Yeoju
Sign in to saveYeoju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yeoju was a county but was raised to the status of a city in September 2013. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean ceramics, and hosts the World Ceramic Exposition every year. Other local products of note include rice, sweet potatoes, and yellow melons. Yeoju is the birthplace of Korea's last queen, Empress Myeongseong.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Yeoju
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipal city
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Korean
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Hangul
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Hanja
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
- Yeoju-si
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info3
- Yŏju-si
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Yeoju3953.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- At Yeongwollu
- Settlement.image_map
- Gyeonggi-Yeoju.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in South Korea
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Dialect
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Seoul
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 608.64
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 여주시
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Gyeonggi Province
- Population
- 114167
- Area
- 608.64
- Official website
- www.yj21.net/english
- Image
- Yeoju Fire Station.JPG
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Three Kingdoms period and Goryeo dynasty
- Joseon dynasty
- Climate
- Special Products
- See also
- Notes
- External links
Yeoju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yeoju was a county but was raised to the status of a city in September 2013. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean ceramics, and hosts the World Ceramic Exposition every year. Other local products of note include rice, sweet potatoes, and yellow melons. Yeoju is the birthplace of Korea's last queen, Empress Myeongseong.
Yeoju's institution of higher learning includes Yeoju Institute of Technology. The Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway passes through the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yeoju” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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