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Gwangmyeong Gwangmyeong City logo
Hangul: 광명시
Hanja: 光明市
Revised Romanization: Gwangmyeong-si
McCune-Reischauer: Kwangmyŏng-shi
Statistics
Area: 38.5 km²
Population: 341,671 2002
Pop. density: 8,874.6 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 18 dong
Image:Map Gwangmyeong-si.png

Gwangmyeong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Seoul on the north and northwest, Anyang on the west and south, and Bucheon on the northeast. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Hangul (한글) 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Map_Gwangmyeong-si. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seoul (서울, listen â–¶(?)) 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. ... Anyang (Simplified Chinese: 安阳; Traditional Chinese: 安陽; pinyin: ) is a city situated in Henan Province, China. ... Bucheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...


Like other cities in the Capital Metropolitan Area, Gwangmyeong is closely tied to the Seoul transportation network. Seoul Subway Line 7 passes through the city. It is also home to Gwangmyeong Station, a station on the Korean National Railroad serving KTX trains exclusively. It is the first station south of Seoul on the KTX. 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vending machines for subway tickets. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Korean National Railroad, now known as Korail, is the national railroad operator in South Korea. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ...


See also

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. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...

External link

  • City government website


Administrative divisions of Gyeonggi province, South Korea Map showing the position of Gyeonggi province in South Korea
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 | Suwon | Uijeongbu | Uiwang | Yangju | Yongin
Counties
Gapyeong | Yangpyeong | Yeoju | Yeoncheon

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Gwangmyeong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Like other cities in the Seoul National Capital Area, Gwangmyeong is closely tied to the Seoul transportation network.
It is also home to Gwangmyeong Station, a station on the Korean National Railroad serving KTX trains exclusively.
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