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Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province , South Korea . It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang . Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city. Gwacheon intended to have a large importance on governmental construction. There is No.2 government building. So it keeps the position of planned city concerning politics in South Korea .
Gwacheon is very closed to ¡° Seoul land¡±(amusement theme park), ¡° Seoul Grand Park ¡± and ¡° Seoul Racecourse Park ¡±. |
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<Population> |
| 74,581 |
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<Area> |
| 35.86km2 |
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<Schools> |
| 18 schools 13,878 students |
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<Distance to Seoul> |
12 minutes to Sadang station by subway line no.4
11 minutes to Sadang station by taxi (about 4,700 won)
: Perhaps because it is a pre-planned city, Gwacheon City outgrew the government¡¯s
administrative blueprint. Located on the doorstep of Seoul, it borders with Seocho-gu District
of Seoul to the north, Seongnam City to the east, Uiwang City to the south, and Anyang City
to the west.
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<Other information> |
City Info: http://www.gccity.go.kr/foreign/english/index.jsp
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwacheon
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- Lots of festivals including Hanmadang festival, Gwacheon Resident¡¯s Day, and so on.
- Seoul Land : Fun, thrills, food and much more are available 365 days a year in an 825,000§³
compound.
- Seoul Grand park, National Museum of Contemporary art
- Gwacheon Horserace park : Wedged between Mt. Cheonggyesan and Mt. Gwanaksan,
Gwacheon Horserace Park, run by the Korea Racing Association |
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