Uiwang

Uiwang
Korean alphabet :	의왕
Chinese characters :	義 王
Revised Romanization :	Uiwan-si
McCune-Reischauer :	Ŭiwang-si
Basic data
Province :	Gyeonggi-do
Coordinates :	37 ° 21 ′  N , 126 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 21 ′  N , 126 ° 58 ′  E
Surface:	53.46 km²
Residents:	155,084  (as of 2018)
Population density :	2,901 inhabitants per km²
Structure:	6 dong
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Uiwang Uiwang on the map of South Korea.

Uiwang ( 의왕 ) is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province in South Korea . The city has a population of over 155,000 and is one of many satellite cities that encircle Seoul and make up the Sudogwon region. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang . The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains shape the landscape of the city.

geography

Uiwang is a little south of Seoul. It is bounded to the east by the Baegunsan , Barasan Mountains , the lower slopes of Cheonggyesan and Maebongsan , to the south by the city of Suwon , to the west by Ansan , Gunpo and Anyang, and to the north by Gwacheon .

The source of the Anyangcheon - a tributary of the Hangang - is in Uiwang, as is the source of the Haguicheon , which is itself a tributary of the Anyangcheon. The source of the Hwanggujicheon is also in Uiwang, it flows south and finally flows into the Yellow Sea in Asan Bay .

history

The present city emerged on January 1, 1989 from parts of Siheung City .

Infrastructure

Rail transport is of great importance in Uiwang, which is home to the Korean Railway Museum and Korea's National Railway College . Seoul Subway Line 1 runs through the city, as does the Gyeongbu Line. In addition, there is a terminal of the shipping company Hanjin Shipping , which is now bankrupt.

The Seoul Ring Expressway, Yeongdong Expressway, National Road 1 and Gwacheon-Bongdam Expressway (309) pass through Uiwang.

Twin cities

• North Little Rock ( USA ) since 2000
• Kimitsu ( Japan ) since 2002

Web links

• City website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistics Korea. Retrieved May 2, 2020 .