Uiwang
Sign in to saveUiwang (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang. The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains (including Moraksan) shape the local landscape.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Uiwang
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal City
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Uiwang-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info4
- Ŭiwang-si
- Settlement.image_map
- Gyeonggi-Uiwang.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
- 53.46
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 154,923
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 2964.5
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Administrative districts
- Climate
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Education
- Higher education
- Further education
- Secondary education
- Primary education
- Government
- Industry
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Uiwang (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang. The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains (including Moraksan) shape the local landscape.
Rail transportation is important in Uiwang, which is home to the Korean Railroad Museum and Korea National Railroad College. Seoul Subway Line 1 passes through the city, as does the Gyeongbu Line. In addition, a terminal of Hanjin container shipping is located here.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uiwang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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