Yongin
| Yongin 용인 龍仁 |
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| — Municipal City — | |||
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| • Hangul | 용인시 | ||
| • Hanja | 龍仁市 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Yongin-si | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Yong'in-si | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Sudogwon | ||
| Administrative divisions | 3 gu, 22 dong, 1 eup, 6 myeon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 591.36 km2 (228.33 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 November) | |||
| • Total | 909,425 | ||
| • Density | 1,537.9/km2 (3,983/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Seoul | ||
Yongin is a major city in the Seoul National Capital Area, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population of nearly 1 million, the city has developed abrutly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the country.[1] Yongin is primarily a residential city with many natural recreation sites, best known for Everland and Caribbean Bay, South Korea's most popular amusement and water parks. The city is also home to the Korean Folk Village, the largest of its kind.
Yongin is a city almost as large as Seoul by area, consisting of the highly urbanized district of Suji-gu, the semi-urbanized district of Giheung-gu and the rural district of Cheoin-gu. Yongin's urbanized districts are located close to the capital and many commute to and from downtown Seoul in approximately 30-40 minutes by cars using the Gyeongbu Expressway or Yongin-Seoul Expressway completed in 2009, the Bundang Line subway or metropolitan buses. Since 2007, high-frequency subway cars from Seoul terminate at Jukjeon Station, which is built next to the Shinsegae department store. A new subway called the DX Line with a maximum speed of 110km/h opened in October 2011, which connects into the Bundang Line extended south to Giheung Station in December 2011. Giheung Station will also be connected to the EverLine Rapid Transit System that extends all the way to Everland, scheduled to operate in late 2012.
Yongin has many university campuses, namely Yong-In University, noted for its sports courses, Myongji University's Yongin Campus, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies' Yongin Campus, the Police University, Kangnam University (named for its former campus in Gangnam-gu in Seoul), Yong-in Songdam College, and Dankook University. The Gyeonggi Suwon International School, an IB World School with a boarding program for foreign students, is situated on the border of Yongin and Suwon.
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[edit] Administrative districts
The city is divided into three gu (districts):
[edit] Transportation
Yongin is served by trains on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The Bundang Line has been extended into Yongin, calling at Jukjeon, Bojeong, Guseong, Singal and Giheung stations; and it is being extended towards Suwon Station, in Suwon. Another new line is being built. Named the EverLine Rapid Transit System, it is scheduled to open in 2012 and will link to the Bundang Line at Giheung Station. From 2016 onwards, the inner Suji area will also be served by four new Sin Bundang Line stations [2], which will allow Suji residents travel to Gangnam Station in less than 30 minutes.
Yongin has an intercity bus terminal in the city centre, though the densely settled northern areas are served better by the terminal in Yatap-dong, Seongnam.
[edit] Sister cities
| City | Region | Country | Year |
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| Fullerton |  California |
 United States |
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| Yangzhou |  Jiangsu |
China |
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 Fergana Province |
Uzbekistan |
2008 | |
| Kota Kinabalu |  Sabah |
 Malaysia |
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| Kayseri |  Kayseri Province |
Turkey |
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| Redland City |  Queensland |
 Australia |
[edit] Gallery
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Gugal-dong Yongin
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Tancheon
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