| Dongducheon 동두천시 |
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| - Hangul | 동두천시 | ||
| - Hanja | 東豆川市 | ||
| - Revised Romanization | Dongducheon-si | ||
| - McCune-Reischauer | Tongduch'ŏn-si | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Sudogwon | ||
| Administrative divisions | 7 dong, 145 tong, 1172 ban | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 95.66 km2 (36.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 82,623 | ||
| - Density | 864/km2 (2,237.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Dialect | Seoul | ||
Dongducheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
The city located in the north of Seoul is strategically important for the defence of the Korean capital.The main camps of the US Second Infantry Division are located in the city with the division command at Uijeongbu City. Then-Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld toured Camp Casey at Dongducheon on November 18, 2003.[1]
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History
During Goguryeo, dynasty was going down into Korean peninsula and Dongducheon came to parts of Goguryeo as a part of naeulmae hyun (kinds of ancient village). Later Dongducheon promoted into Sacheon village of Unified Silla in North South States Period. It was the part of Yangju in Goryeo.[2]
Modern history
In 1963, the status was raised into Tongducheon town (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon city was established including Yangju county.
Statistics
Festival
Starting from 1999, Dongducheon has annually held one of the biggest rock festivals in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at Camp Nimble which was land given back to Korea.
Also, maple festival takes place around several streets and parts of the city.
Education
There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools and 38 elementary schools. Also one university.
U.S. Military Bases
- Camp Casey
- Camp Castle
- Camp Hovey
- Camp Mobile
- Camp Nimble
See also
References
- ^ DefenseLINK: DefenseLINK News Photos
- ^ http://www.ddc21.net/_foreign/eng/m02/a02_b01_c01.asp Homepage of Dongducheon city(eng)
External links
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Coordinates: 37°55′N 127°04′E / 37.917°N 127.067°E
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