Goyang

Goyang (Goyang-si; Korean pronunciation: [ko.jaŋ]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a population of just over 1 million. Ilsan, a planned city, is located in the Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang-gu which is closer to Seoul.

Goyang

고양시
Specific city
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul고양시
 • Hanja高陽市
 • Revised RomanizationGoyang-si
 • McCune-ReischauerKoyang-si
Emblem of Goyang
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
ProvinceGyeonggi
RegionSudogwon
Administrative divisions3 gu, 39 dong
Area
 • Total267.29 km2 (103.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,073,069
 • Density4,014.6/km2 (10,398/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul
street view of Goyang

Several institutions of higher learning are located in Goyang. These include Agricultural Cooperative College, Korea Aerospace University, and Transnational Law and Business University.

Notable places

Historic remains

Exhibitions

  • Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center
  • Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Center
  • KINTEX
  • Aerospace Museum
  • Baedari Korean Traditional Wine Museum
  • Theme Zoo Park "Zoo Zoo"
  • Cultural Center and Museum of Latin America
  • Nongshim Theme Park
  • Hyundai Motor Studio Goyang
  • Hanhwa Aqua Planet aquarium

Entertainment and shopping

Leisure

  • Bukhan Mountain
  • Jeongbal Mountain
  • Go Bong Mountain
  • Lake Park
  • Goyang Sports Complex

Regular festivals
  • Haengjusanseong Fortress Sun Rise Festival

On New Year's Day each year, a splendid festival is thrown at Haengju Sanseong to welcome the New Year's Day sunrise.

Time: 5:00-9:00 AM on New Year's Day each year Place: The top of the mountain where Haengju Sanseong sits.

  • The Great Battle of Haengju Festival

The event is held to commemorate an important victory in Korean history (14 March) at Haengju Sanseong. Elementary school kids and their parents from the neighborhood can watch memorial services for patriotic martyrs of the nation and learn about the history of Haengju Sanseong.

Time: 10 AM on 14 March each year Place: Chungjang Shrine at Haengju Sanseoeng

Floricultural industry sprang up in the early 1970s fostering flower culture in Korea. Goyang became one of the most famous cities for its floricultural industry and its flower show grew into a horticultural event representing Korea and a venue for trading among participants at home and from abroad.

-Time: early April each year -Place: Areas surrounding Ilsan Lake Park

  • Goyang Lake Art Festival

The event is free-style arts festival held at various locations around the Lake Park. Imagination and wits of artists getting out of the constraints imposed by stages fill the streets with vigor and romantic mood. Various performing arts including jazz, mime, dance, drama and installation arts decking out the venue with colorful decorations to add glamour, passionate performance by famous theatrical companies from around the world and fancy fireworks all let the cheerful spectators enjoy the excitement thrown by the festival.

Time: October each year Place: locations around the Lake Park

Sports
Goyang Stadium

Ice hockey team High1, based in Chuncheon, played its home Asia League Ice Hockey matches at the Goyang Ice Rink until 2019, when the team withdrew from the league.[1] The K3 League football team Goyang Citizen FC and the Korean Basketball League team Goyang Orion Orions are also based in the city.

Transport

Bike sharing

Goyang is served by a bike sharing system called Fifteen (KR:피프틴) which stands at around 3,000.

Railroads

Subway

Commuter Rail

High Speed Railways

Buses

Bus stops on Goyang Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

  • Daehwa Station
  • Ilsanseo-gu office, Paik Hospital
  • Ilsandong-gu office
  • Daegok Station
  • Haengsin dong
  • Deogeun dong

Types of buses

  • Yellow bus: connects nearby
  • Green and Blue bus: connects cities

and districts.

  • Red Bus: express one, goes a wide area.
  • M bus: more express one, goes a wide area, but not included in G bus and Seoul bus

Bus Terminals

  • Hwajeong terminal: located in Deogyang-gu
  • Goyang terminal: located in Ilsandong-gu

Notable people from Goyang

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Goyang is twinned with:[2]

Friendship cities

Administrative districts

See also

References
  1. "High1 Home Arena". www.alhockey.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. "자매결연도시". goyang.go.kr (in Korean). Goyang. Retrieved 2020-04-17.

  1. "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [2015 Population and Housing Census]. Statistics Korea.
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