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Uijeongbu-si

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Uijeongbu-si, South Korea
Uijeongbu-si, South Korea. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Uijeongbu-si

Uijeongbu is a mid-size city in Gyeonggi province in South Korea.

Uijeongbu-si travel guide

Understand

Uijeongbu, located in the central and northern part of Gyeonggi-do, serves as the administrative center of the northern part of Gyeonggi-do, and includes Gyeonggi-do Provincial Office of Education, Gyeonggi-do Provincial Office of Education, Uijeongbu District Court, Gyeonggi-do Northern Police Agency, and Gyeonggi Northern Military Manpower Administration. The south is Nowon-gu and Dobong-gu in Seoul, bordering Yangju-si in the west and north, Namyangju-si in the southeast, and Pocheon-si in the northeast.

Getting there

By train 1 Uijeongbu Station (의정부역), Pyeonghwa-ro 525, ☏ +82 1544-7788. (updated Sep 2024)

By car

By bus

See

1 A statue of Taejo (이성계 동상), Haengbok-ro 1. People in Uijeongbu make appointments based on this statue. (updated Sep 2024)

Buy

1 Shinsegae Department Store (신세계백화점 의정부점), Uijeongbu-dong Pyeonghwa-ro 525, ☏ +82 1588-1234. (updated Sep 2024)

Eat

1 Uijeongbu Budaejjigae street (의정부 부대찌개거리), Taepyong-ro 137-gil 22-1. Uijeongbu is a city famous for Budaejjigae, and there is Budaejjigae street and it is a popular attraction. (updated Sep 2024)

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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