Namyangju

Namyangju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri, and to the north is Pocheon. Namyangju was originally a southern part of Yangju-gun, but was separated into Namyangju-gun in April 1980. In 1995, Migeum-si and Namyangju-gun were merged to form an urban and rural complex. The city hall is located in Geumgok-dong and Dasan-dong, and the administrative districts are 6-eup, 3-myeon, and 7-dong.

==History== Namyangju historical character: Chŏng Yagyong, also known by his art name Tasan [] (1762–1836), was a leading Korean Confucian philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. He is widely regarded as the greatest of the Silhak thinkers, who advocated that the formalist Neo-Confucian philosophy of Joseon return to practical concerns. Chŏng Yagyong and his brothers were also among the earliest Korean converts to Roman Catholicism. Chŏng was born, and also ended his days, in modern-day Namyangju, Gyeonggi province 1950 October to early 1951 Namyangju Massacre. 1980 April 1 Namyangju County was made with Guri-eup, Migeum-eup, Jinjeob-myeon, Jingeon-myeon, Hwado-myeon, Sudong-myeon, Wabu-myeon, and Byeolnae-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon) 1980 December 1 Wabu-myeon became Wabu-eup (3 eup, 5 myeon) 1983 February 15 Jingeon-myeon Yangji-ri, Onam-ri, Palheon-ri were absorbed by Jinjeob-myeon 1986 January 1 Guri-eup became the city Guri (2 eup, 5 myeon) 1986 April 1 Wabu-eup Joan branch office became Joan-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon) 1989 January 1 Migeum-eup became Miguem City (1 eup, 6 myeon) 1989 April 1 Jinjeob-myeon became Jinjeob-eup (2 eup, 5 myeon) 1989 April 1 Toegyewon branch office became Toegyewon-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon) 1991 December 1 Hwado-myeon became Hwado-eup (3 eup, 5 myeon) 1992 April 1 In Jinjeob-eup, Onam branch office opened. 1995 January 1 Migeum City and Namyangju County were merged. (3 eup, 5 myeon, 6 dong) 1995 May 6 Onam branch office became Onam-myeon (3 eup, 6 myeon, 6 dong) 2001 September 12 Jingeon-myeon became Jingeon-eup (4 eup, 5 myeon, 6 dong) 2001 September 12 Onam-myeon became Onam-eup (5 eup, 4 myeon, 6 dong) 2005 June 1 In Byeolnae-myeon, Cheonghak branch office opened. 2006 January 20 Pungyang branch office opened; It has jurisdiction over Onam-eup, Jinjeob-eup, Toegyewon-myeon, Byeolnae-myeon 2006 November 20 In Hwado-eup, Dongbu branch office opened. 2008 October 7 The population reached 500,000 (the 13th city in South Korea to do so). 2009 December 14 Cheonghak branch office closed. 2011 September Namyangju Organic Museum opened, world's first museum of organic agriculture.