Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, Sudogwon, South Korea
🇰🇷 Dongducheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defence of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and the division command is at Uijeongbu.
History Under Goguryeo, the dynasty's territory extended southward into Korean peninsula, and Dongducheon became part of the kingdom in the form of naeulmae hyun (a certain form of ancient village land holding). Later Dongducheon became Sacheon village of Unified Silla in the North-South States Period. It was part of the district of Yangju in Goryeo.
History: Modern In 1963, its status was raised to that of a township, Tongduchon (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon City was established, encompassing Yangju county.
Festivals Since 1999, Dongducheon has annually hosted the Dongducheon Rock Festival, one of the biggest rock festivals in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at Camp Nimble, a former US Army installation returned to South Korea.
A maple festival is held every autumn in several streets and parts of the city.
Education There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools, 38 elementary schools, and Hanbuk University.
U.S. Military Bases • Camp Casey • Camp Castle • Camp Hovey • Camp Nimble.
Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, Seoul, South Korea
Dongducheon has a population of over 82,620 people. Dongducheon also forms one of the centres of the wider Sudogwon Region which has a population of over 25,674,800 people.
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