| Ancient Times |
Named Mi Choo Hall of Baek Jae Dynasty (By Dong Guk Y대 Ji Seung Ram's Baek Jae Establishment) |
| 475 A.D. |
Mae So Hall Hyun (Southern Go Gu Ryo) |
| King Gyoung Duk of Shilla |
Changed name to So Sung Hyun |
| 1018 |
Changed name to Soo Joo (9th year under Hyun Jong, Go Ryo Dynasty) |
| 1096 |
Promoted to Gyoung Won Gun (Sook Jong, Go Ryo Dynasty) |
| 1123 |
Changed name to In Joo (In Jong, Go Ryo Dynasty) |
| 1390 |
Promoted to Gyoung Won Bu ( King Gong Yang, Go Ryo Dynasty) |
| 1392 |
Restored to In Joo (1st year under Tae Jo, Cho Sun Dynasty) |
| 1413 |
Reformed to In Cheon Gun (13th year under Tae Jong, Cho Sun) |
| 1460 |
Promoted to In Cheon Do Ho Bu (Se Jo, Cho Sun Dynasty) |
| 1883 |
Opened Port of In Cheon (20th year under Go Jong)* Korea America Amity Commerce Treaty proceeded (Concluded in Wha Jin Ji 19th year under Go Jong) |
| 1910 |
Established In Cheon Bu (4th year under Yoong Hee) |
| Sep. 1, 1914 |
Wol Mi Do (Under jurisdiction of Young Jong Myun) incorporated into Incheon. * Ministerial ordinance No. 133 (Announced on Sep. 1, 1914) |
| Apr. 1, 1940 |
Installed Nam Dong, Bu Pyeong, and Se Gog branch offices * In Cheon Announcement No. 32 |
| July 10, 1943 |
Newly installed Mun Hak branch office |
| Aug. 15, 1945 |
Renamed In Cheon city |
| Around Mar. 1946 |
Restroed into In Cheon |
| Apr. 1, 1947 |
Installed Ju An district office (Renamed later Ju An branch office) |
| Aug. 15, 1949 |
Renamed In Cheon city * Law No. 32 (Announced on July 4, 1949) |
| Nov. 23, 1956 |
Installed Jung Bu, Buk Bu, Nam Bu branch offices. * City ordinance No. 144 |
| Jan. 1, 1963 |
Annexed Jak Yak Do (Under jurisdiction of Bu Cheon Gun) * Law No. 1175 |
| Jan. 1, 1968 |
Annexed Dong Bu, Buk Bu branch offices and opened Dong Gu office(Started Gu rule) *Law 1919 (Announced Mar. 30, 1967) |
| July 1, 1973 |
Wol Mi Do (Under jurisdiction of Dong Gu)incorporated into Jung Gu. * Presidential decree No. 6542 (Announced on Mar. 12, 1973) |
| July 1, 1981 |
Raised into City under the direct control of the central government (Dong Gu, In Choen direct control city) *Law No. 3424 (Announced on Mar. 13, 1981.3.13) |
| May 1, 1988 |
Started the autonomous region rule * Law No. 4004 (Announced on Apr. 6, 1988) |
| Jan. 1, 1995 |
Changed the name (Dong Gu, In Chon Metropolitan city) * Law. No. 4789 (Announced on Dec. 20, 1994) |