Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous

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, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946.

Incheon Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...

, the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level ''metropolitan city'' since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as '' Sudogwon'' and cover , with a combined population of over 26 million - amounting to over half (50.25%) of the entire population of South Korea, and a third of the population of the

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at the 2020 census.

Etymology

Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi Province'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul".

History

Gyeonggi Province has been a politically important area since 18 BCE, when Korea was divided into three nations during the

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period. Ever since King Onjo, the founder of

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (; ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. While the three kingdoms were in separate existence, Baekje had the h ...

(one of the three kingdoms), founded the government in Wiryeseong of Hanam, the Han River Valley was absorbed into

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...

in the mid-fifth century, and became

Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

's territory in the year 553 (the 14th year of King Jinheung).In traditional Korean timekeeping, years are tracked by reign of monarchs. Today, this is practiced in addition to

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(CE). Afterward, the current location of Gyeonggi Province, one of the nine states of

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, was called Hansanju. The Gyeonggi region started to rise as the central region of

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

as King Taejo of Goryeo (the kingdom following Silla) set up the capital in Gaesong. Since 1018 (the 9th year of Goryeo's King Hyeonjong), this area has been officially called "Gyeonggi". Gyeonggi-gamyeong-do

During the

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

, which was founded after the Goryeo, King Taejo of Joseon set the capital in Hanyang, while restructuring Gyeonggi's area to include Gwangju, Suwon, Yeoju, and Anseong, along with the southeast region. Since the period of King Taejong and

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, the Gyeonggi region has been very similar to the current administrative area of Gyeonggi Province. In 1895 the 23-Bu system, which reorganized administrative areas, was effected. The Gyeonggi region was divided into Hanseong (modern

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, and

Kaesong Kaesong (, ; ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region cl ...

. During the Japanese colonial period, Hanseong-bu was incorporated into Gyeonggi Province. On October 1, 1910, it was renamed Keijo and a provincial government was placed in Keijo according to the reorganization of administrative districts. After liberation and the foundation of two separate Korean states, Gyeonggi Province and its capital, Seoul, were separated with partial regions of Gyeonggi Province being incorporated into Seoul thereafter in 1946. Additionally, Kaesong became

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n territory, the only city to change control after the countries were divided at the 38th parallel, which is now part of North Korea's

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. In 1967 the seat of the Gyeonggi provincial government was transferred from Seoul to

Suwon Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, tho ...

. After Incheon separated from Gyeonggi Province in 1981, Gyeonggi regions such as Ongjin County and

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were incorporated into

in 1995.

Geography

Gyeonggi Province is in the western central region of the Korean Peninsula, which is vertically situated in Northeast Asia and is between east longitude of 126 and 127, and north latitude of 36 and 38. Its dimension is 10% of Korea's territory, . It is in contact with of cease-fire line to the north, of coastline to the west, Gangwon Province to the east,

North Chungcheong Province North Chungcheong Province (), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region on the south-centre of the Korean Peninsula. No ...

and

South Chungcheong Province South Chungcheong Province (), informally called Chungnam, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, province of South Korea in the Hoseo region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. South Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi to ...

to the south, and has Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, in its center. Its provincial government is in Suwon, but some of its government buildings are in Uijeongbu for the administrative conveniences of the northern region.

Climate

The climate of Gyeonggi Province is the continental climate, which has a severe differentiation of temperature between summer and winter, and has distinctions of four seasons. Spring is warm, summer is hot and humid, autumn is cool, and winter is cold and snowy. The annual average temperature is between , where the temperature in the mountainous areas to the northeast is lower and the coastal areas to the southwest is higher. For January's average temperature, the Gyeonggi Bay is , the Namhangang (River) Basin is , and the Bukhangang (River) and Imjingang Basins are . It becomes colder and higher in temperature differentiation from coastal to inland areas. Summer has a lower local differentiation compared to winter. The inland areas are hotter than the Gyeonggi Bay area, the hottest area is Pyeongtaek, making the average temperature of August . The annual average precipitation is around , with a lot of rainfall. It is rainy in summer and dry during winter. The northeastern inland areas of Bukhangang and the upper stream of Imjingang has a precipitation of , whereas the coastal area has only of precipitation.

Nature and national parks

The topography of Gyeonggi Province is divided into southern and northern areas by the Han River, which flows from east to west. The area north to the Han River is mainly mountainous, while the southern area is mainly plain. The configuration of Gyeonggi Province is represented by ''Dong-go-seo-jeo'' (high in the east and low in the west), where the

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

Mountain Range and the Charyeong Mountain Range spreads from the east and drops in elevation in the west. The fields of Gimpo, Gyeonggi, and Pyeongtaek extend to the west. Gyeonggi Province natural environment includes its rivers, lakes, mountains, and seas. Its representative rivers are the Hangang, Imjingang, and Anseongcheon Fg(Stream), which flow into the Yellow Sea, with Gyeonggi Plain, Yeonbaek Plain and Anseong Plain forming a fertile field area around the rivers. The Gwangju Mountain Range and the Charyeong Mountain Range stretch toward China in Gyeonggi Province. Most of the mountains that rise above , such as Myeongjisan (), Gukmangbong () and Yongmunsan () in the

Mountain Range. It iriidc Ktihas a developed granite area which, due to the granite's exfoliation effect, makes it full of strangely shaped cliffs and deep valleys. The Charyeong Mountain Range forms the boundary between Gyeonggi Province and

, but is a relatively low-altitude hilly area. In Gyeonggi Province, there is Bukhansan National Park in Uijeongbu. For provincial parks, there are the Chukryeongsan Natural Recreation Area, Namhan-sanseong Provincial Park, Gapyeong Yeoninsan Provincial Park, and Mulhyanggi Arboretum. Besides the listed, the scenery of well-known mountains including Soyosan of Dongducheon City, Yongmunsan of

Yangpyeong County Yangpyeong County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Climate Yangpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry w ...

, and

Gwanaksan ''Gwanaksan'' () is a mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak District and Geumcheon District of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang, Gyeonggi and Gwacheon. The name ''gwanak'' means "ha ...

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and

Gwacheon Gwacheon (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 pa ...

, along with Hangang and Imjingang are tourist sites of Gyeonggi Province. * Moraksan, a 385-meter rock mountain.

Population

Gyeonggi Province has shown a rapid increase in population due to the modernization and urbanization of the Republic of Korea. Its population has increased from 2,748,765 in 1960 to 3,703,761 in 1980; 6,050,943 in 1990; 8,984,134 in 2000; 11,379,459 in 2010; and 13,511,676 in 2020. In 2010 there were 4,527,282 households, with an average of 3 people per family. There were 6,112,339 males and 5,959,545 females. The population density was 1,119 people/km², almost double the national average of 486 people/km². The province's most heavily populated area as of 2024 is

(1,195,000) followed by

Yongin Yongin (; ) is a city in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in th ...

(1,085,000),

Goyang Goyang (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's Satellite city, satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, w ...

(1,071,000), Hwasung (962,000),

Seongnam Seongnam (; ) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, J ...

(915,000) and

Bucheon Bucheon (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Bucheon is located away from Seoul, of which it is a satellite city. It is located between Incheon and Seoul. Bucheon is the second most densely populated city in South Korea after Seo ...

(772,000). The lowest populated area in 2010 was Yeoncheon County (41,000), followed by Gapyeong County (62,000) and

(72,595).

Economy

As the backbone of Seoul in the means of manufacturing complex, Gyeonggi Province is evenly developed in

heavy industry Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...

(electronics, machine, heavy and chemical industry, steel),

light industry Light industry are Industry (economics), industries that usually are less Capital intensity, capital-intensive than heavy industry, heavy industries and are more consumer-oriented than business-oriented, as they typically produce smaller consum ...

(textile), and farm, livestock and fisheries industry. Due to the influence of recent high wages, the weight of manufacturing industries has decreased in Korea's economy. Gyeonggi Province is making efforts in many ways to improve and modernize the conventional industry structure, resulting in quick growth of innovative

small and medium-sized enterprises Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used by many national agencies and international organiza ...

such as U-JIN Tech Corp. Gyeonggi Province is unsparingly investing in the promotion of service industries related to soft competitive power such as state-of-the-art IT industry, designing, conventions and tourism, along with its great leap as a commercial hub in Northeast Asia using the Pyeongtaek Harbor. Besides this, it is known for its special local products such as Icheon rice and Gwangju ceramics. Leading companies representing Korea, including

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; ) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation founded on 13 January 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong District, Suwon, South Korea. It is curr ...

' headquarters,

SK Hynix SK Hynix Inc. () is a South Korean supplier of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips and flash memory chips. SK Hynix is one of the world's largest semiconductor vendors. Founded as Hyundai Electronics in 1983, SK Hynix was integrated into ...

's headquarters,

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's headquarters, Samsung SDI's headquarters, and Paju LG Corporation's LCD complex, are gathered in southern Gyeonggi Province, including Suwon City.

Administrative area

Gyeonggi Province consists of 28 cities (special: 7, normal: 21) and three counties. This is because many counties were elevated to city status owing to the influence of Seoul's new town development plan. Special cities are especially concentrated in the southern area of Gyeonggi Province. Listed below is each entity's name in English,

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and

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Claimed

* Gaeseong, Gaepung County and Jangdan County

Transportation

Gyeonggi Province's proximity to Seoul, South Korea's capital, and Incheon, its second-busiest port, has contributed to its extremely well-developed transportation infrastructure. It is close to both

Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport is the main international airport serving Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is also one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. This airport opened for business on 29 March 2001, to replace the old ...

, South Korea's main international gateway and busiest airport, and

Gimpo International Airport Gimpo International Airport , sometimes referred to as Seoul–Gimpo International Airport but formerly rendered in English as Kimpo International Airport, is located in the far western end of Seoul, some west of the Jung District, Seoul, cen ...

, its second-busiest airport. Use of water transportation from the harbor at Pyeongtaek is also high.

Road

The road pavement rate throughout the province averages 86.5 percent. The area has access to many of South Korea's expressways, including * No. 1 Gyeongbu Expressway, Seoul–Busan * No. 15 Seohaean Expressway, Seoul–

Mokpo Mokpo (; ) is the List of cities in South Korea, third largest and most densely populated city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, located at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula, close to Yudal mountain. Mokpo has frequent high-speed ...

* No. 35 Jungbu Expressway, Seoul–

Tongyeong Tongyeong (; ) is a coastal Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It has an area of and in 2010, a population of 139,869 people. It is divided into 1 eup (town), 6 myeon (township) and 11 dong (n ...

* No. 37 Second Jungbu Expressway, Seoul–

* No. 45 Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway,

Yangpyeong Yangpyeong County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Climate Yangpyeong has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry w ...

–

Changwon Changwon (; ) is the capital and largest city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 ), and the 11th largest city of the South Korea, country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the ...

* No. 50 Yeongdong Expressway, Incheon–

Gangneung Gangneung (; ) is a list of cities in South Korea, municipal city in Gangwon, South Korea, Gangwon province, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved Ja ...

* No. 60 Seoul–Yangyang Expressway, Seoul–

Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; literally ''spring river''), formerly romanized as Ch'unch'ŏn, is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the north of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River (Korea), Han R ...

* No. 100 Seoul Ring Expressway * No. 110 Second Gyeongin Expressway, Incheon–

* No. 120 Gyeongin Expressway, Seoul–Incheon * No. 130 Incheon International Airport Expressway, Incheon International Airport–Seoul * No. 153 Siheung-Pyeongtaek Expressway

Rail

Gyeonggi Province is served by

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commuter, standard and high-speed ( KTX) services. It is home to Korea's first railroad, the Gyeongin Line, and includes portions of the GTX-A Line,

Gyeongbu Line The Gyeongbu line (''Gyeongbuseon'') is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu. It is ...

, Gyeongui Line, Jungang Line, and

Honam Line The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line) to Gwangju and Mokpo. History A Honam Ra ...

. Gyeonggi has stations on the Suin,

Bundang Bundang () is a planned community in Bundang District, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was developed to encourage affordable housing and urban decentralization. The community has a sports complex, a park and a youth center. Origi ...

, Gyeongchun, and Shinbundang

commuter rail Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...

services and the Gyeongbu and Honam High Speed Railways. The area has numerous connections to the

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ...

system. Line 1 (formerly Korea National Railroad of Seoul) extends to Cheonan past Gyeonggi Province to the southwest, and to Dongducheon to the north. Line 3 connects to Goyang to the north, while Line 4 is connected to Gwacheon and Ansan to the southwest. Line 7 is connected to Uijeongbu to the north and Gwangmyeong to the south, Line 8 is connected to Seongnam to the south, while the GTX-A line connects

Paju Paju (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (''gun''). The city area of Paju is ,"Paju (Gyeonggi-do Province)." ''Naver Encyclopedi ...

and

to Yeonsinnae Station in

Eunpyeong-gu Eunpyeong District () is one of the 25 List of districts of Seoul, districts of Seoul, South Korea. Eunpyeong is divided into 16 ''Dong (administrative division), dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Eunpyeong is located in northwestern Seoul, ...

and Seoul Station in Jung-gu.

Uijeongbu Uijeongbu (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the tenth-most populous city in the province and a suburb of Seoul within the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area. History Uijeongbu was estab ...

has its own light rail system, the U Line, which connects to Line 1. A short section of the AREX line between Gimpo and Incheon airports passes through Gyeonggi, but there are no stops within the province.

Education

Gyeonggi Province is actively investing in education to foster a talented population suitable for the globalized economy. It is promoting the opening of local campuses of reputable universities as well as establishing special purpose high schools for high-quality education. It has also founded and operates at

the largest domestic "English village" for education in the

English language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...

, as well as villages in Ansan and Yangpyeong.

Universities of Gyeonggi Province

*National * Anseong City ** Hankyong National University ** Dong-A Institute of Media and Arts * Uiwang City **

Korea National University of Transportation The Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT; ) is a public, national university in Chungju City, North Chungcheong province and Uiwang City, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. The university was created in 2012 by merging Chungju Nationa ...

(Uiwang Campus) *Private * Ansan City ** Ansan University **

Hanyang University Hanyang University (HYU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul and Ansan (ERICA campus), South Korea. ''Hanyang'' () derives from the Names of Seoul, former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon period. The u ...

(ERICA Campus) ** Seoul Institute of the Arts ** Shin Ansan University * Anseong City ** Chung-Ang University (Anseong Campus) * Anyang City ** Anyang University ** Sungkyul University * Bucheon City ** Seoul Theological University * Goyang City ** Korea Aerospace University * Gunpo City ** Hansei University * Gwangju City ** Seoul Jangsin University and Theological Seminary * Hwaseong City ** Hyupsung University ** Shingyeong University * Osan City ** Hanshin University * Pochon City ** College of Medicine Pochon CHA University ** Daejin University * Pyeongtaek City ** Pyongtaek University * Seongnam City ** Gachon University * Siheung City ** Korea Polytechnic University * Suwon City **

Ajou University Ajou University () is a private research university located in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It was founded in 1973. Ajou University started as Ajou Engineering College with the aim of exchanging technology and culture through education betw ...

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (KHU; ) is a Private university, private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. It was founded in 1949. Kyung Hee University is part of the Kyung Hee University System, which offers comprehensive ...

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ...

(

Gwanggyo Gwanggyo refers to a planned city surrounding Yeongtong District of Suwon and Suji District (or Giheung District) of Yongin Yongin (; ) is a city in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a populati ...

Graduate School Campus) ** Sungkyungwan university (Natural Science Campus) ** Suwon Catholic University ** Suwon Science College * Uijeongbu City ** Shin han University *

** Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission * Yongin City ** Calvin University ** Dankook University **

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (abbreviated as HUFS; ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul, South Korea. The university currently teaches 45 foreign languages. In addition, it contains studies in humanities, law, ...

(Global Campus) ** Kangnam University **

(International Campus) ** Luther University **

Myongji University Myongji University () is a Private university, private, Christianity in Korea, Christian university founded in 1948 in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses: the Socia ...

(Science Departments Campus) ** Yongin University

Schools

Culture

Historical landmarks

Gyeonggi Province has long been a capital area, leaving many historic relics and ruins. For royal tombs (called reung), there are Donggureung of Guri, and Gwangreung, Hongreung and Yureung of

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

. For castles (called seong), there are Suwon Hwaseong, which is designated as the World Cultural Heritage, Namwonsanseong, Haengjusanseong, Ganghwasanseong, and Doksan Fortress. For Buddhist temples, there are many aged temples within Gyeonggi Province where one can experience 'temple stay'. You can view folk culture in the Korean Folk Village in

, and the scene of Korea's division at Panmunjom in

Performing arts

Gyeonggi Province is investing a lot of money at a provincial level so that people do not have to go to Seoul to enjoy a high-class cultural life. There are performances at Gyeonggi Arts Center in Suwon as well as at Gyeonggi Korean Traditional Music Center in

. Gyeonggi Provincial Museum in

, Nam June Paik Art Center in

, Gyeonggi Museum of Art in

Ansan Ansan (, ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie ...

, and the Ceramics Museum in

are some of the facilities that are currently run by the province. There are also sightseeing opportunities at Jangheung Art Park, Publication Art Complex at Heyri,

, and the Icheon Ceramics Exposition.

Heyri Art Valley

Heyri Art Valley is Korea's largest art town. Various Korean artists constructed the cultural town of Heyri and it features several art galleries and museums; there are about 40 museums, exhibitions, concert halls and bookstores.

Religion

According to the census of 2015, of the people of Gyeonggi Province 32.0% follow

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

(23.0%

Protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

and 9.0%

Catholicism The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

) and 10.7% follow

Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

. 57.3% of the population is mostly not religious or follow

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Park

The Province has Ilsan Lake Park, one of the largest lake parks in the country. In addition, there is Gwanggyo Lake Park, which was redeveloped in 2013.

Sports

The 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup matches were held in

Suwon World Cup Stadium The Suwon World Cup Stadium (수원월드컵경기장) is a football stadium located in Suwon, South Korea. It has been home of the K League 2 team Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001. The capacity of the stadium is 44,031. Notable football events ...

. As for the professional soccer teams with Gyeonggi Province as their home ground, there are the

Suwon Samsung Bluewings The Suwon Samsung Bluewings () are a South Korean Association football, football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won the K League on four occas ...

and

Seongnam FC Seongnam Football Club () is a South Korean professional football (soccer), football club based in Seongnam that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. It is one of the most successful clubs in South Korea and the ...

. Korea's foremost thoroughbred horse racing track Seoul Race Park is in

Domestic sports clubs

Association football

K League 1 The K League 1 () is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Foo ...

(1) ** Suwon FC * K League 2 (6) **

FC Anyang FC Anyang () is a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. The club play their home games at Anyang Sports Complex. H ...

** Ansan Greeners ** Bucheon FC 1995 ** Gimpo FC * K3 League (5) ** Hwaseong FC ** Paju Citizen ** Pyeongtaek Citizen ** Yangju Citizen ** Siheung Citizen * K4 League (5) ** Goyang Citizen ** Pocheon Citizen ** Yangpyeong FC ** Yeoju FC * WK-League (2) ** Suwon FMC ** Goyang Daekyo Noonnoppi Kangaroos

Baseball

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(1) ** KT Wiz

Basketball

* KBL (2) **

Anyang KGC The Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters () is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League, based at Anyang Gymnasium in the city of Anyang. The club has won four KBL championship titles ( 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21, and 2 ...

** Goyang Orion Orions * WKBL (4) ** Yongin Samsung Life Blueminx ** Ansan Shinhan Bank S-Birds ** Guri KDB Life Winnus ** Bucheon KEB-Hana

Volleyball

* V-League Men (2) ** Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm ** Sangmu Shinhyup * V-League Women (3) ** Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate ** Seongnam Korea Expressway Hi-pass Zenith ** Hwaseong IBK Altos

Ice hockey

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(1) ** HL Anyang

Former sports clubs

Football

* Anyang LG Cheetahs (1996–2003,

→

) * Bucheon SK (1996–2005,

→ Jeju) * Bucheon FMC Best (2010, Dissolved) * Ansan H FC * Goyang KB Kookmin Bank * Namyangju United

Basketball

* Suwon Samsung Thunders (1997–2001,

→

) * Bucheon Shinsegae Coolcat (2006–2012, Dissolved)

Tourism

Entertainment

* Everland theme park in Yongin-si * Korean Folk Village in Yongin-si * Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Dramia at Cheoin-gu in Yongin-si; is the filming location of historical dramas such as ''

Moon Embracing the Sun ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (, also known as ''The Moon that Embraces the Sun'' or ''The Sun and the Moon'') is a 2012 South Korean television drama series, starring Han Ga-in, Kim Soo-hyun, Jung Il-woo, and Kim Min-seo. It aired on MBC from ...

'', '' Jumong'', '' Queen Seondeok'' and '' Dong Yi''. Viewing tours are available, which includes traditional folk games, historical court dress and archery. * Hallyuworld theme park, which is based on the 'Korean Fever', is under construction in

* Seoul Grand Park in

, which has the Korea's National Museum of Contemporary Art and a zoo * ski and golf resorts * Icheon Hot Spring * LetsRunPark in

Gourmet

Gyeonggi Province has long been famous for its Icheon rice,

Korean beef,

cow ribs and Korean court cuisine, and marine delicacies made of fresh marine products from the west coast.

Festival

Partition proposal

Fauna

While Korean fauna is relatively uniform, there are some differences across the country. Animals living in Gyeonggi Province include the following.

Mammals

The

raccoon dog ''Nyctereutes'' (Greek: ''nyx, nykt-'' "night" + ''ereutēs'' "wanderer") is a genus of canid which includes only two extant species, both known as raccoon dogs: the common raccoon dog (''Nyctereutes procyonoides'') and the Japanese raccoon do ...

is widespread in the province, as are the Japanese mole,

Siberian weasel The Siberian weasel or kolonok (''Mustela sibirica'') is a medium-sized weasel native to Asia, where it is widely distributed and inhabits various forest habitats and open areas. It is therefore listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Descr ...

water deer The water deer (''Hydropotes inermis'') is a small deer species native to Korea and China. Its prominent tusks, similar to those of musk deer, have led to both subspecies being colloquially named vampire deer in English-speaking areas to which t ...

, Korean hare,

red squirrel The red squirrel (''Sciurus vulgaris''), also called Eurasian red squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus''. It is an arboreal and primarily herbivorous rodent and common throughout Eurasia. Taxonomy There have been ...

house mouse The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. A ...

striped field mouse The striped field mouse (''Apodemus agrarius'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia. Synonyms Accepted synonyms include ''Apodemus albostriatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apodemu ...

, and the

Eurasian harvest mouse The harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') is a small rodent native to Europe and Asia. It is typically found in fields of cereal crops, such as wheat and oats, in reed beds and in other tall ground vegetation, such as long grass and hedgerows. I ...

Birds

Waterfowl

The

common merganser The common merganser (North American) or goosander (Eurasian) (''Mergus merganser'') is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees ...

, common pochard, green-winged teal, Eastern spot-billed duck,

mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...

mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

, Taiga bean goose, tundra bean goose,

whooper swan The whooper swan ( /ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; ''Cygnus cygnus''), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan, and the type species for the genu ...

great crested grebe The great crested grebe (''Podiceps cristatus'') is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The bird is characterised by its distinctive appearance, featuring striking black, orange-brown, and white plumage, and elaborate courtship displa ...

little grebe The little grebe (''Tachybaptus ruficollis''), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''takhus'' "fast" and ''bapto'' "to sink under". The specific ''ruficollis'' is from Latin ...

common moorhen The common moorhen (''Gallinula chloropus''), also known as the waterhen, is a bird species in the Rail (bird), rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World, across Africa, Europe, and Asia. It lives around well-ve ...

, Eurasian coot, and

white-breasted waterhen The white-breasted waterhen (''Amaurornis phoenicurus'') is a waterbird of the rail and crake family, Rallidae, that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. The ...

all inhabit the province.

Herons and cormorants

Herons frequent the provinces waterways. These include the black-crowned night heron, great white egret, grey heron, little egret, medium egret, striated heron, great cormorant, and Japanese cormorant.

Raptors

Raptors in Gyeonggi Province include the

Eurasian sparrowhawk The Eurasian sparrowhawk (''Accipiter nisus''), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred ...

, Goshawk,

common kestrel The common kestrel (''Falco tinnunculus''), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of bird of prey, predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family (biology), family Falconidae. ...

, and Eurasian hobby.

Crows and jays

A range of crows and jays are found in Gyeonggi Province, including the azure-winged magpie carrion crow, Eurasian jay, large-billed crow, Oriental magpie, and Rook (bird), rook.

Tits

There are also many tits in the province, including the coal tit, Japanese tit, marsh tit, and varied tit.

Others

Other birds in Gyeonggi Province include the common sandpiper, long-toed stint, wood sandpiper, ring-necked pheasant, white-winged tern, Oriental turtle dove, rock dove, Oriental dollarbird, common kingfisher, common hoopoe great spotted woodpecker, grey-headed woodpecker Japanese pygmy woodpecker, black-naped oriole, Eurasian skylark, brown-eared bulbul, long-tailed tit, Oriental reed warbler, vinous-throated parrotbill, white-cheeked starling, dusky thrush, Asian brown flycatcher, Daurian redstart, Eurasian tree sparrow, brambling, and Oriental greenfinch.

Reptiles

The river cooter, peninsula cooter, Amur softshell turtle, and pond slider live in the province's lakes and streams, while the steppe rat snake and Takydromus wolteri, mountain grass lizard are among its land-dwelling reptiles.

Amphibia

Gyeonggi Province has a variety of amphibia: the Boreal digging frog, Imienpo Station frog, Korean brown frog, Suwon tree frog, and Sakhalin toad.

Arachnids

The province has a variety of spiders, including the Trichonephila clavata, Joro spider, ''Sernokorba allidipatellis'', and ''Uroctea lesserti''.

Insects

Moths

A wide range of moths live in Gyeonggi Province, e.g., the Cydalima perspectalis, box tree moth, Pryeria sinica, euonymus defoliator moth, Lymantria dispar, gypsy moth, Sphinx morio, larch hawk moth, Pyralis farinalis, meal moth, Nomophila noctuella, rush veneer, ''Monema flavescens'', ''Nordstromia duplicata'', ''Orthogonia sera'', ''Ostrinia palustralis'', ''Sinna extrema'', and ''Striglina cancellata''.

Butterflies

Butterflies in the province include the Polygonia c-aureum, Asian comma, Parnara guttata, common straight swift, Apatura ilia, lesser purple emperor, Vanessa cardui, painted lady, Pseudozizeeria maha, pale grass blue, Neptis sappho, Pallas' sailer, Hestina assimilis, red ring skirt, Pieris rapae, small white, and ''Colias poliographus''.

Bees, wasps, and hornets

Gyeonggi Province's bees, wasps, and hornets include the western honey bee, dark-waisted paper wasp, Asian hornet, European hornet, and Vespa analis, yellow-vented hornet.

Ants

There is a wide variety of ant species in Gyeonggi Province. These include the Brachyponera chinensis, Asian needle ant, Camponotus japonicus, Japanese carpenter ant, Tetramorium tsushimae, Japanese pavement ant, Japanese queenless ant, yellow-footed ant, ''Aphaenogaster japonica'', ''Camponotus concavus'', ''Camponotus itoi'', ''Camponotus nipponensis'', ''Camponotus quadrinotatus'', ''Crematogaster matsumurai'', ''Crematogaster teranishii'', ''Dolichoderus sibiricus'', ''Lasius spathepus'', ''Temnothorax wui'', and ''Vollenhovia emeryi''.

Damselflies and dragonflies

The province's damselflies and dragonflies include the Ischnura senegalensis, common bluetail, ''Ischnura asiatica'', ''Platycnemis phyllopoda'', blue-spotted emperor foot-tipped darter, regal pond cruiser, Orthetrum albistylum, white-tailed skimmer, ''Deielia phaon'', and ''Sympetrum infuscatum''.

Others

Other insects in the province include ''Eristalis cerealis'', the Oxya chinensis, Chinese rice grasshopper, Acrida cinerea, Oriental longheaded grasshopper, Phaneroptera falcata, sickle-bearing bush-cricket, Tachycines asynamorus, greenhouse camel cricket, ''Loxoblemmus arietulus'', black cicada, Statilia maculata, Asian jumping mantis, Hierodula patellifera, giant Asian mantis, Athalia rosae, turnip sawfly, ''Promachus yesonicus'', Spotted lanternfly, green stink bug, Dolycoris baccarum, sloe bug, ''Sastragala esakii'', ''Placosternum esakii'', ''Lygocorides rubronasutus'', Harmonia axyridis, harlequin lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata, seven-spot ladybird, turtle vein lady beetle, ''Calvia (beetle), Calvia muiri'', ''Pheropsophus javanus'', ''Scirtes japonicus'', 'varied carpet beetle, citrus long-horned beetle, thin-winged longicorn beetle, mealworm, German cockroach, ''Blattella nipponica'', ''Adoretus hirsutus'', ''Eusilpha jakowlewi'', ''Dryophilocoris kerzhneri'', bean bug, western conifer seed bug, marsh rhopalid, ''Deraeocoris salicis'', Oriental beetle, Ricania speculum, black planthopper, and lake pondskater.

Molluscs

Taiwan pond mussels live in Gyeonggi Province's freshwater.

Fish

The province's lakes and streams house Amur catfish, Eurasian carp, largemouth bass, northern snakehead, and Zacco platypus, pale chub.

Sisterhood relations

* Utah, United States * Aichi Prefecture, Japan * Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan * Liaoning, People's Republic of China * North Holland, Netherlands * Gauteng, South Africa * State of Mexico, Mexico * Virginia, United States * Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay * Queensland, Australia * Catalonia, Spain * Florida, United States * Guangdong, People's Republic of China * British Columbia, Canada * Hebei, People's Republic of China * Shandong, People's Republic of China * Taiwan Province, Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) * Pahang, Malaysia

References

Notes

External links

* *
Invest in Gyeonggi Province – English

Gyeonggi Tourism Guide – English

DMZ – English

KINTEX – English

Goyang City Hall
{{Authority control Gyeonggi Province, Provinces of South Korea Seoul Metropolitan Area