Paju
Paju | |||
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Korean alphabet : | 파주 | ||
Chinese characters : | 坡 州 | ||
Revised Romanization : | Paju | ||
McCune-Reischauer : | P'aju | ||
Basic data | |||
Province : | Gyeonggi-do | ||
Coordinates : | 37 ° 52 ' N , 126 ° 48' E | ||
Surface: | 672.56 km² | ||
Residents: | 308,443 (as of 2008) | ||
Population density : | 459 inhabitants per km² | ||
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Paju is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province in South Korea . The city is located south of Panmunjeom at the 38th parallel . There are several US and South Korean military bases in the city . The North Korean city of Kaesong can be seen from Mount Dorasan , which is to the north of Paju .
Paju has had city status since 1997 and was previously a county ( gun ).
Twin cities
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sons and daughters of the town
- Ahn Jung-hwan , soccer player
- Cho Jae-jin , soccer player
Web links
Commons : Paju, Gyeonggi-do - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Sister cities of Paju. (No longer available online.) Paju City, archived from the original on July 22, 2011 ; accessed on September 2, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.