Jinju
Jinju | |||
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Korean alphabet : | 진주시 | ||
Chinese characters : | 晋 州市 | ||
Revised Romanization : | Jinju-si | ||
McCune-Reischauer : | Chinju-si | ||
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Province : | Gyeongsangnam-do | ||
Coordinates : | 35 ° 12 ' N , 128 ° 5' E | ||
Surface: | 712.8 km² | ||
Residents: | 339,943 (status: 2002) | ||
Population density : | 477 inhabitants per km² | ||
Structure: | 1 eup , 15 myeon , 21 dong | ||
Postal code : | 660-003-660-998 | ||
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Jinju is a city in the west of Gyeongsangnam-do Province in South Korea . It's on Namgang . In the north, the districts are Sancheong , Uiryeong and Haman , to the east Masan , in the southern district of Goseong and Sacheon and west of the county Hadong . The famous Lantern Festival takes place in Jinju every year in October.
Administrative structure
Jinju is divided into a eup , 15 myeong and 21 dong .
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Town twinning
Jinju lists the following eight twin cities :
city | country | since | Type |
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Andong | South Korea | 2004 | |
Asan | South Korea | 2004 | |
Eugene | Oregon, United States | 1961 | Sister city |
Gangnam-gu | South Korea | 2005 | |
Kitami | Hokkaidō, Japan | 1985 | Sister city |
Kyoto | Kinki, Japan | 1999 | Partner city |
Matsue | Chūgoku, Japan | 1999 | Friendly city |
Omsk | Siberia, Russia | 2007 | Friendly city |
Suncheon | South Korea | 1998 | |
Winnipeg | Manitoba, Canada | 1992 | Sister city |
Xi'an | Shaanxi, People's Republic of China | 2011 | Friendly city |
Zhengzhou | Henan, People's Republic of China | 2000 | Friendly city |
sons and daughters of the town
- Huh Su-kyung (1964–2018), poet, writer and archaeologist
- Jung Yeondoo (* 1969), photographer
- Oh Yeon-seo (* 1987), actress
- Go Ara (* 1990), actress
- Yun Sung-bin (* 1994), skeleton pilot
Web links
Commons : Jinju - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese selectable)
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- ↑ International Exchanges ǀ Jinju English. Retrieved December 25, 2016 .