Gimpo, Gyeonggi
Hangul:	김포시
Hanja:	金浦市
Revised Romanization:	Gimpo-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Kimp'o-si
Statistics
Area:	276.6 km²
Population:	220,200
Pop. density:	797.8 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	1 eup, 5 myeon, 4 dong

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. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Jamo redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links made from Maps of Korea File links The following pages link to this file: Gimpo City ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ... Incheon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city and major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul. ... The Han River located in South Korea, is the confluence of the South Han River, which originates in Mount Daedeok-san, and the North Han, which originates in Mount Geumgang-san. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...

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. Educational institutions located in the city include Kimpo College and Joong-ang Seungga University. In addition, there are 24 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and 6 high schools. Founded in 1980 by a Christian missionary group, Hallelujah FC became a founder member of the K-League in 1983 and won the inaugural championship. ... Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) was the main international airport for Seoul and South Korea before it was replaced by Incheon International Airport in 2001. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ...

See also

• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea
• Seoul National Capital Area

Map of South Korea The largest cities in South Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. ... Map of South Korea South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ... The Seoul National Capital Area is a region located at the center of the Korean peninsula and is home to the capital of South Korea, Seoul. ...

External links

• City government website
• Gimpo at the Open Directory Project
• Gimpo on the Galbijim Wiki

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