Gimpo

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Gimpo

Hangul	김포시
Hanja	金浦市
Revised Romanization	Gimpo-si
McCune-Reischauer	Kimp'o-si

Statistics

Area	276.6 km² (107 sq mi)
Population	203,391
Population density	735.3/km² (1,904/sq mi)
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 5 myeon, 4 dong

Location map

Image:Map Gimpo-si.png

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 Korea. The current mayor is Gyeonggu Kang. The city's population of more than 220,000 is made up of more than 71,000 households.

The Hallelujah Football Club is based on Gimpo. Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) used to be located inside the city, but is now part of Seoul. Tertiary educational institutions located in the city include Kimpo College and Joong-ang Seungga University. There are 24 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and 6 high schools, including Gimpo Foreign Language High School.

1 Statistics
2 Sister Cities
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Statistics

Image:Gimpo-southkorea-schoolchart.png

[edit] Sister Cities

Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xinmin, China

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

City government website
Gimpo at the Open Directory Project

v • d • e Gyeonggi Province
Capital	Suwon
Cities	Ansan · Anseong · Anyang · Bucheon · Dongducheon · Gimpo · Goyang · Gunpo · Guri · Gwacheon · Gwangju · Gwangmyeong · Hanam · Hwaseong · Icheon · Namyangju · Osan · Paju · Pocheon · Pyeongtaek · Seongnam · Siheung · Uijeongbu · Uiwang · Yangju · Yongin
Counties	Gapyeong · Yangpyeong · Yeoju · Yeoncheon