Guri

For other uses, see Guri (disambiguation).
Guri
구리시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 구리시
 • Hanja 九里市
 • Revised Romanization Guri-si
 • McCune-Reischauer Kuri-si

Coming into Guri.

Emblem of Guri

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Sudogwon
Administrative divisions 8 dong
Area
 • Total 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 211,720
 • Density 5,550/km2 (14,400/sq mi)
 • Dialect Seoul

Guri is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area.

The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (dong-gu-reung) are located in the city. The low mountain of Achasan is also located here, site of the Baekje-era Acha Mountain Fortress and numerous hiking trails. It also has pleasant walking paths along Wang-suk-cheon, a small creek separating Guri from Namyangju. The traditional town market in Toldari (Guri's downtown around what used to be a "stone bridge") provides a cheap alternative to department stores.

Guri first became a separate city in 1986. Previously, it had been considered part of Yangju from antiquity until 1980, and part of Namyangju from 1980 to 1986. The name "Guri" was first used in 1914, at which time it was a myeon in Yangju. Guri is connected to Seoul via a commuter railway (Jungang Line), as well as numerous city transit and intercity buses.

Location

It lies east-northern area of Gyeonggi province. The mountain of Achasan is to the west and the city of Namyangju to east.

The whole area is 33.29㎢. In fact, Guri used to be bigger but some of the townships were incorporated into Seoul and other cities surrounding Guri.

Topography

The Gwangju mountains are around the north-western area of Guri City. They are usually higher than 1000 meters, but to the exact west, there are lower hills.

Wamgsil Stream and the Han River flow into city and it has about seventeen tributaries.

Statistics

Population: 170,000
Daily Deaths: 1.9
Daily Marriage: 3.1
Daily Divorce: 1.3
Fires a Day: 0.3
Students per Teacher: 25
Amount of Cars: 40,910

Sport

Guri is home ground KDB WINNUS woman basketball team (WKBL). Their home stadium is Guri Gymnasium and it is located in Gyomun-dong, Guri.[1]

Notable people from Guri

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ↑ KDB WINNUS woman basketball team, KDB WINNUS woman basketball team (2016-05-05). "KDB WINNUS woman basketball team".
  2. ↑ http://www.cityofcarrollton.com/index.aspx?page=1217&recordid=59
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Coordinates: 37°36′N 127°09′E / 37.600°N 127.150°E / 37.600; 127.150

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