NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gwacheon

Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the Han River, close to Seoul in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area. Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Hangul (í•œê¸€) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer 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 is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Gwacheon ... 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. ... Han River is the name of four unrelated rivers: Han River, or Han Gang, is a river in Korea, passing through Seoul and entering the Yellow Sea Han River, or Han Shui, is a tributary of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in central China Han River, or Han Jiang, is... Seoul (ì„œìš¸, listen?) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... The Capital Metropolitan Area is a region located at the center of the Korean peninsula and is home to the capital of South Korea, Seoul. ... Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway (dubbed the blue line) is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Capital Metropolitan Area. ...

Various attractions associated with Seoul, including Seoul Land, are located in the city. It is also home to a major administrative center of the Gyeonggi provincial government. Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ...

Noted graphic artist Dennis Hwang spent much of his childhood in Gwacheon. Dennis Hwang, or Hwang Jung-moak is a graphic artist who designs the festive logos for Google on special days. ...

See also

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of South Korea The largest cities in South Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. ... 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. ...

External links

ial:Categories&article=Gwacheon" title="Special:Categories">Categories: Korea geography stubs | Gyeonggi | Cities in South Korea Map of Gyeonggi, South Korea From german Wikipedia, created by User:Kokiri File links The following pages link to this file: Gimpo City Gyeonggi Osan Yongin Suwon Talk:Gyeonggi Gapyeong County Hwaseong Anyang (South Korea) Gwangju City (Gyeonggi) Ansan Anseong Bucheon Dongducheon Goyang Gunpo Guri Gwacheon Gwangmyeong Hanam Icheon Namyangju... Suwon (Suwon-si) is the largest city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Ansan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Anseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, 80 km south of Seoul. ... Anyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Bucheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Dongducheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gunpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Guri is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gwangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, southeast of Seoul. ... Gwangmyeong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Hanam is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Icheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Namyangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Pocheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Seongnam is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Siheung is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Uijeongbu is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Uiwang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Yangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Yongin is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gapyeong County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Yangpyeong County (Yangpyeong-gun) is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Yeoju County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Yeoncheon County (Yeoncheon-gun) is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...