Gimpo

For ither uises, see Gimpo (disambiguation).

Gimpo is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. It borders on Incheon, wi which it shares the Sooth Korean side o the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul an the lesser ceeties o Paju an Goyang. North Korea is athort the Han River. The ceety's population o mair nor 220,000 is made up o mair nor 71,000 hoosehaulds.

Gimpo 김포 金浦
Municipal Ceety
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	김포시
• Hanja	金浦市
• Revised Romanization	Gimpo-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Kimp'o-si
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Admeenistrative diveesions	1 eup, 5 myeon, 4 dong
Area
• Total	276.6 km2 (106.8 sq mi)
Population  (2012 Mar)
• Total	263,562
• Density	952.9/km2 (2,468/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Gimpo Airport (umwhile Kimpo Internaitional Airport) uised tae be locatit inside the ceety, but is nou pairt o Seoul. Tertiary educational institutions locatit in the ceety include Kimpo College an Joong-ang Seungga University. Thare are 24 elementary schuils, 11 middle schuils, an 6 heich schuils, includin Gimpo Foreign Language High School.

Modren history

In 1914, Yangcheon coonty an Gimpo coonty wur mergit. Yangcheon coonty wis separatit intae 2 touns (Yangdong an Yangseo). In 1958, Yeouido internaitional airport wis relocatit tae Gimpo. In 1963, Yangdong an Yangseo touns wur incorporatit intae Yeongdeungpo-gu; it includes Gimpo airport. In 1973, Gyeyang an Ojeong touns o Bucheon wur transferred tae Gimpo. In 1989, pairts o Gyeyang toun wur cedit tae Incheon, givin Incheon a border wi soothwastren Seoul.

Statistics

Sister ceeties

• Xinmin, Cheenae
• Hampyeong Coonty, Sooth Korea

See an aw

• Leet o ceeties in Sooth Korea
• Geografie o Sooth Korea
• Seoul Naitional Caipital Aurie
• Gimpo Internaitional Airport

Freemit airtins

• Ceety govrenment wabsteid Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine