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Gimpo Peninsula
The Gimpo Peninsula is a peninsula on the west coast of South Korea, occupied by most of Gimpo and Geomdan Dong and a portion of Gyeyang District in Incheon. Geography Most of the Gimpo Peninsula consists of plains with the exception of the northwest in Tongjin Eup and Daegot Myeon with low hills. The eastern part is a part of a plain named Gimpo Plains with the part across the Han River, containing part of low land in Goyang City and Paju City. The northwest part of the Peninsula is often referred to as Tongjin Peninsula after former Tongjin County or Tongjin Eup. History In the period of Joseon Dynasty, the Gimpo Peninsula was occupied by Tongjin County and Gimpo County (including current Geomdan Dong). In 1914, under the rearrangement of administrative division by the Japanese Empire, the two counties were merged with Yangcheon County (currently most of Yangcheon District and Gangseo District of Seoul Special City) and became new Gimpo County. In 1963, part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimpo County
Gimpo () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi-do, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River (Korea), Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. North Korea is across the Han River. The current mayor is Jeong Hayoung (). The city's population of more than 300,000 is made up of more than 71,000 households. Gimpo International Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) used to be located inside the city, but is now part of Seoul. Tertiary educational institutions located in the city include Kimpo College and Joong-ang Seungga University. The city has 27 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, and 8 high schools, including Gimpo Foreign Language High School. Three elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools are located in the area of Tongjin. Modern history In 1914, Yangcheon County and Gimpo County were merged. Yangcheon County was se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
