Goyang

Goyang (Goyang-si; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a population of just over 1 million. Ilsan, a planned city, is located in the Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang-gu 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
 * 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

Leisure
 * Bukhan Mountain
 * Jeongbal Mountain
 * Go Bong Mountain
 * Lake Park
 * Goyang Sports Complex

Regular festivals
On New Year's Day each year, a splendid festival is thrown at Haengju Sanseong to welcome the New Year's Day sunrise.
 * Haengjusanseong Fortress Sun Rise Festival

Time: 5:00-9:00 AM on New Year's Day each year Place: The top of the mountain where Haengju Sanseong sits.

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.
 * The Great Battle of Haengju Festival

Time: 10 AM on 14 March each year Place: Chungjang Shrine at Haengju Sanseoeng

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.
 * Goyang International Flower Festival

-Time: early April each year -Place: Areas surrounding Ilsan Lake Park

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.
 * Goyang Lake Art 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, the western boundary is the Han River, and the city area itself is large and has various geographical features. However, Bukhansan is a region protruding 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 if you look closely at the administrative divisions on the map, it looks like a kitchen knife or a stake. Bukhansan Mountain is clearly visible from the vicinity of Jichuk, and surprisingly, if you drive along the freeway from the middle floor of an apartment building in Ilsan New Town [10] or even from the side of Isanpo, you can see Bukhansan Mountain in the distance. You can roughly estimate the weather on that day by whether you can see it well or not.

Climate
Goyang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) 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.

Bike sharing
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
Subway Commuter Rail High Speed Railways
 * Line 3: Jichuk~Daehwa
 * Gyeongui-Jungang Line : Korea Aerospace University~Tanhyeon
 * Gyeongui Line: Korea Aerospace University~Tanhyeon (Neunggok for DMZ Train)
 * Gyeongbu, Honam, Jeolla, Gyeongjeon and Donghae : Haengsin Station

Buses
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 and districts.
 * Yellow bus: connects nearby
 * Green and Blue bus: connects cities
 * 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-gu
 * Goyang terminal: located in Ilsandong-gu
 * 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

 * Do Kyung-soo – singer, dancer, model, actor and member of Exo
 * Jinjin – rapper and leader of Astro
 * RM – rapper and leader of BTS
 * 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
 * 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

Twin towns – sister cities
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

 * 🇲🇽 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)

Administrative districts

 * Ilsanseo-gu (Ilsan Westside)
 * Ilsandong-gu (Ilsan Eastside)
 * Deogyang-gu