Goyang (; ) is a city in

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in the north of South Korea. It is part of the

Seoul Metropolitan Area The Seoul Metropolitan Area (Sudogwon; , ) or Gyeonggi (region), Gyeonggi region (), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-western South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2024) is ranked ...

, making Goyang one of

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. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, with a population of just over 1 million.

Ilsan Ilsan New Town () refers to a planned city occupying Ilsandong District and Ilsanseo District of Goyang. Ilsan is located northwest of Seoul. Like other satellite cities in the Seoul National Capital Area such as Bundang, Ilsan was planned in o ...

, a planned city, is located in the Ilsandong District and Ilsanseo Districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang District which is closer to Seoul. 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 * Bukhansanseong Fortress * Heungguksa Temple * Seosamneung and Seooreung Royal Tombs,

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* Haengju seowon (Confucial Academy) * Ilsan Bamgasi Choga (Straw-roofed House) 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 * MBC Dream Center * SBS Broadcasting Center * Western Dorm * Lafesta * Lotte Department Store *

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* New-Core Outlet * Hwajeong station * Starfield Goyang *

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Goyang Leisure *

Bukhansan Bukhansan, alternatively Pukhan-san (, ), or Bukhan Mountain, is a mountain on the northern periphery of Seoul, South Korea. There are three major peaks, Baegundae , Insubong , Mangyeongdae . Because of its height and the fact that it borders a co ...

* Jeongbal Mountain * Go Bong Mountain * Lake Park * Goyang Sports Complex *Korea Aerospace university www.kau.ac.kr Aerospace museum.

Regular festivals

* Haengjusanseong Fortress Sun Rise Festival On New Year's Day each year, a splendid festival is thrown at Haengjusanseong 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 * Goyang International Flower Festival 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

Geography

Ilsan New Town vaguely comes to mind, but in reality, the eastern boundary is

, the western boundary is the Han River, and the city area itself is large and has various geographical features. However, Bukhansan is a region protruding to the east, and the eastern end of the border with

is actually a hilly area connecting Mt. Aengbong and Mt. Bongsan. Across the Han River to the west is the city of

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. At the time of the expansion of Seoul, the eastern area was given to Seoul, but Bukhansan was guided, so if you look closely at the administrative divisions on the map, it looks like a kitchen knife or a stake. Bukhansan Mountain is clearly visible from the vicinity of Jichuk, and surprisingly, if you drive along the freeway from the middle floor of an apartment building in Ilsan New Town 0or even from the side of Isanpo, you can see Bukhansan Mountain in the distance. You can roughly estimate the weather on that day by whether you can see it well or not.

Climate

Goyang has a monsoon-influenced

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(

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: ''Dwa'') with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Sports

The ice hockey team High1, based in

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, played some of its home

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matches at the Goyang Ice Rink, before they withdrew from the league in 2019. Former football teams in Goyang include

Goyang KB Kookmin Bank FC Goyang KB Kookmin Bank Football Club () was a South Korean football club based in the Seoul satellite city of Goyang. It played in the National League, the third tier of Korean football. The club was officially dissolved in November 2012. K-Leag ...

and Goyang Zaicro FC. Currently, there is the K4 League team Goyang Citizen FC. The

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team Goyang Sono Skygunners is also based in the city.

Transport

Public transport

Bike sharing

Goyang used to be served by a bike sharing system called Fifteen (KR:피프틴), which was replaced by a new system Tajo (KR:타조).

Railroads

Subway * GTX-A: KINTEX * Line 3: Jichuk– Daehwa * Gyeongui-Jungang Line : Korea Aerospace University– Tanhyeon Commuter Rail *

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: Korea Aerospace University– Tanhyeon ( Neunggok for DMZ Train) High Speed Railways * Gyeongbu,

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, Gyeongjeon and Donghae : Haengsin station

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 District * Goyang terminal: located in Ilsandong District * Wide-area transportation connecting Seoul and Paju, etc., is developed. Goyang Terminal and Hwajeong Terminal are in charge of intercity transportation, and those who need to use regular trains tend to go to Seoul Station or Yongsan station. However, there is a station attached to the KTX depot, so some KTX trains stop.

Notable people from Goyang

* Do Kyung-soo – singer, dancer, model, actor and member of Exo * Jinjin – rapper and leader of Astro * RM – rapper and leader of

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* EJ (Byun Eui-joo) – singer, rapper and leader of

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* Empress Gi – empress of the

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* Heo Young-ji – singer, television personality and former member of Kara *

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– singer and member of Wanna One and Hotshot * Yohan Hwang – singer * Jay B – singer and leader of Got7 * Jang Mi-ran – weightlifter * Jeon So-min – actress, model, entertainer * Kang Min-hyuk – musician, drummer, singer-songwriter, actor and member of CNBLUE * Kim Da-som – singer, actress and former member of

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* Kim Hyun-joo – actress * Kim Junsu – singer, model, dancer, stage actor, member of JYJ and former member of

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* Kwon Yu-ri – singer and member of

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* Lee Do-hyun – actor *

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– singer, songwriter, dancer, composer, actor and member of 2PM * Lee Jung-shin – musician, bassist, singer, rapper, actor and member of CNBLUE * Eunhyuk – singer, rapper, actor, member of

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* Sungmin – singer, songwriter, actor, member of

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– bassist, vocalist, rapper and member of

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* Qri – singer, actress, leader and member of

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and its sub-group QBS * Song Ji-hyo – actress * Yoon Doo-joon – singer, actor and member of Highlight * Yuju – singer and former member of

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* Park Ye-eun – singer and former

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member * Kihyun – singer and member of Monsta X * Lee Sung-kyung - model and actress and singer * Kim Si-eun - actress

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Goyang is twinned with: *

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, Japan (2011) * Heerhugowaard, Netherlands (1997) *

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, Austria (2012) *

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, United States (2013) *

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, United States (2012) *

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, China (1998) * San Bernardino, United States (2003) * Uljin, South Korea * Yeonggwang, South Korea * Sinan, South Korea *

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, South Korea * Buan, South Korea * Jecheon, South Korea *

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, South Korea

Friendship cities

* Aguascalientes City, Mexico (2002) *

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, China (2006) * Dundgovi Province, Mongolia (2009) *

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, China (2001) *

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, Spain (2001) *

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, United States (2005) * Yanji, China (2007) *

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, Philippines (2023)

Administrative districts

* Ilsanseo District * Ilsandong District * Deogyang District

References

External links

*
The Official Website of Goyang City
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