Namyangju

Namyangju
Namyangju; 남양주; 南楊州
	Municipal Ceety
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	남양주시
• Hanja	南楊州市
• Revised Romanization	Namyangju-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Namyangju-si
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Admeenistrative diveesions	5 eup, 4 myeon, 6 dong, ?? gu
Area
• Total	460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Population (2011 Aug)
• Total	581,629
• Density	1264.4/km2 (3,275/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Namyangju is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. Tae the east is Gapyeong Coonty, tae the wast is Guri Ceety, an tae the north is Pocheon Ceety.

History o Namyangju

Namyangju historical character: Jeong Yak-yong, an aw Jeong Yag-yong or Dasan[茶山](1762–1836), wis a leadin Korean filosopher durin the Joseon Dynasty. He is widely regardit as the greatest o the Silhak thinkers, who advocatit that the formalist Neo-Confucian filosofie o Joseon return tae practical concerns. Jeong Yag-yong an his brithers wur amang the earliest Korean converts tae Roman Catholicism an aw. Jeong wis born, an endit his days, in modren-day Namyangju an aw, Gyeonggi province

1950 October tae early 1951 Namyangju Massacre.^[1]
1980 Apryle 1 Namyangju Coonty wis made wi Guri-eup, Migeum-eup, Jinjeob-myeon, Jingeon-myeon, Hwado-myeon, Sudong-myeon, Wabu-myeon, an Byeolnae-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon)
1980 Dizember 1 Wabu-myeon became Wabu-eup (3 eup, 5 myeon)
1983 Februar 15 Jingeon-myeon Yangji-ri, Onam-ri, Palheon-ri war absorbed bi Jinjeob-myeon
1986 Januar 1 Guri-eup became Guri Ceety (2 eup, 5 myeon)
1986 Aprile 1 Wabu-eup Joan branch office became Joan-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon)
1989 Januar 1 Migeum-eup became Miguem Ceety (1 eup, 6 myeon)
1989 Aprile 1 Jinjeob-myeon became Jinjeob-eup (2 eup, 5 myeon)
1989 Aprile 1 Toegyewon branch office became Toegyewon-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon)
1991 Dizember 1 Hwado-myeon became Hwado-eup (3 eup, 5 myeon)
1992 Aprile 1 In Jinjeob-eup, Onam branch office opened.
1995 Januar 1 Migeum Ceety an Namyangju Coonty war merged. (3 eup, 5 myeon, 6 dong)
1995 Mey 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 Juin 1 In Byeolnae-mueon, Cheonghak branch office opened.
2006 Januar 20 Pungyang branch office opened; It haes jurisdiction ower 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 13t ceety in Sooth Korea tae dae sae).
2009 December 14 Cheonghak branch office closed.
2011 September Namyangju Organic Museum opened, warld's first museum o organic agricultur.^[2]

Admeenistrative diveesions

5 Eup

-Hwado
-Jinjeob
-Jingeon
-Onam
-Wabu

4 Myeon

-Byeolnae
-Joan
-Sudong
-Toegyewon

7 Dong

-Byeolnae
-Donong
-Geumgok
-Hopyeong
-Jigeum - Gaun, Suseok
-Pyeongnae
-Yangjeong - Ilpae, Ipae, Sampae

Location

Namyangju is a northeastren ceety which is pairt o the ring aroond Seoul. Seoul Ring Expresswey passes throu.

Jungang Line passes throu Namyangju. - Donong station, Yangjeong station, Dukso station, Dosim station, Paldang station, Ungilsan station

A refurbished Gyeongchun Line reopened in late 2010 - Byeollae, Toegyewon, Sareung, Geumgok, Pyeongnae-hopyeong, Maseok stations are in Namyangju.

The Transportation an Construction Committee o the Naitional Assembly haes appruivit that Line 4 will be extendit frae Danggogae tae Jinjeop, Namyangju.

The 2012 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation drama Arang and the Magistrate, starrin Lee Joon-gi, Shin Min-ah an Yeon Woo-jin, wur filmit on location in Namyangju.^[3]

Education

Thare are 2 campuses o Gyeong Hee graduate schuil an Gyeong bok college, 15 heich schuils, 29 middle schuils, an 55 elementary schoouils.

Namyangju Organic Museum

Namyangju is rapidly developin a reputation as a regional centre of excellence for organic farming. The Namyangju Organic Museum, the warld's first museum dedicated tae the history and development of organic agriculture, opened in September 2011. It is locatit wast of Seoul and on the shores o the River Han. The museum caters for young and auld, it includes a timeline of organic farming developments, an thare are exhibits of traditional Korean farming practices tied tae the 24 seasonal divisions o the year. The museum's openin coincided wi Namyangju hosting the 17t IFOAM Organic Warld Congress.^[2]

Products

The sweet pears are exportit tae the USA, Japan, Canadae. Organic vegetables are cultivatit wi ecofriendly methods.

Gorosoei is a special product made in the Namyangju aurie. It is medicinal watter which haes abundant minerals.

The term "Gorosoei" comes frae "Gollisu" meanin "watter for bones." The sap is extractit at Sudong-Myeon, Muntain Jugeum in Munt Chungnyeong Natural Recreation Forest, Munt Cheonma in Palhyeon an Onam tounship.^[4]