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Bucheon is a city
Administrative divisions of South Korea

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 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
. It is located between Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 and Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. Manufacturing operations are located in the city.

Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of 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....
 is located there along with 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....
.

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 leading Roman Catholic institution of higher education in South Korea. It operates campuses in the capital, Seoul, and in neighboring Bucheon City....
 Bucheon campus, and Seoul Theological University.

914, some areas of Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 City and Bupyeong County were joined together under the name Bucheon.






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Bucheon is a city
Administrative divisions of South Korea

|||}File:520px-Provinces of South Korea Txt.PNGSouth Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city ....
 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
. It is located between Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 and Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. Manufacturing operations are located in the city.

Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of 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....
 is located there along with 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....
.

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 leading Roman Catholic institution of higher education in South Korea. It operates campuses in the capital, Seoul, and in neighboring Bucheon City....
 Bucheon campus, and Seoul Theological University.

Modern history

In 1914, some areas of Incheon
Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
 City and Bupyeong County were joined together under the name Bucheon. In 1931, Gyenam township (myeon, ???) was renamed Sosa township (myeon, ???). In 1941, Sosa township promoted to eup (town) status. After independence from Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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, Korea. Although the origin of the name is uncertain, the first two syllables are thought to be from "yeongdeung" or "divine ascent", a Korean shamanism rite....
 of Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
 Metropolitan City as below.
Old districts New districts
Ojeong-myeon Ogok-ri and Osoe-ri Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Ogok-ri, Osoe-ri, Hang-ri, Onsu-ri, Gung-ri, Cheonwang-ri, Oryu-ri, Gaebong-ri and Gocheok-ri
Sosa-eup Hang-ri, Onsu-ri, Gung-ri, Cheonwang-ri, Oryu-ri, Gaebong-ri and Gocheok-ri
In 1988, two districts were established. Bucheon was divided into Nam-gu ("south", ??) and Jung-gu ("central", ??) around the Seoul-Incheon trainline.

In 1993, Bucheon's Jung-gu was separated into two further districts, forming Wonmi and Ojeong Districts.

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Administrative districts


Bucheon is divided into 3 gu.

Name Hangul
Hangul

Hangul is the native alphabet of the Korean language, as distinguished from the logogram Sino-Korean vocabulary hanja system. It was created in the mid-fifteenth century, and is now the official writing system of both North Korea and South Korea, being co-official in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of China....
 Hanja
Hanja

Hanja is the Korean language name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese language and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation....
Ojeong-gu ??? ???
Sosa-gu ??? ???
Wonmi-gu ??? ???


See also

  • List of cities in South Korea
  • Geography of South Korea
    Geography of South Korea

    South 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 238 km of border running along the Korean Demilitarized Zone....
  • Seoul National Capital Area
    Seoul National Capital Area

    The 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....


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    People's Republic of China

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    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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....
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    Khabarovsk

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