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Okpo-dong is dong of the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The village is located on the eastern coast of Geoje Island and a center of the island.

The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) [1] shipyard is located close to the town. A large portion of DSME employees live in Okpo, and DSME jackets are a common sight in the town at night.

There are very few standalone houses in Okpo and most residential accommodation is fulfilled by high-rise apartments. Rent is high.^{[citation needed]}There are a number of local accommodation agencies offering apartments for rent to incoming foreigners, as well as other supporting services.

Okpo has a large foreign transient population due to the shipyards and as a result there is a 'Foreigner's Club' by the Admiral Hotel which is run by the local expat residents themselves, as well as over fifty Western bars and two dozen western restaurants serving a variety of 'western style' meals. There are also Indian, Pakistani, Vietnamese and Turkish restaurants, and local franchises such as a 'Dunkin' Donuts', 'Quiznos', 'Baskin-Robbins' and 'Lotteria' (Korean fast food burger chain).

A chapter of the Hash House Harriers - The Geoje-do Hash - was born in 1981 and every other Sunday at 11 a.m. it still meets at the Foreigner's Club, is family-friendly and usually includes a meal at the end.

Getting To and From
There are ferries to and from Busan four times a day with a journey time of approximately 50 minutes, with additional services from the next port town, just south of Okpo and just a short taxi ride, called Jangseungpo. From Busan airport, the journey time by taxi, by way of the new Geoje-Busan Bridge (10,000KRW toll each way), is under 1 hour, although heavy weekend traffic can be up to 90 minutes.

There is an international school called the Okpo International School - which is very convenient choice for foreign workers bringing their families to Okpo.^[1]

Okpo has an amusement park, Okpo Land, on the outskirts of the city. It went out of business in 1999, but because the land has been zoned for environmentally low-impact projects, it remains abandoned.^[2]

34°53′17″N 128°41′37″E / 34.88806°N 128.69361°E / 34.88806; 128.69361

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[1] Okpo International School

[2] 도심흉물로 방치된 옥포랜드, 해법은 없는가?

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 There are very few standalone houses in Okpo and most residential accommodation is fulfilled by high-rise apartments.
-Rent is high.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}There are a number of local accommodation agencies offering apartments for rent to incoming foreigners, as well as other supporting services.
+Rent is high.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}There are a number of local accommodation agencies offering apartments for rent to incoming foreigners, as well as other supporting services.
-Okpo has a large foreign transient population due to the shipyards and as a result there is a 'Foreigner's Club' by the Admiral Hotel which is run by the local expat residents themselves, as well as over fifty Western bars and two dozen western restaurants serving a variety of 'western style' meals. There are also Indian, Pakistani, Vietnamese and Turkish restaurants, and local franchises such as a '[[Dunkin Donuts]]', '[[Quiznos]]', '[[Baskin Robbins]]' and '[[Lotteria]]' (Korean fast food burger chain).
+Okpo has a large foreign transient population due to the shipyards and as a result there is a 'Foreigner's Club' by the Admiral Hotel which is run by the local expat residents themselves, as well as over fifty Western bars and two dozen western restaurants serving a variety of 'western style' meals. There are also Indian, Pakistani, Vietnamese and Turkish restaurants, and local franchises such as a '[[Dunkin' Donuts]]', '[[Quiznos]]', '[[Baskin-Robbins]]' and '[[Lotteria]]' (Korean fast food burger chain).
 A chapter of the Hash House Harriers - The Geoje-do Hash -  was born in 1981 and every other Sunday at 11 a.m. it still meets at the Foreigner's Club, is family-friendly and usually includes a meal at the end.
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 There is an international school called the Okpo International School -  which is very convenient choice for foreign workers bringing their families to Okpo.<ref>[http://www.oiskorea.com/ Okpo International School]</ref>
-Okpo has an amusement park, Okpo Land, on the outskirts of the city. It went out of business in 1999, but because the land has been zoned for environmentally low-impact projects, it remains abandoned. <ref>[http://k.daum.net/qna/view.html?qid=3Y6dy 도심흉물로 방치된 옥포랜드, 해법은 없는가?]</ref>
+Okpo has an amusement park, Okpo Land, on the outskirts of the city. It went out of business in 1999, but because the land has been zoned for environmentally low-impact projects, it remains abandoned.<ref>[http://k.daum.net/qna/view.html?qid=3Y6dy 도심흉물로 방치된 옥포랜드, 해법은 없는가?]</ref>
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 *[http://sites.google.com/site/okpofootballclub/ Okpo Football Club for kids]
 *[http://english.geoje.go.kr/main/ Geoje City Official Website]
 *[http://www.pbase.com/gunnarhorpestad/geoje_island Mr. Gunnar Horpestad Photo Gallery of Okpo and Geoje]
 *[http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=34.885368&ln=128.712044&z=4&k=2&a=1&tab=2 Panoramio (Google) Photos of Okpo]
 *[http://pineapple.vg/?op=gallery&album=Okpo Photo gallery of Okpo]
 [[Category:Neighbourhoods in South Korea]]
 [[Category:Geoje]]
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