Bucheon

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Bucheon
Hangul:	부천시
Hanja:	富川市
Revised Romanization:	Bucheon-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Puch'ŏn-si
Area:	53.44 km²
Population:	850,731 2005
Pop. density:	15,919.42 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	3 gu, 37 dong
Image:Map Bucheon-si.png

Image:Bucheon cityhall.jpg

Bucheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is sandwiched between Incheon and Seoul. Many manufacturing operations are located in the city.

Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of Seoul Metropolitan Area. The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the most famous orchestras in Korea, and since 1997 The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival is held in Bucheon.

Bucheon's institutions of higher education include Bucheon College, Yuhan College, Catholic University of Korea Bucheon campus, and Seoul Theological University.

1 Districts of Bucheon
2 See also
3 Sister cities
4 External links

[edit] Districts of Bucheon

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Administrative divisions of Gyeonggi province, South Korea
Capital:	Suwon
Cities:	Ansan \| Anseong \| Anyang \| Bucheon \| Dongducheon \| Gimpo \| Goyang \| Gunpo \| Guri \| Gwacheon \| Gwangju \| Gwangmyeong \| Hanam \| Hwaseong \| Icheon \| Namyangju \| Osan\| Paju \| Pocheon \| Pyeongtaek \| Seongnam \| Siheung \| Suwon \| Uijeongbu \| Uiwang \| Yangju \| Yongin
Counties:	Gapyeong \| Yangpyeong \| Yeoju \| Yeoncheon