History
SUYEONG SUYEONG HISTORY
The period of the Three Hans ~ The period of the Joseon Dynasty
- The period of the Three Hans
- This area belonged to Jin Han
- The period of the Three States
- This area belonged to Geochilsan-gun of Silla
- The period of Unified Silla
- This area belonged to Dongrae-gun (The name was changed during the reign of King Gyeongdeok)
- he period of Goryeo Kingdom
- This area belonged to Dongrae-hyeon (It temporarily belonged to Ulju during the reign of King Hyeonjong)
- The period of Joseon Dynasty
- This area belonged to Namchon-myeon in Dongraebu (It was elevated to Dongraebu during the reign of King Myeongjong)
Prior to the 1950s
- 1914
- Belonged to Dongrae-gun
- Apr. 1, 1936
- Busanjin Branch Office (Busan-bu Administrative District Expansion)
- Oct. 1, 1942
- Busanjin Branch Office (Busan-bu Administrative District Expansion)
- Aug. 15, 1949
- Abolished bu-system and renamed as Busan-si
1950s ~ 1980s
- Sept. 10, 1953
- Installed Daeyeon Branch Office of Busan-si
- Jan. 1, 1957
- Introduced gu-system and reorganized into Daeyeon Branch Office in Busanjin-gu (6 dongs) and Suyeong Branch Office in Dongrae-gu (3 dongs)
- Jan. 1, 1963
- Elevated to Busan-si (Under the direct control of the central government) (6 gus & 7 branch offices) /Oct. 1, 1975 Elevated to Nam-gu
- Oct. 1, 1975
- Elevated to Nam-gu
- May 1, 1988
- Introduced self-governing gu system (11 self-governing-gu)
1990s
- Jan. 1, 1995
- Renamed as Busan Metropolitan City (15 gus and 1 gun)
- Mar. 1, 1995
- Suyeong-gu was spun off from Nam-gu (Suyeong-gu Office was inaugurated) and the first democratically elected (government-appointed) mayor was inaugurated. Opened the first 1 Suyeong-gu Council
- Jun. 27, 1995
- Held the first local election
- Jul. 1, 1995
- The first democratically elected mayor was inaugurated
- Jul. 7, 1995
- Opened the 2nd Suyeong-gu Council
- Jun. 4, 1998
- Held the 2nd local election
- Jul. 1, 1998
- The 2nd democratically elected mayor assumed office
- Jul. 7, 1998
- Opened the 3rd Suyeong-gu Council
- Apr. 22, 1999
- Held a by-election for Gwangan 2-dong Council Member
2000s
- Jun. 8, 2000
- Held a by election for Council Members of Mangmi 1-dong and Mangmi 2-dong
- Jun. 9, 2000
- The 3rd democratically elected mayor assumed office
- Jun. 13, 2002
- Held the third local election
- Jul. 1, 2002
- The 4th democratically elected mayor assumed office
- Jul. 8, 2002
- Opened the 4th Suyeong-gu Council
- Jun. 5, 2004
- Held a by-election for Gwangan 3-dong Council Member
- May 31, 2006
- Held the 4th local election
- Jul. 1, 2006
- The 5th democratically elected mayor assumed office
- Jul. 10, 2006
- Opened the 5th Suyeong-gu Council
2010s
- Jun. 2, 2010
- Held the 5th local election
- Jul. 1, 2010
- The 6th democratically elected mayor assumed office and the 6th Suyeong-gu Council opened
- Jun. 4, 2014
- Held the 6th local election
- Jul. 1, 2014
- The 7th democratically elected mayor assumed office and the 7th Suyeong-gu Council opened
- Mar. 1, 2015
- Celebrated 20th anniversary of Suyeong-gu Office
- Jun. 13, 2018
- Held the 7th local election
- Jul. 1, 2018
- The 8th democratically elected mayor was inaugurated and the 8th Suyeong-gu Council opened
2020s
- Jun. 1, 2022
- Held the 9th local election
- Jul. 1, 2022
- The 9th democratically elected mayor was inaugurated and the 8th Suyeong-gu Council opened