Paju
For other uses, see Paju (disambiguation).
| Paju 파주시 | |
|---|---|
| Municipal City | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 파주시 |
| • Hanja | 坡州市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Paju-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | P'aju-si |
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 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |
 South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Administrative divisions | 5 eup, 9 myeon, 2 dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 672.56 km2 (259.68 sq mi) |
| Population (April 2013) | |
| • Total | 405,551 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (gun).[1]
The city is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. To defend the Korean capital, Seoul, many US and Korean army bases are set up in the city.[2] In 2002, the northernmost South Korean railway station, Dorasan, was opened. North Korean territory and Kaesong City can be seen from Mount Dora in the city.
Administrative divisions
Paju is divided as follows:
- Beobwon-eup (법원읍)
- Paju-eup (파주읍)
- Munsan-eup (문산읍)
- Jori-eup (조리읍)
- Wollong-myeon (월롱면)
- Papyeong-myeon (파평면)
- Jeokseong-myeon (적성면)
- Gwangtan-myeon (광탄면)
- Tanhyeon-myeon (탄현면)
- Gunnae-myeon (군내면)
- Jangdan-myeon (장단면)
- Jinseo-myeon (진서면)
- Jindong-myeon (진동면)
- Gyoha-dong (교하동)
- Geumchon1(il)-dong (금촌1동)
- Maekgeum-dong (맥금동)
- Yadong-dong (야동동)
- Geomsan-dong (검산동)
- Adong-dong (아동동)
- Geumchon dong (금촌동 - 1)
- Geumchon-2(ii)-dong (금촌2동)
- Geumneung-dong (금릉동)
- Geumchon-dong (금촌동 - 2)
- Unjeong 1(il)-dong / Wadong-dong(운정1동/와동동)
- Unjeong 2(ii)-dong (운정2동)
- Unjeong 3(Sam)-dong (운정3동)
- Sangjisuk-dong (상지석동)
- Hajisuk-dong (하지석동)
Military bases
- Camp Bonifas and Camp Liberty-Bell (home to US/ROKA Joint Security Area)
- Camp Dodge – closed
- Camp Edwards – closed
- Camp Garry Owen – closed
- Camp Giant – closed
- Camp Greaves – closed
- Camp Howze – closed
- Camp Irwin – closed
- Camp Pelham – closed
- Camp Semper Fidelis (home of 1st Provisional DMZ Police Co., 1st Marine Div. 1953-1956)
- Camp Stanton – closed
- Multi-Purpose Live Fire Complex (MLFC), also called Rodriguez Range or Rodriguez Live Fire Complex
Military cemetery
The Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers was established in 1996 to hold the remains of Korean People's Army and Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers killed during the Korean War.[3] In March 2014 the Chinese remains were repatriated for reburial in Shenyang, China.[4]
Attractions
- Gloucester Valley Battle Monument ("Gloster Hill") - war memorial
- Heyri Art Village - with 350 artists in fine arts, music, theater, photography, sculpture, crafts and literature. It aims to promote cultural interchange, education, and exhibit and sell hand-crafted works of art.[5]
- Jayuro Road of Freedom
- Korean Demilitarized Zone
- Paju Book City
- Tongilro Road of Unification or National Road No. 1
- Yong Ju Gol - a red-light district[6]
Notable people
- Kim Young-moo, poet and scholar
- Ahn Jung-Hwan, professional footballer
- Kim Kwangyeon, member of South Korean boy band LEDApple
- Kang Jiyoung, pop singer and actress, former member of South Korean girl group Kara
- Hwang Kwanghee, member of South Korean boy group ZE:A
- Lee Mi-Swel, contestant on Kpop Star.
- Choi Ji-woo, South Korean actress
- Kim Eun-jung, children's writer
- Park Shin-hye, South Korean actress
In media
- It is the location of the 2009 film Paju, starring by Lee Sun-kyun and Seo Woo.
Sister cities
Paju is twinned with the following places:[7]
- Coquitlam, Canada
- Cuenca, Spain
- Eskişehir, Turkey
- Hadano, Japan
- Mudanjiang, China
- Pasadena, California
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Toowoomba, Australia
See also
References
- ↑ Welcome to Paju City
- ↑ South Korea's Paju Thrives Near the DMZ, WSJ 12 December 2012, retrieved 4 March 2015
- ↑ "Remains of NK Soldiers Buried at Enemy Cemetery". Korea Times (Seoul). June 10, 2000. Retrieved May 13, 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ↑ "S. Korea, China to hold talks on remains of Chinese war dead". GlobalPost. Yonhap. January 20, 2014.; "China to build new site for burial of its war dead from S. Korea". GlobalPost. Yonhap. February 16, 2014.
- ↑ Lee, Cin Woo (16 March 2012). "Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea". CNN Go. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ Lee Tae-hoon (February 20, 2012). "Business booms for illegal brothels on South Korea border". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Sister cities of Paju". http://en.paju.go.kr. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
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