Suwon

Suwon (Suwon-si; Template:IPA-ko) is the provincial caipital o Gyeonggi-do, Republic o Korea. A major ceety o ower a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately 30 kilometres (20 miles) sooth o Seoul. It is traditionally kent as "The Ceety o Filial Piety".

Suwon haes existed in various forms throughoot Korea's history, growin frae a sma settlement in tribal times tae a major industrial an cultural ceety today. Suwon is the ae remainin completely walled ceety in the Republic o Korea. As such, the ceety walls are ane o the mair popular tourist destinations in Gyeonggi Province. As an industrial centre, Suwon hooses a lairge Samsung Electronics factory. Suwon is served bi twa motorways, the naitional railway netwirk an the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, facilitatin transport o commuters, tourists an guids alike.

Suwon is a major educational centre, being hame tae 14 university campuses. This, alang wi widespread transport links, draws inhabitants frae athort the kintra an foreign population o 1.85%.

Suwon is known domestically as a footballing city. Suwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club has won the K-league on four occasions.

Sister ceeties

• Curitiba, Brazil (2006)
• Nizhny Novgorod, Roushie (2005)
• Asahikawa, Japan (1989)
• Fukui Ceety, Fukui, Japan (2001)
• Jinan, Cheenae (1993)
• Townsville, Australie (1997)
• Bandung, Indonesie (1997)
• Cluj-Napoca, Romanie (1999)
• Toluca, Mexico (1999)
• Yalova, Turkey (1999)
• Fes, Morocco (2003)
• Hai Duong, Vietnam (2004)
• Siem Reap Province, Cambodie (2004)
• Hyderabad, Indie (2005)

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