Pyeongtaek
Hangul:	평택시
Hanja:	平澤市
Revised Romanization:	Pyeongtaek-si
McCune-Reischauer:	P'yŏngt'aek-si
Statistics
Area:	452.31 km²
Population:	379,161 2005[1]
Pop. density:	815.7 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	2 eup, 7 myeon, 13 dong

A more detailed map of Pyeongtaek

Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek is a newly developed port city, founded in 1986. It is home to a South Korean naval base and a large concentration of United States troops. The Korean government plans to transform Pyeongtaek city to an international economic hub to coincide with the move of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) to Pyeongtaek. Official logo of Pyeongtaek city, South Korea. ... 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: Pyeongtaek ... Image File history File links Pyeongtaek2. ... Image File history File links Pyeongtaek2. ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ... Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ... United States Forces Korea (USFK, Korean: 주한미군, Hanja: 駐韓美軍) refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States Armed Forces stationed in South Korea. ...

The United States and South Korea Government came to an agreement to enlarge Camp Humphreys, a US Army installation located near Pyeongtaek, and move the majority of US forces stationed in Seoul and North of Seoul to the Camp Humphreys area. Invoking eminent domain, the government obtained the surrounding land for the base expansion. Eminent domain (U.S.), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption (Australia) or expropriation (Canada, South Africa) in common law legal systems is the inherent power of the state to expropriate private property, or rights in private property, without the owners consent, either for its own use or...

The move also includes the headquarters of the Combined Forces Command, which has operational control of ROK (Republic of Korea), US, and UN combined forces during wartime. The US/ROK agreement allows USFK to move to one centralized location away from the congestion of Seoul and its surrounding areas. This relocation agreement results in returning two-thirds of the land currently used by the United States Military back to the Korean government. By 2008, the US Military will have consolidated 41 installations down to just 10 due to the relocation agreement.

The United States Forces Korea's only jail facility in South Korea is located at Camp Humphreys. To the North West of the Installation is the village of Anjung-ri. United States Forces Korea (USFK, Korean: 주한미군, Hanja: 駐韓美軍) refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States Armed Forces stationed in South Korea. ... Chinook helicopters at Camp Humphreys Camp Humphreys is a major United States Army base located in the Pyeongtaek province of South Korea, at . ...

As planned, Yongsan Garrison, located in Seoul, and the Second Infantry Division will be moved to the same area by 2008. The South Korean government's handling of the surrounding land has led to conflict with local farmers in Daechu-ri, Paengseong-eup due to the planned expansion of Camp Humphreys.^[2] The Yongsan Garrison is a US military base located in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... The 2nd Infantry Division (Medium) is a formation of the United States Army. ... Historical Context Korean farmers are known for a long history of organized militant action. ...

Recently, there have been heightened protests against the construction of the new USFK headquarters near Pyeongtaek. Moreover, authorities evicted protestors from occupying the elementary school and working the fields where the base will be built by placing barbed wire at the boundary of the future base. ^[3] United States Forces Korea (USFK, Korean: 주한미군, Hanja: 駐韓美軍) refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States Armed Forces stationed in South Korea. ...

Struggles erupted on May 4, when some 13,000 South Korean military soldiers and riot police arrived to guard the land where the new Camp Humphreys was to be built. Farmers could not get to their own land to cultivate their rice. When troops arrived to set up the fencing, residents moved in to block them. The activists claim South Korean military troops injured over 200 people and rounded up 500 more. However, none of the Soldiers were armed on this day and the riot police's main role was to prevent the protestors from attacking the soldiers. On May 5th, a undetermined amount of unarmed Korean Army soldiers were attacked by protestors with pipes and sticks after the riot police prevented the protestors from breaching the site. After a public outcry from the parents of some of the soldiers who were attacked, the government started to equip the soldiers with bamboo sticks and armor.^[4] It was the first time since the 1980 Kwangju massacre that the South Korean military, as opposed to riot police, were used against demonstrators.^[5] The Gwangju Massacre refers to the atrocities comitted in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to May 27, 1980. ...

Pro-expansion protests were also witnessed during this time but at a much smaller scale. The main arguments of the pro-expansion protests were that the protestors that were occupying the Daechu-ri Elementary School were not farmers from the local area but were from an organized anti-US civic group from outside of Pyeongtaek. They estimated that less than 10% of the individuals that were protesting the expansion of Camp Humphreys were actually farmers that were being evicted. ^[6]

Osan Air Base is located in Songtan, a district in Pyeongtaek City. Osan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located 4. ... Songtan is a town in the Republic of Korea (ROK), also known as South Korea, in Gyeonggido province. ...

Notes

1. ↑  U.S. Move Is Spurring Evictions In S. Korea (Washington Post article)
2. ↑  Massive Force Mobilized to Evict U.S. Base Protestors (Chosun Ilbo article (English))
3. ↑  Activists Are Only Using the People of Pyeontaek (Chosun Ilbo English Editorial) article
4. ↑  More Violence Looms in Planned Rally at U.S. Base Site
5. ↑  U.S. base expansion in Korea sparks protests (Socialism and Liberation) article

See also

• Camp Humphreys
• Songtan
• USFK
• List of Korea-related topics
• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

Chinook helicopters at Camp Humphreys Camp Humphreys is a major United States Army base located in the Pyeongtaek province of South Korea, at . ... Songtan is a town in the Republic of Korea (ROK), also known as South Korea, in Gyeonggido province. ... United States Forces Korea (USFK, Korean: 주한미군, Hanja: 駐韓美軍) refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States Armed Forces stationed in South Korea. ... 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. ... 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. ...

External links

• Official Pyeongtaek Website
• United States Forces Korea (USFK)
• USFK Relocation Video
• USFK Welcome Video for US Service Members
• Official Camp Humphreys (Area III) Webpage
• Anti-US Bases Coalition in Korea
• Pyeongtaek at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)
• Amnesty International press release on the eviction of farmers
• Save PT Farmers International Solidarity Coalition
• Official Osan Airbase Website

Coordinates: 37°05′N 126°46′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...