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Home < Chamber Jurisdiction < Gyeonggi Northern < Uijeongbu |
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| With Jungrang stream running through, Mt. Surak to the east and Mt. Dobong to the west, Uijeongbu city has been playing a vital role as a gateway to Seoul. It is also a center of education, culture, administration, economy, and transportation in the northern region of Gyeonggi province. Uijeongbu covers an area of 81.60§´, which consists of 0.8% of Gyeonggi Province, and has a population of 414,030 with 15dong. |
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The districts of the limited development and the protected military facilities cover more than 70%, so that the development of Uijeongbu has an unbalanced factor. Especially, during the cold war period, the development of Uijeongbu had been hampered because of the problems caused by military defense. However, with the collapse of the cold war and the reconciliation mood between South and North Korea, Uijeongbu is important as a strategic outpost for the following: the northward development, the exchange between South and North Korea, and peaceful unification of the Korean peninsula. As a result, sorts of restrictions have been relaxed to get a firm stand for new jump and balanced development.
Uijeongbu is in good harmony with great nature and boasts of an impressive scene with Mt. Dobong and Mt. Surak soaring eastwards and westwards. Uijeongbu has been playing its role as a gateway to Seoul, the capital of Korea, with a developed traffic network of two railways and three national roads.
Meanwhile, Uijeongbu is actively transforming itself into the self sufficient city. It aims to be not only balanced by agriculture, industry, commerce and administration but also harmonized with nature and resting space.
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Area |
81.60kmİ÷ (0.8% of Gyeonggi Province) |
| Population |
414,030 (as of Dec., 2005) |
| Number of households |
149,577 (as of Dec., 2005) |
| Administrative divisions |
15 dong |
| Municipal flower |
Royal Azalea |
| Municipal tree |
White Pine Tree |
| Municipal bird |
Dove |
| Road pavement rate |
97.8% |
| Public officers |
874 |
| Number of Teachers |
3,615 |
| Education facilities |
120 schools(95,170 students) including kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school, and universities |
| Companies & Employees |
20,384 companies 81,819 persons (2005) |
| Annual Budget |
KRW 779,357 Million (2005) |
| Attractions |
Hoeryong Culture Festival, One Korea Festival, Uijeongbu Arts Center |
| Specialties |
Songsan Pear, Ddukgalbi, Uijeongbu Hot Pot |
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