Uijeongbu

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Uijeongbu
Hangul 의정부시
Hanja 議政府市
Revised Romanization Uijeongbu-si
McCune-Reischauer Ŭijŏngbu-si
Statistics
Area 81.59 km² (31.50 sq mi)
Population (2005) 417,915 [1]
Population density 4,436.8 /km² (11,491 /sq mi)
Administrative divisions 15 dong
Location map
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Uijeongbu (pronounced "oo-ee-jung-boo") is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its geographical location is 37°45′N, 127°3′E.

The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S. and Korean military bases for the defense of the Korean capital. The U.S. Second Infantry Division has established its headquarters in the city with main troops deployed in Dongducheon City.

In M*A*S*H, this city (then just a village) served as the home of MASH 4077.

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A VAL driverless metro system is in development with one elevated line, 10.6 km long, covering 14 stations.[2] The opening is scheduled for April 2011.

The Seoul metropolitan subway system covers the city with 6 stations, it takes around 40 minutes from center of Seoul to the first station in Uijeongbu by subway.

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