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Beech
Korean alphabet : 부천시
Chinese characters : 富川 市
Revised Romanization : Bucheon-si
McCune-Reischauer : Puch'on-si
Basic data
Province : Gyeonggi-do
Coordinates : 37 ° 30 '  N , 126 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 30 '  N , 126 ° 47'  E
Surface: 53.44 km²
Residents: 850,731  (as of: 2005)
Population density : 15,919 inhabitants per km²
Structure: 3  gu , 37  dong
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Bucheon (South Korea)
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Bucheon on the map of South Korea.

Bucheon ( Kor. 부천 ) is a city in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi-do . The city lies directly and almost seamlessly between the megacities Incheon in the west and Seoul in the east. Bucheon is a cultural center in the greater Seoul area. The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the most famous in Korea and has hosted the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival since 1997 . Many processing companies are located in the city.

There are several higher education institutions in the city including Bucheon College , Yuhan College , Catholic University of Korea, and Seoul Theological University . Bucheon is also home to the K-League football club Bucheon SK . In terms of transport, the city is relatively well developed with the Seoul subway line passing through it and an intersecting network of expressways. The Young An Hat Company , a Korean conglomerate, is headquartered in Bucheon.

Due to its very small urban area, which is constrained by hills on three sides, Bucheon has a high population density of almost 16,000 inhabitants per square kilometer, even for Asian cities .

On September 11, 1998, a gas accident occurred in Bucheon .

Pronunciation of the name

The name Bucheon consists of two syllables. The first syllable is Bu , the second is cheon . This begins with an aspirated ch as in Chad , followed by an open o as in Organ and ends with a normal n .

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Bucheon  - collection of images, videos and audio files