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Gwangmyeong is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. It borders Seoul tae the north an northeast, Anyang tae the east an sooth, an Siheung tae the soothwast.
Gwangdongmyeong 광명 光明 | |
|---|---|
Municipal Ceety | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 광명시 |
| • Hanja | 光明市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Gwangmyeong-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kwangmyŏng-si |
| |
| Kintra |  Sooth Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Admeenistrative diveesions | 18 dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 341,671 |
| • Density | 8874.6/km2 (22,985/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
Thare are 18 admeenistrative destricts ("dongs" in Korean) in Gwangmyeong. Specifically, thir are: Gwangmyeong Dong (frae 1-7; Gwangmyeong 6-dong is kent as Okgil dong an aw), Cheolsan Dong (4 dongs), Ha-an Dong (4 dongs), Soha Dong (2 dongs; Soha 2-dong is kent as Iljik dong) an aw, an Hak-on dong (Gahak-dong an No-onsa dong). In 1995, a sma section o Gwangmyeong wis cedit tae Seoul's newly creatit Geumcheon-gu.
Thare are 9 heich schuils, 10 middle schuils, 21 elementary schuils.
The tombs o Yi Sun Shin (no tae be ramfeeselt wi the mair famous admiral o the same name) an Lee Won Ik are in the ceety, juist north o Gwangmyeong Station. Lee Won Ik's cultural relics are on display here an aw. The ceety is hame tae the Gwangmyeong Velodrome an aw, the lairgest domit structur in Sooth Korea.
The ceety, tho sma, hosts mony firms. In tot, thare are 630 companies employin 11,636 fowk.
The ceety wis offeecially planned tae promote sma businesses. Sic wirkers can tak merits o gettin fee o rent, laund an even costs for investment.[1]
In 1973, The Kia Motors locatit its Sohari Plant in Soha-dong, Gwangmyeong Ceety, becomin the kintra's first integratit automobile assembly plant.[2]
As Kia's caur factory nearest tae Seoul, it haes convenient access tae labour an ither resoorces an can conveniently provide completit guids tae the Seoul metropolitan aurie.[3]
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