Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

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Hwaseong
Hangul 화성시
Hanja 華城市
Revised Romanization Hwaseong-si
McCune-Reischauer Hwasŏng-si
Statistics
Area 688 km² (266 sq mi)
Population (2007) 363,905 [1]
Population density 528.9/km² (1,370/sq mi)
Administrative divisions 3 eup, 10 myeon, 8 dong
Location map
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Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It has the largest area of farmland of any city or county in Gyeonggi province.[2] Seoul Subway Line 1 passes through Hwaseong, stopping at Byeongjeom Station. Famous people from Hwaseong include soccer player Cha Bum-Kun.

The area is famous for being the site of South Korea's first known serial killings when 10 murders - presumably by the same killer - took place there between the years of 1986 to 1991.[3] The killer was never caught. A dramatization of the case, Memories of Murder was made by Bong Joon-ho in Korea in 2003.

In 1999, the Sealand Youth Training Center Fire killed 23 people, including some children.[4]

On November 27, 2007 the city was chosen as the site for the future Universal Studios South Korea theme park, set to open in 2012. The USD $3.1 billion park is expected to create at least 58,000 new jobs.[5]

Contents

  1. ^ http://english.gg.go.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/03/05/200303050056.jsp
  2. ^ http://www.hscity.net/english/html/data/data05_01.asp
  3. ^ http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=100000&biid=2006012122458
  4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/381551.stm
  5. ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/5330802.html

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