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Suwon (Suwon-si) is the provincial capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial...
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| x Ansan |
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Ansan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies south of Seoul, and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4.
Ansan is situated on the coast of the Yellow Sea (locally called...
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| x Anseong |
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Anseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, 80 km south of Seoul. Its geographical location is 37°0′N 127°16′E / 37°N 127.267°E / 37; 127.267.
Anseong promotes itself as "The City of Masters". It is known for producing brassware and arts...
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Anyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located approximately 20 km south of Seoul and is connected to Seoul Subway Line 1 and Line 4. Other nearby cities include Ansan, Incheon and Gwangmyeong to the west, Suwon to the south-east,...
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| x Bucheon |
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Bucheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located between Incheon and Seoul. Manufacturing operations are located in the city.
Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of Seoul Metropolitan Area. The Bucheon Philharmonic...
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| x Dongducheon |
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Dongducheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
The city located in the north of Seoul is strategically important for the defence of the Korean capital.The main camps of the US Second Infantry Division are located in the city with the...
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| x Gimpo City |
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Gimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders on Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. It also looks across the Han River at North...
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| x Goyang |
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Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion...
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Gunpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Suwon. Hansei University is located in the city.
Seoul Subway Line 1, which connects Seoul with Cheonan, passes...
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| x Guri |
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Guri is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The name "Guri" is thought by some to mean "nine villages," which is reflected in the Hanja (Chinese characters; gu - nine; village - ri/li) for the town. It is located immediately to the east of...
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| x Gwacheon |
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Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city.
Various attractions associated with Seoul,...
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| x Gwangju City |
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Gwangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul. The city is not to be confused with the much larger Gwangju Metropolitan City, former capital of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The city also shares the same...
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| x Gwangmyeong |
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Gwangmyeong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Seoul to the north and northwest, Anyang to the east and south, and Siheung to the southwest.
There are 18 administrative districts ("dongs" in Korean) in Gwangmyeong. Specifically ...
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| x Hanam |
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Hanam is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Formerly a part of Gwangju County, it was designated a city in 1989. The ancient Baekje capital of Hanam Wiryeseong may have been located there.
Lying immediately east of Seoul, Hanam is also...
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| x Icheon |
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Icheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It should not be confused with the much larger Incheon Metropolitan City. Neighboring districts include Yeoju County, Gwangju City, Yongin City, and Anseong City within Gyeonggi province, as well...
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| x Namyangju |
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Namyangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri City, and to the north is Pocheon City.
There are 2 campuses of Gyeong Hee graduate school and Gyeong bok college, 14 high schools, 27 middle...
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| x Osan |
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Osan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 35 km south of Seoul. The population of the city is around 120,000. The local economy is supported by a mix of agricultural and industrial enterprises.
It is famous for one of the...
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| x Paju |
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Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (gun).
The city is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. To defend the Korean capital, Seoul, many US and Korean army...
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| x Pocheon |
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Pocheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
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| x Pyeongtaek |
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Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was originally founded as a union of two districts in 940 AD, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986, and...
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Seongnam is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi province after Suwon and the 9th largest city in the country, with a population of nearly 1 million. The largely residential city is located immediately south of Seoul and belongs to the...
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| x Siheung |
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Siheung is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
In the early Three Kingdoms period, the Siheung area was part of the Baekje kingdom. It was lost to Goguryeo along with the Han River valley in 475.
Siheung acquired its current administrative...
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| x Uijeongbu |
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Uijeongbu (Korean pronunciation: [ɰidʑʌŋbu]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its geographical location is 37°45′N 127°3′E / 37.75°N 127.05°E / 37.75; 127.05.
The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S. and Korean military...
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| x Uiwang |
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Uiwang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul National Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang. The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains shape the local...
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| x Yangju |
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Yangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Jang-Heung Tour Complex: The complex was established between Mt. Gyemyeong and Il-yeong bong. It was composed into parts of jang heung town. There are the several tourist attraction. First, Jang...
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| x Yongin |
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Yongin is a city in the south of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 40 km south of Seoul. It has developed very abruptly since the late 1990s. Home to Everland, South Korea's most popular amusement park, it is a large city by area, though...
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| x Asan |
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Asan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at 36°47′N 126°59′E / 36.783°N 126.983°E / 36.783; 126.983, bordering the Seoul Metropolitan Area to the north. Asan has a population of approximately 250,000.
Asan is known...
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| x Boryeong |
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Boryeong is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at 36°20′N 126°37′E / 36.333°N 126.617°E / 36.333; 126.617, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It lies on the Janghang Line railroad, which connects it to Seoul via the...
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| x Cheonan |
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Cheonan (Cheonan-si) is a city located in the northeast corner of South Chungcheong, a province of South Korea, and is 83.6 km south of the capital, Seoul.
The city is flanked to the east by the Charyeong Mountains, and spills out over plains and...
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| x Gongju |
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Gongju (Gongju-si), also spelt Kongju, is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea. It is located at 36°27′N 127°7′E / 36.45°N 127.117°E / 36.45; 127.117.
Gongju was formerly named Ungjin and was the capital of Baekje from AD 475 to 538....
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| x Nonsan |
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Nonsan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at 36°12′N 127°5′E / 36.2°N 127.083°E / 36.2; 127.083. Nonsan is also called Nolmoi, meaning dusk(y) or yellow mountain; "Nonsan" means rice paddy/paddies + mountain(s)....
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| x Seosan City |
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Seosan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at 36°47′N 126°27′E / 36.783°N 126.45°E / 36.783; 126.45. It has a population of approximately 150,000.
Seosan has four distinct seasons. In spring, mild temperatures are...
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Gyeryong is a city in southeastern South Chungcheong province, South Korea. The current mayor is Hong-Mook Choi. The city was created in 2003, by a split from Nonsan city, following prolonged local agitation.
Approximately half (47%) of the city's...
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| x Chuncheon |
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Chuncheon (Chuncheon-si) is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the northeast of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some large lakes around the city, most notably Lake...
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| x Donghae City |
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Donghae is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. There are two major ports: Donghae Harbor and Mukho Harbor. The city is located on the Yeongdong Line railroad and the Donghae Expressway. Numerous caverns are found in the city, as in neighboring...
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| x Gangneung |
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Gangneung is a city in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 229,869 (as of 2006). Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of eastern Gangwon Province. Gangneung is a national tourist destination,...
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Samcheok is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Samcheok has one university, KNU Samcheok Campus, established March 1, 2003. (formerly Samcheok National University)
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| x Sokcho |
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Sokcho is a city in Gangwon province, South Korea. It is located in the far northeast of the country along the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
Lying north of the 38th parallel, the city belonged to North Korea from 1945 until the end of the...
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| x Taebaek |
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Taebaek is a city in Gangwon province, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains.
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| x Wonju |
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Wonju is the largest city by population city in Gangwon province, South Korea.
Wonju is a city approximately 90 miles east of Seoul. Wonju is home to three major universities which draw many students from Seoul and elsewhere. It was the site of a...
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Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of almost 185,000. Its geographical location is 36°34′N 128°43′E / 36.567°N 128.717°E / 36.567; 128.717. The...
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| x Gimcheon |
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Gimcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway.
The outlying regions of Gimcheon are divided into...
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| x Gyeongju |
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Gyeongju (Korean pronunciation: [kjəːŋdʑu]) is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering 1,324 km (511 sq mi) with a...
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| x Gyeongsan |
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Gyeongsan is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Its western border abuts the metropolitan city of Daegu, and much of Gyeongsan lies within the Daegu metropolitan area.
Numerous universities are located in Gyeongsan, such as Yeungnam...
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| x Mungyeong |
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Mungyeong (syllables: Mun-gyeong) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy history, and is known today...
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| x Pohang |
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Pohang is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The city is divided into two wards ("Gu"), Buk-gu (Northern Ward) and Nam-gu (Southern Ward).
The...
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| x Sangju |
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Sangju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural, it is very old and was once a key city. Along with Gyeongju, it gives rise to half of the name of the Gyeongsang provinces. Sangju's nickname is "Sam Baek" ...
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| x Yeongcheon |
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Yeongcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Yeongcheon is located 350 km southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of the...
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| x Yeongju |
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Yeongju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Buddhism. Sosu Seowon is the first Seowon (Confucian academy) to have had national...
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| x Changwon |
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Changwon is a city in and the capital of South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. The city is approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Busan on the Namhae Expressway. The city proper has a population of 503,930 (2008). Along with adjacent...
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| x Geoje |
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Geoje is a city located in South Gyeongsang province, just off the coast of the port city of Busan, South Korea. The former Daewoo Shipyard (now DSME) in Okpo and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Gohyeon are both located on Geoje Island. The city...
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| x Gimhae |
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Gimhae, also commonly spelled Kimhae, is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea. The Gimhae Kims claim descent from the ancient royal house of Geumgwan...
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| x Jinhae |
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Jinhae (formerly known as Chinhae) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city is on the south coast and is separated from the neighboring city of Changwon by a line of high hills that are aligned from east to west. The city is...
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| x Jinju |
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Jinju is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command is located...
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| x Masan |
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Masan is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city is situated on Masan Bay (마산만, Masan-man), approximately 35 km west of Busan. It is known for its textile industry, and it is the site of Hite Brewery's production facilities....
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| x Miryang |
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Miryang, often spelled Milyang, is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the south. The city bird is the...
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| x Sacheon |
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Sacheon is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Sacheon's chief fame comes from the fact that it was the site of two naval battles in the Seven Year War.
The city as it now exists results from the merging of Sacheon-gun and Samcheonpo...
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| x Tongyeong |
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Tongyeong is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. In 2007, it had an area of 238.69 km2 and a population of 136,047 people. It is divided into 1 eup (town), 6 myeon (township) and 11 dong (neighborhood). Chungmu city and Tongyeong...
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| x Yangsan |
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Yangsan is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea.
Currently, Yangsan is made up of 1 eup, 4 myeon, and 7 dong. There are plans, however, to create a new Ungsang-eup, which would include 4 dong.
Yangsan has two stations on the Gyeongbu...
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| x Cheongju |
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Cheongju is the capital city of Chungcheongbuk-do (province), South Korea. The city is divided into two wards ("Gu"), Heungdeok-gu (western part of the city) and Sangdang-gu (eastern part of the city).
Cheongju has been an important provincial town...
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