Goyang


Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north 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.

Notable places

Historic remains
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
Entertainment and shopping
Leisure

Regular festivals

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 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 SanseoengGoyang 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 ParkGoyang 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

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

Goyang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Sports

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

Public transport

Bike sharing

Goyang used to be served by a bike sharing system called Fifteen, which was replaced by a new system Tajo.

Railroads

Subway
Commuter Rail
High Speed Railways

Buses

Bus stops on Goyang Bus Rapid Transit
  • 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

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Goyang is twinned with:

Friendship cities

Administrative districts