Clockwise from top: City logo on a hillside near Surisan Station, cherry blossoms in Geumjeong-dong, Banwol Reservoir, apartment complex in Bugok-dong, Royal Azaleas Hill, downtown Sanbon.
Flag
Emblem of Gunpo
Nickname:
Lucky Penny Shop
Motto:
My Gunpo City
Anthem: a Surprise for Gunpo?
Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Administrative divisions
11 dong 0 myeon 0 eup[1]
Government
• Mayor
Kim Yoon-joo (김윤주)[2]
Area
• Total
36.38 km2 (14.05 sq mi)
Population
(2014)
• Total
286,485[3][unreliable source?]
• Density
7,874.79/km2 (20,395.6/sq mi)
• Dialect
Seoul
Website
gunpo21.net
Gunpo (군포; Korean pronunciation:[kun.pʰo]), formerly romanized as Kunp'o, is a small city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province, located south of Seoul in the Seoul National Capital Area. It borders Anyang to the north, Uiwang to the east, and Ansan to the south and west, and is connected to its neighbors and to Seoul by lines 1 and 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Gunpo is also home to three stops on the Gyeongbu Line, a national railway that links it to the rest of the country. Although 73.2% of the city is greenspace, owing largely to Surisan and various smaller mountains, Gunpo is home to over 286,000 residents in several urban areas. The city's downtown core is Sanbon New Town, a commercial hub which centers on a pedestrian "street of culture" that Gunpo has designated as one of its eight scenic locations.
Gunpo was promoted from town to city in 1989 due to the rapid urban and industrial growth of Seoul, and large-scale housing projects were immediately begun. Hansei University, a Christian institute of post-secondary learning, is in the city, as are forty-four other public schools and a number of private academies. With eighty-three percent of its citizens holding public library memberships, Gunpo touts itself as a book-reading city, and it also promotes itself as being environmentally friendly and in harmony with nature.[citation needed] Its residents include 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuna Kim, who grew up in Gunpo after moving there at the age of six. Sightseeing locations around the city include the Banwol reservoir and the Royal Azaleas Hill, and Surisan is a hiking destination.
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