Paju

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Paju
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 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 (South Korea)
Paju
Paju
Paju on the map of South Korea.

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

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Paju, Gyeonggi-do  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / en.paju.go.kr