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Goyang (고양) is a city near Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

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Introduction

This article is about the South Korean city. For the Chinese county sharing the same Chinese characters, see Gaoyang County. City in Gyeonggi, South Korea This article is written like a travel guide. Please help rewrite it in a neutral, encyclopedic style or move its content to Wikivoyage. (September 2013) Specific city in Gyeonggi, South KoreaGoyang 고양시Specific cityKorean transcription(s) • Hangul고양시 • Hanja高陽市 • Revised RomanizationGoyang-si • McCune–ReischauerKoyang-si FlagEmblem of GoyangLocation in South KoreaCountry South KoreaProvinceGyeonggiRegionSudogwonAdministrative divisions3 gu, 39 dongGovernment • TypeMayor-Council • MayorLee Dong-hwan (People Power) • CouncilGoyang City CouncilArea • Total286.1 km2 (110.5 sq mi)Population (July, 2025) • Total1,061,752 • Density3,711/km2 (9,612/sq mi) • DialectSeoul street view of Goyang Goyang (Korean: 고양; Korean pronunciation: [ko.jaŋ]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the northern part of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, with a population of just over 1 million. Ilsan, a planned city, is located in the Ilsandong District and Ilsanseo Districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang District which is closer to Seoul. Several institutions of higher learning are located in Goyang. These include Agricultural Cooperative College, Korea Aerospace University, and Transnational Law and Business University.

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[edit] Historic remains Bukhansanseong Fortress Heungguksa Temple Seosamneung and Seooreung Royal Tombs, UNESCO World Heritage Sites Haengju seowon (Confucial Academy) Ilsan Bamgasi Choga (Straw-roofed House) Exhibitions Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Center KINTEX Aerospace Museum Baedari Korean Traditional Wine Museum Theme Zoo Park "Zoo Zoo" Cultural Center and Museum of Latin America Nongshim Theme Park Hyundai Motor Studio Goyang Hanhwa Aqua Planet aquarium Entertainment and shopping MBC Dream Center SBS Broadcasting Center Western Dorm Lafesta Lotte Department Store Hyundai Department Store New-Core Outlet Hwajeong station Starfield Goyang IKEA Goyang Costco Wholesale Ilsan Leisure Bukhansan Jeongbal Mountain Go Bong Mountain Lake Park Goyang Sports Complex Korea Aerospace university

Regular festivals

[edit] Haengjusanseong Fortress Sun Rise Festival On New Year's Day each year, a splendid festival is thrown at Haengjusanseong to welcome the New Year's Day sunrise. Time: 5:00-9:00 AM on New Year's Day each year Place: The top of the mountain where Haengju Sanseong sits. The Great Battle of Haengju Festival The event is held to commemorate an important victory in Korean history (14 March) at Haengju Sanseong. Elementary school kids and their parents from the neighborhood can watch memorial services for patriotic martyrs of the nation and learn about the history of Haengju Sanseong. Time: 10 AM on 14 March each year Place: Chungjang Shrine at Haengju Sanseoeng Goyang International Flower Festival Floricultural industry sprang up in the early 1970s fostering flower culture in Korea. Goyang became one of the most famous cities for its floricultural industry and its flower show grew into a horticultural event representing Korea and a venue for trading among participants at home and from abroad. -Time: early April each year -Place: Areas surrounding Ilsan Lake Park Goyang Lake Art Festival The event is free-style arts festival held at various locations around the Lake Park. Imagination and wits of artists getting out of the constraints imposed by stages fill the streets with vigor and romantic mood. Various performing arts including jazz, mime, dance, drama and installation arts decking out the venue with colorful decorations to add glamour, passionate performance by famous theatrical companies from around the world and fancy fireworks all let the cheerful spectators enjoy the excitement thrown by the festival. Time: October each year Place: locations around the Lake Park

Geography

[edit] Ilsan New Town vaguely comes to mind, but in reality, the eastern boundary is Bukhansan, not Ilsan New Town, the western boundary is the Han River, and the city's area is 286.1 km2. Bukhansan protrudes to the east, and the eastern end of the border with Seoul is actually a hilly area connecting Mt. Aengbong and Mt. Bongsan. Across the Han River to the west is the city of Gimpo. At the time of the expansion of Seoul, the eastern area was given to Seoul, but Bukhansan was guided, so the administrative divisions vaguely resemble a kitchen knife. Bukhansan Mountain is clearly visible from the vicinity of Jichuk, and it can be roughly estimated the weather on that day by how visible it is. Climate[edit] Goyang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers. Climate data for Goyang (1993–2020 normals) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.2(36.0) 5.6(42.1) 11.7(53.1) 18.6(65.5) 24.5(76.1) 28.6(83.5) 29.7(85.5) 30.9(87.6) 27.0(80.6) 20.8(69.4) 12.3(54.1) 4.1(39.4) 18.0(64.4) Daily mean °C (°F) −3.5(25.7) −0.4(31.3) 5.2(41.4) 11.8(53.2) 17.4(63.3) 22.0(71.6) 24.8(76.6) 25.4(77.7) 20.8(69.4) 13.8(56.8) 6.3(43.3) −1.2(29.8) 11.9(53.4) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.8(16.2) −6.0(21.2) −0.6(30.9) 5.5(41.9) 11.3(52.3) 16.7(62.1) 21.3(70.3) 21.5(70.7) 15.6(60.1) 7.8(46.0) 1.0(33.8) −6.4(20.5) 6.6(43.9) Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.9(0.43) 20.2(0.80) 23.5(0.93) 58.6(2.31) 87.3(3.44) 107.7(4.24) 359.3(14.15) 274.1(10.79) 117.1(4.61) 44.9(1.77) 38.9(1.53) 13.9(0.55) 1,156.4(45.53) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.5 2.8 4.1 6.6 7.2 7.6 12.9 11.2 6.5 5.0 6.3 3.9 76.6 Average relative humidity (%) 64.1 63.4 63.9 64.1 69.4 74.3 82.5 81.2 76.8 73.5 70.8 65.8 70.8 Mean monthly sunshine hours 169.4 178.8 229.6 233.6 253.2 240.9 187.2 202.7 193.7 201.5 150.7 159.2 2,400.5 Source 1: Korea Meteorological Administration Source 2: Weather.Directory

Sports

[edit] Goyang Stadium The ice hockey team High1, based in Chuncheon, played some of its home Asia League Ice Hockey matches at the Goyang Ice Rink, before they withdrew from the league in 2019. Former football teams in Goyang include Goyang KB Kookmin Bank FC and Goyang Zaicro FC. Currently, there is the K4 League team Goyang Citizen FC. The Korean Basketball League team Goyang Sono Skygunners is also based in the city.

Transport

[edit] Public transport[edit] Bike sharing[edit] Goyang used to be served by a bike sharing system called Fifteen (KR:피프틴), which was replaced by a new system Tajo (KR:타조). Railroads[edit] Subway GTX-A: KINTEX Line 3: Jichuk–Daehwa Gyeongui-Jungang Line : Korea Aerospace University–Tanhyeon Commuter Rail Gyeongui Line: Korea Aerospace University–Tanhyeon (Neunggok for DMZ Train) High Speed Railways Gyeongbu, Honam, Jeolla, Gyeongjeon and Donghae : Haengsin station Buses[edit] Bus stops on Goyang Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Daehwa station Ilsanseo-gu office, Paik Hospital Ilsandong-gu office Daegok station Haengsin dong Deogeun dong Types of buses Yellow bus: connects nearby Green and Blue bus: connects cities and districts. Red Bus: express one, goes a wide area. M bus: more express one, goes a wide area, but not included in G bus and Seoul bus Bus terminals Hwajeong terminal: located in Deogyang District Goyang terminal: located in Ilsandong District Wide-area transportation connecting Seoul and Paju, etc., is developed. Goyang Terminal and Hwajeong Terminal are in charge of intercity transportation, and those who need to use regular trains tend to go to Seoul Station or Yongsan station. However, there is a station attached to the KTX depot, so some KTX trains stop.

Notable people from Goyang

[edit] Do Kyung-soo – singer, dancer, model, actor and member of Exo Jinjin – rapper and leader of Astro RM – rapper and leader of BTS EJ (Byun Eui-joo) – singer, rapper and leader of &TEAM Empress Gi – empress of the Yuan dynasty Heo Young-ji – singer, television personality and former member of Kara Ha Sung-woon – singer and member of Wanna One and Hotshot Yohan Hwang – singer Jay B – singer and leader of Got7 Jang Mi-ran – weightlifter Jeon So-min – actress, model, entertainer Kang Min-hyuk – musician, drummer, singer-songwriter, actor and member of CNBLUE Kim Da-som – singer, actress and former member of Sistar Hyeseong Kim – baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers Kim Hyun-joo – actress Kim Junsu – singer, model, dancer, stage actor, member of JYJ and former member of TVXQ Kwon Yu-ri – singer and member of Girls' Generation Lee Do-hyun – actor Lee Jun-ho – singer, songwriter, dancer, composer, actor and member of 2PM Lee Jung-shin – musician, bassist, singer, rapper, actor and member of CNBLUE Eunhyuk – singer, rapper, actor, member of Super Junior Sungmin – singer, songwriter, actor, member of Super Junior Young K – bassist, vocalist, rapper and member of Day6 Qri – singer, actress, leader and member of T-ara and its sub-group QBS Song Ji-hyo – actress Yoon Doo-joon – singer, actor and member of Highlight Yuju – singer and former member of GFriend Park Ye-eun – singer and former Wonder Girls member Kihyun – singer and member of Monsta X Lee Sung-kyung - model and actress and singer Kim Si-eun - actress

International relations

[edit] Twin towns – sister cities[edit] See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea Goyang is twinned with: Hakodate, Japan (2011) Heerhugowaard, Netherlands (1997) Eisenstadt, Austria (2012) Loudoun County, United States (2013) Maui County, United States (2012) Qiqihar, China (1998) San Bernardino, United States (2003) Uljin, South Korea Yeonggwang, South Korea Sinan, South Korea Gimhae, South Korea Buan, South Korea Jecheon, South Korea Asan, South Korea Friendship cities[edit] Aguascalientes City, Mexico (2002) Binzhou, China (2006) Dundgovi Province, Mongolia (2009) Kunming, China (2001) Sabadell, Spain (2001) Virginia Beach, United States (2005) Yanji, China (2007) Taguig, Philippines (2023)