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	Topics Yeouido Topic Home Yeouido is a large island within SeoulSeoul Seoul listen) is the capital and largest city of South Korea .... , and one of Seoul's business districts. Its 8.4 square kilometers are home to some 30,988 people. The island is located in the Yeongdeungpo-guYeongdeungpo-gu Yeongdeungpo-gu is an administrative district in southwest Seoul, Korea.... district of Seoul, and largely corresponds to the precinct of Yeouido-dong. Lying on the south edge of the Han RiverHan River (Korea) The Han River located in South Korea, is the confluence of the South Han River, which originates in Mount Daedeok, and the N... , it contains the National Assembly BuildingNational Assembly Building The National Assembly Building is the building that serves as the location of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea... , where the Assembly of the Republic of KoreaNational Assembly of South Korea The National Assembly of South Korea is a 299-member unicameral legislature.... meets, the Yoido Full Gospel ChurchYoido Full Gospel Church Yoido Full Gospel Church is a Pentecostal Christian church on Yeouido Island in Seoul, South Korea.... , and many office buildings including the 63 Building63 Building The DLI 63 Building is a skyscraper on Yeouido Island, Seoul, South Korea.... and the headquarters of LGLG LG can refer to a number of things:... . The island also houses many important institutions, including the headquarters of both KBS and Munhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation MBC is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks.... , and the Korea ExchangeFacts About Korea Exchange Korea Exchange was created through the integration of the three existing Korean spot & futures exchanges under the Korea Sto... (KRX) Center. Being a vacant spot convenient to the national capital of JoseonJoseon Joseon is a name for Korea, as used in the following cases:... , Yeouido was used as a national pasture for sheep and goats, according to a 16th-century geographical record. 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 occupationKorea under Japanese rule Korea under Japanese rule refers to the period of Japan's administrative control of the Korean peninsula in the early 20th c... government in April 1924. The airport served both international, domestic, and military flights, and was also the site of a flight school. At that time the island was part of GoyangGoyang Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.... . 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. Though isolated for centuries, Yeouido is now tightly-connected to the Seoul transportation grid. Seoul Subway Line 5Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line cr... and the under-construction Seoul Subway Line 9Seoul Subway Line 9 Seoul Subway Line 9 is currently under construction.... pass through Yeouido; when Line 9 is complete, they will meet at Yeouido StationYeouido Station Yeouido Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5.... . Line 5 also stops at Yeouinaru StationYeouinaru Station Yeouinaru Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5.... . 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). 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. See also SeoulSeoul Seoul listen) is the capital and largest city of South Korea .... Geography of South KoreaGeography of South Korea Overview South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the As... Islands of KoreaIslands of Korea Islands of Korea are listed below, grouped by provinces, and not including most uninhabited islands and islets.... List of Korea-related topicsList of Korea-related topics This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts.... External links