Gimpo City

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Gimpo City
Hangul:	김포시
Hanja:	金浦市
Revised Romanization:	Gimpo-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Kimp'o-si
Area:	276.6 km²
Population:	220,200
Pop. density:	797.8 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	1 eup, 5 myeon, 4 dong

Gimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders on Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. It also looks across the Han River at North Korea. The current mayor is Gyeonggu Kang. The city's population of more than 220,000 is made up of more than 71,000 households.

The Hallelujah Football Club is based on Gimpo. Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) used to be located inside the city, but is now part of Seoul. Educational institutions located in the city include Kimpo College and Joong-ang Seungga University. In addition, there are 24 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, and 6 high schools.

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Administrative divisions of Gyeonggi province, South Korea
Capital:	Suwon
Cities:	Ansan \| Anseong \| Anyang \| Bucheon \| Dongducheon \| Gimpo \| Goyang \| Gunpo \| Guri \| Gwacheon \| Gwangju \| Gwangmyeong \| Hanam \| Hwaseong \| Icheon \| Namyangju \| Osan\| Paju \| Pocheon \| Pyeongtaek \| Seongnam \| Siheung \| Suwon \| Uijeongbu \| Uiwang \| Yangju \| Yongin
Counties:	Gapyeong \| Yangpyeong \| Yeoju \| Yeoncheon