Yeongdeungpo-gu

(Sister City) Huangpu, Shanghai, China

• Name of Country : China
• Name of City : Huangpu, Shanghai
• Date of Affiliation : Feb. 18, 2019

City Status

• Location : Central Shanghai, facing Huangpu River
• Area : 12.49 km²
• Population : 600,000 (as of 2018)
• Regional characteristics
  • Epicenter for political, economic, cultural, financial and trade activities in Shanghai
  • Formerly known as Nanshi, "District of South City," of the Old City of Shanghai approx. 700 years ago, the first open port of entry in China.
  • It is where the former office building of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea is located.
• Major industries : Finance, commerce, trade, tourism
• Regional Status
  • Educational institutions : 29 elementary schools, 36 middle schools
  • Medical institutions : 260 in total
  • Culture and tourism
    • Festivals : Shanghai Tourism Festival, Shanghai International Marathon
    • Attractions : Nanjing Road, Yu Garden, etc.

Date of Affiliation

• Korean Consulate General in Shanghai requested endorsing a friendship city affiliation between the two cities.
• The chief of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office visited China and concluded a letter of intent (LOI).

Exchange Status

Interchanges will be carried out in various fields.