Bucheon
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Bucheon is a city
in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
. It is sandwiched between Incheon
and Seoul
. Manufacturing operations are located in the city.
Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
is located there and an annual international film festival is held in July, called the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
or PiFAN.
Bucheon's institutions of higher education include: Bucheon College
, Yuhan College
, Catholic University of Korea
Bucheon campus, and Seoul Theological University
.
City and Bupyeong County were joined together under the name Bucheon. In 1931, Gyenam township (myeon, 계남면) was renamed Sosa township (myeon, 소사면). In 1941, Sosa township promoted to eup (town) status. After independence from Japan
, the westernmost area of Bucheon was set apart and joined to Incheon city once again.
January 1, 1963, several districts were combined to form Yeongdeungpo-gu
(영등포구) of Seoul
Metropolitan City as below.
There are a number of martial-arts private schools in Bucheon, including hapkido, taekwondo and kumdo. One taekwondo gym (태권도장) is Jung Ang (중앙) Taekwondo that is near Jung Ang Park (중앙공원) and City Hall. The fee is 90,000 Won a month for adults.
Bucheon Station has an underground shopping center, a small Starbucks, and an E-Mart with a small Kyobo Book store on the top floor.
In the Jung Dong area there is a Lotte Department store (formally GS Square) with a HomePlus located just across the street. On the Jung Dong and Sang Dong cusp there are a number of shopping places including the Hyundai Department Store, E-mart, and UPLEX (formally known as "The Mall"). UPLEX has a CGV movie cinema. The main Bucheon intercity bus terminal is attached to a shopping center called Newcore and it has a grocery store called Kim's Club located on the ground floor. There is also a movie cinema called Primus (프리머스) located in Newcore. There is also a large HomePlus located beside Newcore with a Save Zone shopping center opposite it.
Songnae Station has a Toona Shopping Mall, which mostly sells clothing.
Yeokgok Station has a Homeplus.
There is also a Homeplus in Northern Bucheon, nearer to Bucheon Stadium.
There are a few foreign food restaurants and bars in Bucheon such as Nicolia (located in Jung Dong) and 2 bars near Hyundai department store called The Park and Rhythm and Booze. Both bars are popular with the local expat community and both have events to celebrate various foreign holidays. They both have pool tables and dart boards, live music, DJs, and sports events on TV.
There are also two Indian and Nepalese restaurants; Tandoor is located in Jung Dong and Annapurna located near Bucheon Station.
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...
in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It is sandwiched between Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
and Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. Manufacturing operations are located in the city.
Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra is the well-known orchestra based in Bucheon, a city of metropolitan area which places between Seoul and Incheon, Korea. It was founded in 1988 as a part of Bucheon Civic Arts Company...
is located there and an annual international film festival is held in July, called the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival , or PiFan, is an international film festival held annually in July in Bucheon, South Korea...
or PiFAN.
Bucheon's institutions of higher education include: Bucheon College
Bucheon College
Bucheon College is a private technical college in Bucheon City, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. Although private, it has strong cooperative relationships with the Bucheon city government...
, Yuhan College
Yuhan College
Yuhan College is a private college in Sosa-gu, Bucheon City, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. The current president is Young Ho Kim. It offers technical training in a variety of fields...
, Catholic University of Korea
Catholic University of Korea
The Catholic University of Korea is a prestigious Roman Catholic institution of higher education in South Korea. It operates campuses in the capital, Seoul, and in neighboring Bucheon City. The university operates a medical school, which is considered to be one of the top three medical schools in...
Bucheon campus, and Seoul Theological University
Seoul Theological University
Seoul Theological University is an evangelical educational institution founded in 1911 to cultivate Christian workers and leaders on the basis of the traditions and precepts of the Korea Evangelical Holiness Church....
.
Modern history
In 1914, some areas of IncheonIncheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
City and Bupyeong County were joined together under the name Bucheon. In 1931, Gyenam township (myeon, 계남면) was renamed Sosa township (myeon, 소사면). In 1941, Sosa township promoted to eup (town) status. After independence from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the westernmost area of Bucheon was set apart and joined to Incheon city once again.
January 1, 1963, several districts were combined to form Yeongdeungpo-gu
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Yeongdeungpo-gu is an administrative district in southwest Seoul, South Korea. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, the first two syllables are thought to be from "yeongdeung" or "divine ascent", a shamanic rite. The third syllable is "po", representing water , referring to the...
(영등포구) of Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
Metropolitan City as below.
| Old districts |
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| Name | Hangul Hangul Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean... |
Hanja Hanja Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation... |
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| Ojeong-gu Ojeong-gu -Administrative divisions:Ojeong-gu is divided into the following "dong"s.*Gogang-dong*Gogang 1-dong*Gogangbon-dong*Sinheung-dong *Ojeong-dong... |
오정구 | 梧亭區 |
| Wonmi-gu Wonmi-gu -Administrative divisions:Wonmi-gu is divided into the following "dong"s.*Sosa-dong*Chunui-dong*Dodang-dong*Yakdae-dong*Simgok 1 to 3 Dong*Wonmi 1 and 2 Dong*Yeokgok 1 and 2 Dong*Jung 1 to 4 Dong*Sang 1 to 4 Dong... |
원미구 | 遠美區 |
| Sosa-gu Sosa-gu Sosa-gu is the district of the city of Bucheon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. 'So' is a Chinese character that means white and 'sa' means sand. Many years ago, there were many streams in this region which is why it is named so... |
소사구 | 素砂區 |
Sports in Bucheon
Bucheon FC 1995 was founded in 2007. It is a member of the Challengers League in Korea. Their homefield is Bucheon stadium (부천 종합 운동장).There are a number of martial-arts private schools in Bucheon, including hapkido, taekwondo and kumdo. One taekwondo gym (태권도장) is Jung Ang (중앙) Taekwondo that is near Jung Ang Park (중앙공원) and City Hall. The fee is 90,000 Won a month for adults.
Shopping
There are a number of markets in Bucheon, including the traditional market that runs along the south side of Bucheon Station, and a smaller traditional market that is located between Songnae Station and Jungdong Station.Bucheon Station has an underground shopping center, a small Starbucks, and an E-Mart with a small Kyobo Book store on the top floor.
In the Jung Dong area there is a Lotte Department store (formally GS Square) with a HomePlus located just across the street. On the Jung Dong and Sang Dong cusp there are a number of shopping places including the Hyundai Department Store, E-mart, and UPLEX (formally known as "The Mall"). UPLEX has a CGV movie cinema. The main Bucheon intercity bus terminal is attached to a shopping center called Newcore and it has a grocery store called Kim's Club located on the ground floor. There is also a movie cinema called Primus (프리머스) located in Newcore. There is also a large HomePlus located beside Newcore with a Save Zone shopping center opposite it.
Songnae Station has a Toona Shopping Mall, which mostly sells clothing.
Yeokgok Station has a Homeplus.
There is also a Homeplus in Northern Bucheon, nearer to Bucheon Stadium.
Bars and restaurants
The busiest areas for bars and restaurants are located by Bucheon Station, Lotte Department Store (formally GS Square), and Hyundai Department Store.There are a few foreign food restaurants and bars in Bucheon such as Nicolia (located in Jung Dong) and 2 bars near Hyundai department store called The Park and Rhythm and Booze. Both bars are popular with the local expat community and both have events to celebrate various foreign holidays. They both have pool tables and dart boards, live music, DJs, and sports events on TV.
There are also two Indian and Nepalese restaurants; Tandoor is located in Jung Dong and Annapurna located near Bucheon Station.
Religion
There are a number of churches in Bucheon, including a Full Gospel Church near Lotte Department Store and Onnuri Church in Sang Dong. Evangelism and mission is a key expression of Christianity in the Bucheon churches.Human Trafficking in Bucheon
There have been some complaints about human trafficking in and around Bucheon, although this is not specifically a Bucheon issue in Korea.See also
- List of cities in South Korea
- Geography of South KoreaGeography of South KoreaSouth Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of border running along the DMZ. South Korea is mostly surrounded by...
- Seoul National Capital AreaSeoul National Capital AreaThe Seoul National Capital Area is a region located in the north-west of South Korea. It is generally referred to as Sudogwon in Korean, and contains three different administrative districts; Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do....
Sister cities
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, China
People's Republic of China
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; since 1995. Kawasaki
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, Japan
Japan
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; since 1996. Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
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, Russia
Russia
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; since 2002. Valenzuela City
Valenzuela City
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, Philippines
Philippines
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; since 2006. Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, United States
United States
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; since 2007.
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