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Yangju City

This table contains basic information for Yangju City.
Friendship Exchange Agreement Signing Date December 12, 2017
Location 1533 Buheung-ro (Nambang-dong), Yangju City, Gyeonggi-do [11498]
Telephone Number 031-8082-5242
Area (Size) 310㎢
Population 229,803 People
Administrative Districts 1 township, 4 districts, 6 neighborhoods
Administrative Organization 2 offices, 28 departments, 2 direct agencies, 2 business offices, 11 township/district/neighborhood offices
Tourist Attractions Yangju City Chang Ucchin Museum of Art, Hoeamsaji Museum, Jangheung Art Park, Songam Space Center, Yangju Experience Tourism Farm, Jangheung Native Botanical Garden, Art Valley (Jangheung Natural Recreation Forest), etc.
Local Festivals Hoeamsaji Royal Festival (late April), Ten Million Globe Amaranth Festival (late September), etc.
Specialty Products Yangjugol Rice, Chives, Yangju Ginseng, Yangju Honey, Yangjugol Strawberries, Yangjugol Pears, Yangjugol Korean Beef, etc.
Regional Characteristics A cultural city of ‘style’ and ‘excitement’ with abundant tangible and intangible cultural assets including Yangju Byeolsandae Nori (traditional mask dance), possessing beautiful natural scenery and serving as a logistics and transportation hub in northern Gyeonggi Province in preparation for the era of North-South unification
Main Exchange Activities Festival exchanges, cultural/arts/sports exchanges, participation in direct agricultural and fishery product markets, etc.

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