Gwangmyeong

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Gwangmyeong
Korean alphabet : 광명시
Chinese characters : 光明 市
Revised Romanization : Gwangmyeong-si
McCune-Reischauer : Kwangmyŏng-si
Basic data
Province : Gyeonggi-do
Coordinates : 37 ° 29 ′  N , 126 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 29 ′  N , 126 ° 52 ′  E
Surface: 38.5 km²
Residents: 341,671  (as of 2002)
Population density : 8,875 inhabitants per km²
Structure: 18 dong
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Gwangmyeong (South Korea)
Gwangmyeong
Gwangmyeong
Gwangmyeong on the map of South Korea.

Gwangmyeong is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province in South Korea . It is bordered by Seoul to the north and northwest , Anyang to the west and south, and Siheung to the east.

Gwangmyeong Station

Like other cities around Seoul, Gwangmyeong is closely connected to the capital's transport network. It is connected to Line 7 of the Seoul Subway through Cheolsan Station and Gwangmyeong Sageori Station . In addition, the Gwangmyeong Station was built here, a station that is only served by the Korea Train Express (KTX). It is the first station of the KTX south of Seoul.

The largest Ikea department store in the world is located in Gwangmyeong, at 57,100 square meters .

Administrative division

Gwangmyeong is divided into 18 dong:

  • Cheolsan 1-dong (철산 1 동)
  • Cheolsan 2-dong (철산 2 동)
  • Cheolsan 3-dong (철산 3 동)
  • Cheolsan 4-dong (철산 4 동)
  • Gwangmyeong 1-dong (광명 1 동)
  • Gwangmyeong 2-dong (광명 2 동)
  • Gwangmyeong 3-dong (광명 3 동)
  • Gwangmyeong 4-dong (광명 4 동)
  • Gwangmyeong 5-dong (광명 5 동)
  • Gwangmyeong 6-dong (광명 6 동)
  • Gwangmyeong 7-dong (광명 7 동)
  • Haan 1-dong (하안 1 동)
  • Haan 2-dong (하안 2 동)
  • Haan 3-dong (하안 3 동)
  • Haan 4-dong (하안 4 동)
  • Hakon-dong (학 온동)
  • Soha 1-dong (소하 1 동)
  • Soha 2-dong (소하 2 동)

Twin cities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Choi Soo-hyang: IKEA Korea chief 'absolutely satisfied' with performance. In: Yonhap . June 1, 2017, accessed October 8, 2018 .