Paju

Paju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (gun).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Paju
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal city
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.image_skyline: ImjingangRailRoad.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Rail line crossing the Imjin River
Settlement.image_map: Gyeonggi-Paju.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Korea
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Korea #Korea
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Settlement.parts_type: Administrative divisions
Settlement.parts: 4 eup, 9 myeon, 10 dong
Settlement.area_total_km2: 672.78
Settlement.population_total: 520803
Settlement.population_as_of: March 2024
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections

Contents

City symbols
Cosmos
Ginkgo
Pigeon
Badge of Paju
Geography
Climate
Tourist attractions
Heyri Art Valley
Imjingak
Specialties
Jangdan bean
Education
Paju English Village
Sports
Administrative divisions
Military bases
Military cemetery
Attractions
Notable people
In popular culture
Sister cities
See also
References
External links

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==Military cemetery== The cemetery 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. In March 2014 the Chinese remains were repatriated for reburial in Shenyang, China.

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