Jinju
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Jinju (; ) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command is located in the eastern part of the city. There are cultural-historical tourist attractions in Jinju such as Jinju Fortress, the Jinju National Museum, and the Nam-gang Prehistoric Site Museum.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jinju
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View of Jinju 01.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Jinju and Nam River
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Jinju.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Emblem of Jinju
- Settlement.image_map
- South Gyeongsang-Jinju.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Yeongnam
- Settlement.parts_type
- Administrative divisions
- Settlement.parts
- 1 eup, 15 myeon, 21 dong
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 712.86
- Settlement.population_total
- 337,529
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2025
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 진주시
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- South Gyeongsang
- Population
- 341545
- Area
- 712.63
- Elevation
- 66
- Official website
- english.jinju.go.kr
- Image
- View of Jinju 01.jpg
- Dialing code
- 55- 7xx
- Significant event
- Siege of Jinju
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- twinned administrative body
- Zhengzhou
- Commons gallery
- Jinju
- Commons category
- Jinju
- topic's main category
- Category:Jinju
- postal code
- 52600~52889
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jinju
- member of
- Creative Cities Network
- P12749
- North East England
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture and festivals
- Population
- Local personality
- Jinju cuisine
- Silk industry
- Education
- Economy and business
- Transportation
- Climate
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Friendship cities
- Gallery
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Jinju (; ) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command is located in the eastern part of the city. There are cultural-historical tourist attractions in Jinju such as Jinju Fortress, the Jinju National Museum, and the Nam-gang Prehistoric Site Museum.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jinju” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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