Jangyu is a
''dong'' in
Gimhae
Gimhae () is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea. The Gimhae Kims claim descent from the ancient royal house of Geumgwan Gaya, which was based in Gim ...
,
Gyeongsangnam-do
South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World H ...
,
South Korea. On July 1, 2013, Jangyu-myeon was upgraded to a
''dong''. It is the site of the new city of Jangyu. It is located in the historical
Nakdong River valley of southern Korea, where part of the
Gaya confederacy was once located before being absorbed into
Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
Rapid development in this area in the form of housing construction began in the early 2000s in order to take pressure off the neighboring cities of northern
Gimhae
Gimhae () is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the seat of the large Gimhae Kim clan, one of the largest Kim clans in Korea. The Gimhae Kims claim descent from the ancient royal house of Geumgwan Gaya, which was based in Gim ...
and
Changwon
Changwon () is the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, on the southeast coast of South Korea. With a population of 1.07 million , Changwon is South Korea's ninth-most populous city.
A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south ...
, the provincial capital.
Gimhae Foreign Language High School
Gimhae Foreign Language High School, or GIMFL, (Hangeul:김해외국어고등학교, Hanja: 金海外國語高等學校) is a public, coeducational, college preparatory high school founded in 2006 with the stated aim of "helping students achieve t ...
is located in the area. Because of the rapid development, a lot of money has been focused into expanding the cities population. There is an Outlet in the city that is run by the Lotte Corporation, as well as a newly opened water park known as Gimhae Lotte Water Park (김해롯데워터파크) that opened in the Summer of 2014. The water park is the largest in Korea.
Among residents in surrounding areas, Jangyu is known for its increasingly popular cafe district, and Jangyu Water Fall, a man-made waterfall.
See also
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Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...
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List of cities in South Korea
References
Gimhae
Neighbourhoods in South Korea
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