Geoje
| Geoje | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 거제시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 巨 濟 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Geoje-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Kŏje-shi | |||
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| Province : | Gyeongsangnam-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 51 ' N , 128 ° 37' E | |||
| Surface: | 401.63 km² | |||
| Residents: | 229,500 (as of May 2009) | |||
| Population density : | 571 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 1 eup , 9 myeon , 6 dong | |||
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Geoje is a city in the south of Gyeongsangnam-do Province in South Korea . It is located approx. 54 km southwest of the port city of Busan . The city is made up of a number of islands, the largest of which is Geoje . Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (formerly Daewoo Shipyard) in Okpo and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Gohyeon are both located on Geojedo Island. The city also has a lot of tourist destinations to offer.
history
In the Silla Dynasty , the name Geoje-gun was first used in 757 during the reign of King Gyeongdeok (경덕왕, 景德 王, 742–765). From 983 to 1423 different names (Giseong-hyeon and Jechang-gun) were used during the Goryeo Dynasty . In the Joseon Dynasty , the name changed to Geoje-hyeon in 1423, to Geoje-bu in 1489 and again to Geoje-gun in 1895. On March 18, 1914, the districts of Yongnam-gun, Jinnam-gun and Geoje-gun were united to form Tongyeong-gun by the General Government of Chōsen .
After the establishment of South Korea, the Geoje-gun district was proclaimed on October 14, 1951. The district administration had its provisional seat from January 1, 1953 in Jangseungpo and moved to Gohyeon on October 1, 1956. On January 1, 1989, the Jangseungpo-eup District was separated from Geoje-gun and made a city. As early as January 1, 1995, the city of Jangseungpo and the Geoje-gun district were combined to form the city of Geoje (Geoje-si).
geography
The city of Geoje covers an area of 402 km², with the main island having an area of 383 km². The rest of the area is taken up by 60 smaller islands, 10 of which are inhabited. The main island is connected to the mainland at Tongyeong by two bridges . Since December 13, 2010, the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link has been connecting the two cities via two cable-stayed bridges approx. 2 km long and an underwater tunnel approx. 4 km long, reducing the distance to Busan to around 60 km.
Administrative structure
Geoje is divided into a eup , 9 myeon and 6 dong .
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Islands of the city of Geoje
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sons and daughters of the town
- Kim Young-sam (1927–2015), politician and President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998
- Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1935–2007), Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Busan
- Moon Jae-in (* 1953), politician and President of South Korea since 2017
- Shin Bora (* 1987), comedian
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Geoje Foreigner's Residents Association (English)