Paju
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Paju is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. Paju wis made a ceety in 1997; it haed previously been a coonty (gun).[1]
Quick Facts Paju 파주坡州, Korean transcription(s) ...
Paju 파주 坡州 | |
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Municipal Ceety | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 파주시 |
• Hanja | 坡州市 |
• Revised Romanization | Paju-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | P'aju-si |
Kintra | Sooth Korea |
Region | Sudogwon |
Admeenistrative diveesions | 5 eup, 9 myeon, 2 dong |
Area | |
• Total | 672.56 km2 (259.68 sq mi) |
Population (2012 Feb) | |
• Total | 390,961 |
• Density | 581.3/km2 (1,506/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Seoul |
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The ceety is locatit juist sooth o Panmunjeom on the 38t parallel. Tae defend the Korean caipital, Seoul, mony US an Korean airmy bases are set up in the ceety. In 2002, the northmaist Sooth Korean railway station, Dorasan, wis opened. North Korean territory an Kaesong Ceety can be seen frae Munt Dora in the ceety.