Uijeongbu

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Uijeongbu

Hangul	의정부시
Hanja	議政府市
Revised Romanization	Uijeongbu-si
McCune-Reischauer	Ŭijŏngbu-si

Statistics

Area	81.59 km² (32 sq mi)
Population (2005)	417,915 ^[1]
Population density	4,436.8/km² (11,491/sq mi)
Administrative divisions	15 dong

Location map

Image:Map Uijeongbu-si.png

Uijeongbu (pronounced "oo-ee-jung-boo") is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its geographical location is 37°45′N, 127°3′E.

The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S. and Korean military bases for the defense of the Korean capital. The U.S. Second Infantry Division has established its headquarters in the city with main troops deployed in Dongducheon City.

In M*A*S*H, this city (then just a village) served as the home of MASH 4077.

1 Statistics
2 Transport
3 Sister Cities
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

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Image:Uijeongbu-landuse-chart.png (Land Use)

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A VAL driverless metro system is in development with one elevated line, 10.6 km long, covering 14 stations.^[2] The opening is scheduled for April 2011.

The Seoul metropolitan subway system covers the city with 6 stations, it takes around 40 minutes from center of Seoul to the first station in Uijeongbu by subway.

[edit] Sister Cities

Image:Flag of Japan.svg Shibata, Japan

[edit] See also

List of cities in South Korea

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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