Hwaseong City
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| Hwaseong City |  |
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| Hangul: | 화성시 |
| Hanja: | 華城市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Hwaseong-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Hwasŏng-si |
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| Area: | 688 km² |
| Population: | 286,736 (2004)[1] |
| Pop. density: | 340.4 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 3 eup, 11 myeon, 1 dong |
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Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It has the largest area of farmland of any city or county in Gyeonggi province. [2] Seoul Subway Line 1 passes through Hwaseong, stopping at Byeongjeom Station. Famous people from Hwaseong include soccer player Cha Bum-Kun.
The area is famous for being the site of South Korea's first known serial killings when 10 murders - presumably by the same killer - took place there between the years of 1986 to 1991.[3] The killer was never caught. A dramatization of the case, Memories of Murder was made by Bong Joon-ho in Korea in 2003.
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| Administrative divisions of Gyeonggi province, South Korea | |
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| 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 |
