DONGDUCHEON

Dongducheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province , South Korea . The city located in the north of Seoul is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the US Second Infantry Division are located in the city with the division command at Uijeongbu City . Then-Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld toured Camp Casey at Dongducheon on November 18, 2003.

<Location>

<Population>

  82,623

<Area>

  95.66 km2

<Schools>

  23 schools

<Distance to Seoul>

  50 min to Nowon, north of Seoul by subway line no.1
  45 min to Nowon by Taxi(cost 22000 won)

<Other information>

  City Info: http://www.ddc21.net/_foreign/eng/
  Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongducheon
  - Soyosan Mt. - the place where Saint Wonhyo achieved spiritual awakening
  - Rock Festival: One of the biggest rock festival
  - shopping malls, theaters, big grocery shopping markets