Dongducheon
Dongducheon is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea.
Dongducheon 동두천 東豆川 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 동두천시 |
• Hanja | 東豆川市 |
• Revised Romanization | Dongducheon-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | Tongduch'ŏn-si |
Dongducheon seen frae Jihaeng Station | |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Admeenistrative diveesions | 7 dong, 145 tong, 1172 ban |
Area | |
• Total | 95.66 km2 (36.93 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 82,623 |
• Density | 864/km2 (2,240/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Seoul |
Website | http://www.ddc21.net/ddc/ |
The ceety locatit in the north o Seoul is strategically important for the defence o the Korean caipital. The main camps o the US Second Infantry Diveesion are locatit in the ceety wi the diveesion command at Uijeongbu Ceety.
History
eeditDurin Goguryeo, dynasty wis goin doun intae Korean peninsulae an Dongducheon came tae pairts o Goguryeo as a pairt o naeulmae hyun (kynds o auncient veelage). Later Dongducheon promotit intae Sacheon veelage o Unifee'd Silla in North Sooth States Period. It wis the pairt o Yangju in Goryeo.[1]
Modren history
eeditIn 1963, the status wis raised intae Tongducheon toun (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon ceety wis established includin Yangju coonty.
Statistics
eeditFestival
eeditSyne 1999, Dongducheon haes annually hostit the Dongducheon Rock Festival, ane o the biggest rock festivals in Sooth Korea. In 2007, the festival wis held at Camp Nimble, a previous US Airmy installation turned back ower tae Sooth Korea.
An aw, maple festival taks place aroond several streets an pairts o the ceety.
Education
eeditThare are 10 heich schuils, 15 middle schuils an 38 elementary schuils. An aw ane university, that is Hanbuk University.
U.S. Militar Bases
eeditSee an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ http://www.ddc21.net/_foreign/eng/m02/a02_b01_c01.asp Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine Homepage of Dongducheon city(eng)
Freemit airtins
eedit- Offeecial ceety wabsteid Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Offeecial Dongducheon Phrawgh's Tavern wabsteid Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
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