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Gwangmyeong
Gwangmyeong; 광명
	— Municipal City —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	광명시
- Hanja	光明市
- Revised Romanization	Gwangmyeong-si
- McCune-Reischauer	Kwangmyŏng-si
	; Emblem of Gwangmyeong
	; Emblem of Gwangmyeong
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	18 dong
	Area
- Total	38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
	Population (2002)
- Total	341,671
- Density	8,874.6/km2 (22,985.1/sq mi)
- Dialect	Seoul

"Kwangmyong" redirects here. For the North Korean intranet, see Kwangmyong (intranet).

Gwangmyeong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Seoul to the north and northwest, Anyang to the east and south, and Siheung to the southwest.

[edit] Symbols

Tree : Ginkgo Tree
Flower : Rose
Bird : Korean magpie

[edit] Districts

There are 18 administrative districts ("dongs" in Korean) in Gwangmyeong. Specifically , these are: Gwangmyeong Dong(from 1 to 7 [Gwangmyeong 6-dong - Okgil-dong]), Cheolsan Dong(4 dongs), Haan Dong(4 dongs), Soha Dong(2 dongs [Soha 2-dong - Iljik-dong]), and Hak-on dong (consists Gahak-dong and No-onsa dong)).

[edit] Education

There are 9 high schools, 10 middle schools, 21 elementary schools.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Railroad

Korail

Seoul Subway Line 1

(Geumcheon-gu, Seoul) ← Gwangmyeong

KTX

(Seoul) ← Gwangmyeong → (Southern Gyeonggi Province)

SMRT

Seoul Subway Line 7

(Geumcheon-gu, Seoul) ← Cheolsan — Gwangmyeongsageori → (Guro-gu, Seoul)

[edit] Attractions

The tombs of Yi Sun Shin (not to be confused with the more famous admiral of the same name) and Lee Won Ik are in the city, just north of Gwangmyeong Station. Lee Won Ik's cultural relics are also on display here. The city is also home to the Gwangmyeong Velodrome, the largest domed structure in South Korea.

[edit] Industry

The city hosts big firms in spite of being small scale. In total, there are 630 companies employing 11,636 persons.

The Kia Motors factory located at Soha-dong, Gwangmyeong City is the first general car factory Since it is the nearest car factory to Seoul, which is convenient for finding labor and other resources. It has geographical merit that completed goods can be smoothly provided to the Seoul metropolitan area.^[1]

City officially planned to bring up small businesses. Such workers can take merits of getting fee of rent, land and even costs for investment.^[2]