Paju
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For other uses, see Paju (disambiguation).
| Paju 파주 |
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| — Municipal City — | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 파주시 |
| • Hanja | 坡州市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Paju-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | P'aju-si |
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| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Administrative divisions | 5 eup, 9 myeon, 2 dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 672.56 km2 (259.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Feb) | |
| • Total | 390,961 |
| • Density | 581.3/km2 (1,506/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (gun).[1]
The city is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. To defend the Korean capital, Seoul, many US and Korean army bases are set up in the city. In 2002, the northernmost South Korean railway station, Dorasan, was opened. North Korean territory and Kaesong City can be seen from Mount Dora in the city.
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Administrative divisions [edit]
Paju is divided as follows:
- Beobwon-eup (법원읍)
- Paju-eup (파주읍)
- Munsan-eup (문산읍)
- Jori-eup (조리읍)
- Wollong-myeon (월롱면)
- Papyeong-myeon (파평면)
- Jeokseong-myeon (적성면)
- Gwangtan-myeon (광탄면)
- Tanhyeon-myeon (탄현면)
- Gunnae-myeon (군내면)
- Jangdan-myeon (장단면)
- Jinseo-myeon (진서면)
- Jindong-myeon (진동면)
- Gyoha-dong (교하동)
- Geumchon1(il)-dong (금촌1동)
- Maekgeum-dong (맥금동)
- Yadong-dong (야동동)
- Geomsan-dong (검산동)
- Adong-dong (아동동)
- Geumchon-dong (금촌동 - 1)
- Geumchon2(ii)-dong (금촌2동)
- Geumneung-dong (금릉동)
- Geumchon-dong (금촌동 - 2)
US military bases [edit]
- Camp Bonifas & Camp Liberty-Bell (home to US/ROKA Joint Security Area)
- Multi-Purpose Live Fire Complex (MLFC), also called Rodriguez Range or Rodriguez Live Fire Complex
- Camp Edwards -closed
- Camp Garry Owen -closed
- Camp Giant -closed
- Camp Greaves -closed
- Camp Howze -closed
- Camp Semper Fidelis (home of 1st Provisional DMZ Police Co., 1st Marine Div. 1953-1956)
- Camp Stanton -closed
Attractions [edit]
- Korean Demilitarized Zone
- the Jayuro Road of Freedom
- Tongilro Road of Unification or National Road No. 1
- Gloucester Valley Battle Monument ("Gloster Hill") - war memorial
- Heyri Art Village - with 350 artists in fine arts, music, theater, photography, sculpture, crafts and literature. It aims to promote cultural interchange, education, and exhibit and sell hand-crafted works of art.[2]
Notable people [edit]
- Kim Young-moo, poet and scholar
- Ahn Jung-Hwan, professional footballer
- Kang Jiyoung, member of South Korean girl group Kara
- Hwang Kwanghee, member of South Korean boy group ZE:A
- Kim Kwang Yeon, member of South Korean boy group LEDApple
- Lee Mi-Swel, contestant on Kpop Star.
- Choi Ji-woo, South Korean actress
In media [edit]
- It is the location of the 2009 film Paju, starring by Lee Sun-kyun and Seo Woo.
Sister cities [edit]
Paju is twinned with the following places:[3]
- Coquitlam, Canada
- Cuenca, Spain
- Hadano, Japan
- Mudanjiang, China
- Pasadena, California
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Toowoomba, Australia
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Welcome to Paju City
- ^ Lee, Cin Woo (16 March 2012). "Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea". CNN Go. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Sister cities of Paju". http://en.paju.go.kr. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
External links [edit]
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