When Incheon was reclassified as a directly controlled city on July 1, 1981, its total area stood at 201.21km². On January 1, 1982, Incheon's total footprint grew to 310.83km² following the incorporation of Gyeyang-myeon in Gimpo-gun, Gyeonggi-do (30.9km²) and Yeongjong/Yongyu-myeon in Ongjin-gun, Gyeonggi-do (72.0km²) into Incheon. After Incheon's reclassification as a metropolitan city (January 1, 1995), on March 1, 1995, Ganghwa-gun (401.3km²), Ongjin-gun (163.6km²), and Geomdan-myeon in Gimpo-gun (42.2km²) were further incorporated into Incheon, bringing the city's total area to 955km². Incheon has continued to grow since the turn of the century through land reclamation projects on public waters. In 2005, Incheon was measured at 994.12km², reaching 1% of the total area of Korea. As of December 31, 2022, Incheon stretches across a total area of 1,067.04km².