Gwangmyeong
Sign in to saveGwangmyeong (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Seoul to the east, north and northeast, Anyang to the southeast, Siheung to the southwest, and Bucheon to the northwest. It is home to one of the world's largest IKEA stores at 59,000 square meters (640,000 square feet), along with a large Costco store and a Lotte Premium Outlet.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gwangmyeong
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Gwangmyeong-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Kwangmyŏng-si
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Gwangmyeong.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Deokan-ro, Gwangmyeong
- Settlement.image_map
- Gyeonggi-Gwangmyeong.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Dialect
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Seoul
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 38.5
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2024
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Districts
- Disputes on municipal annexation to Seoul
- Education
- Libraries
- Residential areas
- Shopping
- Medical services
- Climate
- Transportation
- Railroads
- Buses
- Taxis
- Attractions
- Industry
- Kia Motors Sohari Plant
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
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== History == Gwangmyeong area was part of the old (or original) Siheung County as with Yeongdeungpo, Guro, and Geumcheon areas. It belonged to West (, seo-myeon) and South townships () of original Siheung County. In 1914, the two townships were merged into West township of "expanded" Siheung County.