Yangju () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Gyeonggi 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 na ...

Province,

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 ...

. Yangju is located south of

Dongducheon Dongducheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and the d ...

and north of

Uijeongbu Uijeongbu () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Overview Uijeongbu is located north of the Korean capital Seoul; it lies inside a defile, with mountains on two sides, and commands a natural choke point across the main traditional in ...

, not far from

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History

* 1395 - Renamed to Yangju. * January 1, 1963 -

is separated and becomes a city. * April 1, 1980 - Namyangju is separated and becomes a city. * July 1, 1981 -

is separated and becomes a city.

Attractions

Yangju is home to the Jangheun Art Gallery, which features six exhibition halls and includes subsidiary facilities such as outdoor performances and outdoor sculptures. Yangju also has an astronomical observatory and planetarium that is open to the public. The city also used to have a walking

Dae Jang Geum Theme Park Daejanggeum Theme Park () is a restored and renovated outdoor set owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation where most of the Korean drama ''Dae Jang Geum'' was filmed. History The area of outdoor set is about 2,000 square meters within the MBC Y ...

featuring the film locations and constructed sets for the MBC Korean drama '' Daejanggeum'', but this was closed permanently in late 2011 due to persistent vandalism. Yangju also hosts the yearly Yangju Snow Festival. The city has a few mountains, including Gamaksan and Bulgoksan, which can be hiked. Part of Bukhansan is located within Yangju.

Town

It is divided into Okjeong New City and Hoecheon New City. Okjeong City consists of Okjeong Village, Yuljeong Village, Hoeam Village, Wow Village, Cheonbosan Village, and Dokbawigol.

Okjeong new city

In the beginning, the correct name was Okjeong-gu, Yangjin City, but the LH removed the name Yangjin-city to reflect the opinions of residents, and Okjeong-gu was called Okjeong-si, and Hoecheon-si was called Hoecheon New Town. It is being sold under the name of the city of Okshin City. It claims to be a pleasant new town with a green area ratio of 26.88% where a high-tech city and clean nature harmonize. Okjeong and Hoecheon With a population of 160,000, the target population of 41,481 households is 106,000. As of March 2021, 17 complexes (Sechang Libe House, LH Millennial Tree 7BL, LH Millennial Tree 13BL, Okjeong Central Park Prugio, LH Millennium Tree 8BL, LH Millennium Tree 16BL, ePyeonhansesang Okjeong Urban Central, ePyeonhansesang Okjeong Edu Summit, Regencyville Land, LH Happy House 3BL, Kumho/GS Jadewell, ePyunhansang Okjeong The First, Gyeryong/Taeyoung The Park Foret, Seyoung Richel Lake Park, ePyunhansang Okjeong Metro Foret, Nobleland The Signature, Moa Miraedo Parkview has been completed / moved in, and the resident population has exceeded 50,000 (as of February 10, 2021). Currently 8 complexes (A11 Jungheung Centum City, A20-1 Yurim Norwegian Forest, A10-1, A10-2 Cheil Gyeongbokgung Chae, A4-2 Daebang 2nd, A2 Daebang 3rd, A17-1 Daesung Berhill, A17-2 Hanshin Thehue), A23 The1 Park Village) is under construction, and the blocks scheduled for sale after 2021 are A1 (Umi, Shindong-A public sale), A24 (Daelim public sale), A5 (Gyeryong public support private rental), A25 (Happy housing/national rental), A4-1 (public sale in Gyeryong), and A19-2 (private lease with public support) remain.

Okjeong Lake Park

Okjeong Lake Park is a lake park that has been completed since the development of Yangshuo City in 2007 . There are facilities such as a fountain facility, an outdoor stage, and a lake observatory.

Climate

Yangju has a monsoon-influenced

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...

( Köppen: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Transportation

There are three subway stations covered by the

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area inc ...

, and it takes about 70 minutes from the center of Seoul to the first station located in Yangju. Also, there are numerous public bus services running between

, and up to Yeoncheon, where the border with North Korea is crossed by the Demilitarized Military Zone.

Railroad

Korail The Korea Railroad Corporation ( Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is the national railway operator in South Korea. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, manag ...

(

Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang (Soonchunhyang U ...

) *

Deokjeong station Deokjeong Station is a station in Seoul Subway Line 1. On October 15, 1911, the service started. In 2006, it started to operate the metropolitan train. Platforms * Platform 1: to Hoegi (Rapid Line) * Platform 2: to Uijeongbu / Cheongnyangni / Se ...

Deokgye station Deokgye Station is a train station on Line 1 of the Seoul Subway. It opened in December 2007. Platforms * Platform 1: to Ganeung / Seoul Station / Incheon * Platform 2: to Soyosan / Dongducheon Dongducheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, So ...

Yangju station Yangju Station is a train station on Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Gyeongwon Line. The name comes from Yangju, the city where this station is located. Until December 2007, it was called Junae Station. Platforms * Platform 1: to Ganeung / Seoul St ...

Bus

* City Bus: Yangju City Bus, Yangju Village Bus * Intercity Bus: Yangju Intercity Bus Station

Road

Highway * Seoul Ring Expressway: Songchu IC, Sapsan Tunnel * Sejong–Pocheon Expressway: Okjeong IC, Yangju IC * Highway Route No. 400 Route *

National Route 3 The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3. For roads numbered 3A, see 3A. International * Asian Highway 3 * Europea ...

, National Route 39 Local Roads * Local Route 39, Local Route 56, Local Route 78, Local Route 98 * Local Route 360, Local Route 364, Local Route 367, Local Route 371, Local Route 379

Sister Cities

* -

Eunpyeong District Eunpyeong District (은평구, ''Eunpyeong-gu'') is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Eunpyeong has a population of 450,583 (2010) and has a geographic area of 29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi), and is divided into 16 ''dong'' (administrative n ...

* - Henrico County,

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* - Dongying,

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* - Fujieda, Shizuoka

Notable people from Yangju

Lee Seung-hyung Lee Seung-hyung is a South Korean actor. He is best known as a supporting actor in television dramas, notably in ''Brilliant Legacy'' (2009) and ''Prosecutor Princess ''Prosecutor Princess'' () is a 2010 South Korean television series starring ...

(

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: 이승형), South Korean actor.

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References

External links

City government website회정역 파밀리에
Cities in Gyeonggi Province {{SouthKorea-geo-stub