Gimpo
| Gimpo | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 김포시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 金 浦 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Gimpo-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Kimp'o-si | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Gyeonggi-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 42 ' N , 126 ° 36' E | |||
| Surface: | 276.6 km² | |||
| Residents: | 316.111 (as of February 2014) | |||
| Population density : | 1,143 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 1 eup , 5 myeon , 4 dong | |||
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Gimpo ( kor. 김포 ) is a city in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi-do .
The city is located on the Hangang in the metropolitan area of Sudogwon and is close to Gimpo Airport , which is the second largest commercial airport in South Korea and is called Gimpo, but is located in the far west of the capital Seoul . The city is connected to the Seoul Ring Expressway . Mayor is Yoo Young-rok ( 유영록 ).
The first historical mention of the Gimp was in 475 during the Three Kingdoms of Korea . On April 1, 1998, Gimpo was raised to city ( -si ) status .
Gimpo Marine Park
Town twinning
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Xinmin , People's Republic of China (1994)
Personalities
- Lee Ho (* 1986), soccer player
Web links
Commons : Gimpo - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Major Hall: Biography . Official city website, accessed April 6, 2014.
- ^ History . Official city website, accessed April 6, 2014.
- ^ Sisterhood Relationship City . Official city website, accessed April 6, 2014.