Pyeongtaek

Pyeongtaek is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. Locatit in the soothwastren pairt o the province, Pyeongtaek wis foondit as a union o twa destricts in 940, durin the Goryeo dynasty. It wis elevatit tae ceety status in 1986, an is hame tae a Sooth Korean naval base an a muckle concentration o Unitit States truips. The Korean govrenment plans tae transform Pyeongtaek ceety tae an internaitional economic hub tae coincide wi the muive o the United States Forces Korea (USFK) to Pyeongtaek. Durin the Korean War it wis the steid o an early battle atween US an North Korean forces, the Battle o Pyongtaek.

Pyeongtaek 평택 平澤
Municipal Ceety
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	평택시
• Hanja	平澤市
• Revised Romanization	Pyeongtaek-si
• McCune-Reischauer	P'yŏngt'aek-si
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Admeenistrative diveesions	2 eup, 7 myeon, 13 dong
Area
• Total	452.31 km2 (174.64 sq mi)
Population  (2012 Jan)
• Total	427,460
• Density	945/km2 (2,450/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

See an aw

• Camp Humphreys
• Songtan
• USFK
• Leet o ceeties in Sooth Korea
• Geografie o Sooth Korea

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Pyeongtaek Wabsteid
• Anjeong-ri, a Pyeongtaek commonty ootside Camp Humphreys Archived 2012-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Pyeongtaek in a Nutshell