Gimpo
Gimpo 김포 金浦 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 김포시 |
• Hanja | 金浦市 |
• Revised Romanization | Gimpo-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | Kimp'o-si |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Admeenistrative diveesions | 1 eup, 5 myeon, 4 dong |
Area | |
• Total | 276.6 km2 (106.8 sq mi) |
Population (2012 Mar) | |
• Total | 263,562 |
• Density | 952.9/km2 (2,468/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Seoul |
Gimpo is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. It borders on Incheon, wi which it shares the Sooth Korean side o the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul an the lesser ceeties o Paju an Goyang. North Korea is athort the Han River. The ceety's population o mair nor 220,000 is made up o mair nor 71,000 hoosehaulds.
Gimpo Airport (umwhile Kimpo Internaitional Airport) uised tae be locatit inside the ceety, but is nou pairt o Seoul. Tertiary educational institutions locatit in the ceety include Kimpo College an Joong-ang Seungga University. Thare are 24 elementary schuils, 11 middle schuils, an 6 heich schuils, includin Gimpo Foreign Language High School.
Modren history
[eedit | eedit soorce]In 1914, Yangcheon coonty an Gimpo coonty wur mergit. Yangcheon coonty wis separatit intae 2 touns (Yangdong an Yangseo). In 1958, Yeouido internaitional airport wis relocatit tae Gimpo. In 1963, Yangdong an Yangseo touns wur incorporatit intae Yeongdeungpo-gu; it includes Gimpo airport. In 1973, Gyeyang an Ojeong touns o Bucheon wur transferred tae Gimpo. In 1989, pairts o Gyeyang toun wur cedit tae Incheon, givin Incheon a border wi soothwastren Seoul.
Statistics
[eedit | eedit soorce]Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Xinmin, Cheenae
- Hampyeong Coonty, Sooth Korea
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Leet o ceeties in Sooth Korea
- Geografie o Sooth Korea
- Seoul Naitional Caipital Aurie
- Gimpo Internaitional Airport
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Ceety govrenment wabsteid Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 37°42′0″N 126°36′0″E / 37.70000°N 126.60000°E