Dongducheon
동두천
東豆川 |
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Municipal Ceety |
| Korean transcription(s) |
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| • Hangul | 동두천시 |
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| • Hanja | 東豆川市 |
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| • Revised Romanization | Dongducheon-si |
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| • McCune-Reischauer | Tongduch'ŏn-si |
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 Dongducheon seen frae Jihaeng Station |
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| Kintra |  Sooth Korea |
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| Region | Sudogwon |
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| Admeenistrative diveesions | 7 dong, 145 tong, 1172 ban |
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| Area |
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| • Total | 95.66 km2 (36.93 sq mi) |
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| Population (2006) |
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| • Total | 82,623 |
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| • Density | 864/km2 (2,240/sq mi) |
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| • Dialect | Seoul |
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| Website | http://www.ddc21.net/ddc/ |
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Dongducheon is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea.
The ceety locatit in the north o Seoul is strategically important for the defence o the Korean caipital. The main camps o the US Second Infantry Diveesion are locatit in the ceety wi the diveesion command at Uijeongbu Ceety.
History
Durin Goguryeo, dynasty wis goin doun intae Korean peninsulae an Dongducheon came tae pairts o Goguryeo as a pairt o naeulmae hyun (kynds o auncient veelage). Later Dongducheon promotit intae Sacheon veelage o Unifee'd Silla in North Sooth States Period. It wis the pairt o Yangju in Goryeo.[1]
Modren history
In 1963, the status wis raised intae Tongducheon toun (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon ceety wis established includin Yangju coonty.
Festival
Syne 1999, Dongducheon haes annually hostit the Dongducheon Rock Festival, ane o the biggest rock festivals in Sooth Korea. In 2007, the festival wis held at Camp Nimble, a previous US Airmy installation turned back ower tae Sooth Korea.
An aw, maple festival taks place aroond several streets an pairts o the ceety.
Education
Thare are 10 heich schuils, 15 middle schuils an 38 elementary schuils. An aw ane university, that is Hanbuk University.
