Changwon
Categories: Korea geography stubs | South Gyeongsang | Cities in South Korea
| Changwon | Image:Changwon logo.gif |
|---|---|
| Hangul: | 창원시 |
| Hanja: | 昌原市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Changwon-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Ch'angwŏn-shi |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 292.80 km² |
| Population: | 549,507 (2005)[1] |
| Pop. density: | 1,803.8 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 2 myeon, 12 dong |
| Image:Map Changwon-si.png | |
Changwon(창원) is a city in and the capital of South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. The city is approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Busan.
It has approximately 545 000 people and is the only planned city in Korea. It was established in 1974 to be an industrial and residential centre, and also as the future provincial capital and has grown since this time. Unlike most other Korean cities that are just urban sprawl, Changwon has many parks and gardens throughout the city which gives it a much different feel.
It has 2 department stores(Lotte and Daedong), EMart, Homeplus which more than caters for most peoples shopping needs. There are also 20 cinema screens in the city (spread between 3 very recently built western-style cinemas - Lotte, CGV and Megabox)which caters for entertainment.
Perhaps the most well-known tourist site is the Junam Reservior which is an important bird migration site and the largest in Korea. In peak season(winter) 30-40 000 birds a day on average can be seen there.
It is a hub of factories for many major companies including Samsung, GM-Daewoo and LG Electronics
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| Administrative divisions of South Gyeongsang province, South Korea | Image:South Gyeongsang map.png |
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| Capital Changwon | |
| Cities Changwon | Geoje | Gimhae | Jinhae | Jinju | Masan | Miryang | Sacheon | Tongyeong | Yangsan | |
| Counties Changnyeong | Geochang | Goseong | Hadong | Haman | Hamyang | Hapcheon | Namhae | Sancheong | Uiryeong | |
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