Guri (, lit. Nine Villages Town(Town of Nine Villages) is a

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Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the ...

, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of

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, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area. The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are located in the city. The hill of

Achasan Achasan is a hill that sits between the counties of Gwangjin-gu and Guri in South Korea. It has an elevation of . As you walk down towards Mt. Achasan from the summit of Yongmasan, you will find the ruins of a small fort of the Goguryeo era ...

is also located here, site of the

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo of Baekje, Onjo, the third son of Gogurye ...

-era Achasanseong and numerous hiking trails. It also has pleasant walking paths along Wang-suk-cheon, a small creek separating Guri from

Namyangju Namyangju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri City, and to the north is Pocheon City. Namyangju-si was originally a southern part of Yangju-gun, but was separated into Namyangju-gu ...

. The traditional town market in Doldari (Guri's downtown around what used to be a "stone bridge") provides a cheap alternative to department stores. Guri first became a separate city in 1986. Previously, it had been considered part of

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from antiquity until 1980, and part of

from 1980 to 1986. The name "Guri" was first used in 1914, at which time it was a '' myeon'' in

. Guri is connected to

via two rail lines ( Gyeongui–Jungang Line via Guri station,

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via Galmae station), as well as numerous city transit and intercity buses. In 2014, the extension of

Seoul Subway Line 8 Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1999 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. The segment from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had a ...

began which will connect Guri to the

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in October 2023.

Location

It lies east-northern area of Gyeonggi province. The mountain of

is to the west and the city of

to east. The whole area is . In fact, Guri used to be bigger but some of the townships were incorporated into

and other cities surrounding Guri.

Topography

The Gwangju mountains are around the north-western area of Guri City. They are usually higher than 1000 meters, but to the exact west, there are lower hills. Wamgsil Stream and the Han River flow into city and it has about seventeen tributaries.

Climate

Guri has a

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( Köppen: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate ( Köppen: ''Cwa'') using the isotherm.

Notable people from Guri

* Xiumin – singer, rapper, dancer, model, actor, MC and member of ( EXO,

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and

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) * Jang Dongwoo – singer, rapper, dancer, model, songwriter, producer, actor and MC (

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and Infinite H) * Gong Myung – actor and singer (

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) * Choi Yoo-jung – singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter and actress ( Weki Meki) * Jihyo – singer, dancer and MC (

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) * Doyoung - singer, dancer and MC (

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)

Sister cities

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References

Notes

External links

City government website

City Council website
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