Uijeongbu

Uijeongbu (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the tenth-most populous city in the province and a suburb of Seoul within the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Uijeongbu
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal city
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.image_skyline: U Line Train.jpg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Uijeongbu logo.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Emblem of Uijeongbu
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.parts_type: Administrative divisions
Settlement.parts: 15 dong
Settlement.area_total_km2: 81.59
Settlement.population_total: 460,284
Settlement.population_as_of: September 2024
Settlement.population_density_km2: 5,350.3
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Dialect
Settlement.population_blank1: Seoul
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hangul

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History
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Transport
Education
Land usage
Climate
Sister cities
In popular culture
Notable people
See also
References
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Uijeongbu (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the tenth-most populous city in the province and a suburb of Seoul within the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area.

==History== Uijeongbu was established in 1400, during the reign of Jeongjong. The city housed the Yeonguijeong (Chief State Councillor), Jwauijeong (Left State Councillor) and Uuijeong (Right State Councillor) who oversaw state affairs while assisting the monarch until 1907.

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