukjong (1674–1720 A.D.)

Gyeyang Mountain (395m, part of the part of the Hannam-jeongmaek mountain range) is located in the northern part of the ward, and is mainland Incheon's highest point (Mani Mountain, located on Ganghwa Island
Ganghwa Island

Ganghwa Island is an island in the estuary of the Han River , on the west coast of South Korea. About 65,500 people live on the island. With an area of 302.4 km?, it constitutes most of Ganghwa County, a division of Incheon Municipality....
 is 469m tall.) Many hiking trails lead around and to the peak of the mountain.

Tomb of Youngshingun Yi I- Yi I (1424 A.D. - 1526 A.D.) , whose royal name was Youngshingun, was the sixth son of UI Song Gun Chae, who was a son of Prince Hyo-ryeong, who was the second son of King Tae Jong. He was conferred his royal title after giving distinguished service to the royal family and the nation.



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