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{{Short description|City in Gyeonggi, South Korea}}
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'''Gwacheon''' ({{Korean|hangul=과천}}; {{IPA|ko|kwa̠.tɕʰʌ̹n}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|city]] in [[Gyeonggi Province]], South Korea. It lies close to [[Seoul]] in the heart of the [[Seoul National Capital Area]], and also lies just east of [[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]]. [[Seoul Subway Line 4]] passes through the city.

Various attractions usually associated with Seoul, including [[Seoul Grand Park]], [[National Museum of Contemporary Art (South Korea)|National Museum of Contemporary Art]], [[Seoul Land]], [[Gwacheon National Science Museum]], and [[Seoul Race Park]] are actually located in Gwacheon or its immediate jurisdiction. It is also home to a major administrative center of the [[Korea]]n government.

==History==

===Early history===
In 475 CE, the land that would one day become Gwacheon was a part of Yulmok-[[Administrative divisions of South Korea#Gun (County)|gun]], a county of the [[Korean Peninsula]]'s [[Goguryeo]] dynasty. Later, in 757, [[Unified Silla]] dubbed the area Yuljin-gun, a county of Hansan-ju, and the [[Goryeo]] dynasty renamed it Gwaju in 940. From 990 to 994, Gwaju was also known as "Bulim" and "Buan". The year 1018 saw Goryeo christen the area Gwaju-[[hyeon]], but the [[Joseon]] dynasty changed its name to Gwacheon-hyeon in 1413. Gwacheon-hyeon was a part of Gwangju-mok, [[Gyeonggi Province]].<ref name="Gwacheon history">{{cite web|url=http://www.gccity.go.kr/english/page.do?mCode=A030000000&cIdx=289|title=About Gwacheon: History|website=Gwacheon City|access-date=2014-07-17}}</ref> Much larger than today's Gwacheon-[[Administrative divisions of South Korea#Si (City)|si]], Gwacheon-hyeon included such territory as modern-day [[Gunpo]].<ref name="Gunpo history">{{cite web|url=http://english.gunpo21.net/about/history/about_history_01.jsp|title=About Gunpo: History|website=Gunpo City|access-date=2014-07-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708050512/http://english.gunpo21.net/about/history/about_history_01.jsp|archive-date=2012-07-08}}</ref>

May 26, 1895 saw Gwacheon-hyeon become Gwacheon-gun, and on March 1, 1914, Gwacheon- and Ansan-gun were annexed to nearby [[Siheung County|Siheung-gun]]. The area containing present-day Gwacheon was deemed Gwacheon-[[Myeon (administrative division)|myeon]], a division of Siheung-gun.<ref name="Gwacheon history" /> Gwacheon-myeon was a large farming village just south of [[Seoul]], as it had been for centuries, and its population had topped 6,000 by 1960.<ref name="Gwacheon complex Korea times piece">{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2014/07/165_107005.html|title=Gwacheon Complex|access-date=2014-07-17|author=Andrew Lankov|date=March 15, 2012|work=[[The Korea Times]]}}</ref>

In the 1970s, the South Korean government was considering moving its capital south, to a location farther from the border with North Korea as Seoul lies within the artillery range from any North Korean attacks. A complete relocation of the capital proved financially impossible, but a compromise was reached<ref name="Gwacheon complex Korea times piece" /> in 1975:<ref name="Government complex history">{{cite web|url=http://www.chungsa.go.kr/chungsa/eng/information/gwacheon/history.jsp;jsessionid=3B211E0488B4B7B75529ABA3D338D84D.chungsa?depths1=2&menu=2|title=Government Complex Gwacheon: History|access-date=2014-07-17|work=Government Buildings Management Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726012748/http://www.chungsa.go.kr/chungsa/eng/information/gwacheon/history.jsp;jsessionid=3B211E0488B4B7B75529ABA3D338D84D.chungsa?depths1=2&menu=2|archive-date=2014-07-26}}</ref> move key government agencies several kilometers south of Seoul's downtown, beyond the range of nearly all of North Korea's artillery capability. Gwacheon-myeon, south of both Seoul and the protective [[Gwanaksan]] mountain range, was chosen as the site of this new administrative city in 1978, and a groundbreaking ceremony in Gwacheon was held in 1979.<ref name="Gwacheon complex Korea times piece" />

===Administrative city===
Several government ministries were moved from Seoul to Gwacheon throughout the 1980s and 1990s,<ref name="Government complex history" /> and residential districts were constructed to house the employees and their families.<ref name="Gwacheon complex Korea times piece" /> The nine million square meter [[Seoul Grand Park]] was opened in Gwacheon in 1984 as the new location of Seoul Zoo. Over the next four years, two amusement parks, a botanical garden, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art were also built on the property.<ref name="Seoul Grand Park History">{{cite web|url=http://grandpark.seoul.go.kr/Eng/html/seoul/0103_history.jsp|title=Purpose and History|website=Seoul Zoo|access-date=2014-07-18}}</ref> On January 1, 1986, Gwacheon was officially elevated to Gwacheon-si (city),<ref name="Gwacheon history" /> and three years later, Siheung-gun was completely disbanded when five other cities in the [[Seoul National Capital Area]] were created by the national government.<ref name="Gunpo history" />

When Seoul won the right to host the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], it placed the Korean Racing Association in charge of constructing an Olympic Equestrian Park. 280 acres of land in Gwacheon were thus secured by the KRA, and construction began in 1984. Seoul Equestrian Park hosted several Olympic events in 1988, and after the conclusion of the games, the park was renamed [[Seoul Race Park|Seoul Racecourse Park]] and converted into a horse racing facility. Gwacheon accordingly replaced Seoul's Ttukseom area as the city's horse racing hub, and the first race at the new location occurred on September 1, 1989.<ref name="Horse racing history">{{cite web|url=http://company.kra.co.kr/global/english/corporate/new_corporate.jsp?Act=corporate&Sub=5|title=History of Korean Horse Racing|access-date=2014-07-17|work=Korean Racing Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816220346/http://company.kra.co.kr/global/english/corporate/new_corporate.jsp?Act=corporate&Sub=5|archive-date=2010-08-16}}</ref>

Five stations on [[Seoul Metropolitan Subway]]'s [[Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 4|Line 4]] opened in Gwacheon on April 1, 1994. The line runs southwest through the city from Seoul into Anyang and includes [[Seonbawi Station]], [[Seoul Racecourse Park Station]], [[Seoul Grand Park Station]], [[Gwacheon Station]], and [[Government Complex Gwacheon Station]].

In 2012, government offices in Gwacheon began relocating to [[Sejong City]], a new administrative capital created by the Korean government in the middle of the country, around 150 kilometers south of Seoul.<ref name="Sejong move 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=140920|title=Government Complex Begins Move to Sejong City|access-date=2014-07-17|date=November 25, 2012 <!--12:00 PM KST-->|work=Arirang News}}</ref> The move had adverse effects on Gwacheon's local economy, with business such as restaurants and cafes losing considerable portions of their customer base. Fifty-four shops shut down at the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013, while others could no longer turn a profit and were forced to lay off employees. The national government hoped to counter the city's economic crisis by moving fourteen new government agencies to Gwacheon.<ref name="Sejong move 2">{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2966801|title=Gwacheon hit by Sejong City move|access-date=2014-07-17|author=Choi Mo-ran, Kwon Sang-soo|date=February 7, 2013|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref>

==Characteristics==
Gwacheon intended to have a large importance on governmental construction. There is No.2 government building. So it keeps the position of [[planned city]] concerning politics in South Korea.
It has been serving as a second center of governmental complex which consists of city hall, welfare management offices, health care department, and many other sub departments of politics.

Seoul Grand Park and [[Gwanaksan]]([[:ko:관악산]]) occupy a large portion of the city.  The presence of mountains and forests accentuates the status of Gwacheon as a destination for Korean nature lovers.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} In addition, the Seoul Race Park is also located in the city. Gwacheon has few historically preserved sites as well. Gwacheon Hyanggyo (Korean Confucianism institution built in 1389), YeonJudae([[:ko:연주대]]) (YeonJu Temple which is located at the end of cliff), three stepped pagoda of YeonJu Temple, and Portrait of HyoRyung Janggun (general HyoRyung) are listed as treasure of Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province) and map of Joseon (Old Korean Kingdom) located in History Ministry inside the governmental complex is listed as one of Korean national treasure. In history of Korea, Gwacheon has not only been known for its landscape but also as important center of education and religious practices by Kings.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

The first foreign-language high school established in Gyeonggi-do, [[Gwacheon Foreign Language High School]] is located in Jongang-[[dong (administrative division)|dong]]. Gwacheon has the Science and Technology Center and one of the biggest public libraries of Gyeonggi-do.

==Climate==
Gwacheon has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwa'') using the {{convert|-3|C}} isotherm.
{{Weather box
| location = Gwacheon (1996–2020 normals)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y

| Jan high C = 2.7
| Feb high C = 5.7
| Mar high C = 11.7
| Apr high C = 18.5
| May high C = 24.2
| Jun high C = 28.1
| Jul high C = 29.6
| Aug high C = 30.7
| Sep high C = 26.6
| Oct high C = 20.5
| Nov high C = 12.4
| Dec high C = 4.6
| year high C = 17.9

| Jan mean C = -2.3
| Feb mean C = 0.3
| Mar mean C = 5.9
| Apr mean C = 12.0
| May mean C = 17.9
| Jun mean C = 22.4
| Jul mean C = 25.2
| Aug mean C = 25.9
| Sep mean C = 21.0
| Oct mean C = 14.2
| Nov mean C = 7.0
| Dec mean C = -0.2
| year mean C = 12.4

| Jan low C = -7.1
| Feb low C = -4.5
| Mar low C = 0.6
| Apr low C = 6.5
| May low C = 12.1
| Jun low C = 17.5
| Jul low C = 21.7
| Aug low C = 22.2
| Sep low C = 16.5
| Oct low C = 8.9
| Nov low C = 2.2
| Dec low C = -4.9
| year low C = 7.6

| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 13.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 24.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 32.7
| Apr precipitation mm = 67.4
| May precipitation mm = 90.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 123.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 392.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 313.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 137.9
| Oct precipitation mm = 45.3
| Nov precipitation mm = 52.1
| Dec precipitation mm = 19.8
| year precipitation mm = 1313.1

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 3.7
| Feb precipitation days = 3.9
| Mar precipitation days = 5.4
| Apr precipitation days = 7.0
| May precipitation days = 7.3
| Jun precipitation days = 8.2
| Jul precipitation days = 13.7
| Aug precipitation days = 13.3
| Sep precipitation days = 7.6
| Oct precipitation days = 5.2
| Nov precipitation days = 7.0
| Dec precipitation days = 5.0

| source = [[Korea Meteorological Administration]]<ref name= KMA>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211110/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| archive-date = 29 January 2022
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| title = Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 7 June 2023
| language = ko}}</ref>
}}

==Notable people==
Gwacheon's notable former residents include:

* [[Jin (singer)|Jin]], a singer and member of [[K-pop]] group BTS
* [[Dennis Hwang]], a graphic artist who spent much of his childhood in Gwacheon
* [[Hui (singer)|Lee Hoe-taek (Hui)]], a singer and member of [[K-pop]] group [[Pentagon (South Korean band)|Pentagon]] born in Gwacheon
* [[Lee Soo-hyuk]], a model and actor born in Gwacheon.
* [[Anton Hur]], a writer and translator whose hometown is Gwacheon.

==Home stay==
Gwacheon operates a home stay program for foreigners. The city sponsors this program and residents of the city host foreigners living in Korea who want to spend a night in a traditional Korean home. The program helps foreigners understand Korean culture and lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=257603 |title=Gwacheon, the City of Exciting Horse Racing and a Grand Amusement Park! |access-date=2012-11-28 |archive-date=2012-12-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121227222741/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=257603 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Government==
The headquarters of the [[Ministry of Justice (Republic of Korea)|Ministry of Justice]] is in Building #1 of the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gwacheon.<ref>"[http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/ENG/eng_02/eng_2060.jsp Location] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140101113720/http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/ENG/eng_02/eng_2060.jsp |date=2014-01-01 }}." ([https://archive.today/20140101113720/http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/ENG/eng_02/eng_2060.jsp Archive]) Ministry of Justice (Republic of Korea). Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Building #1, Gwacheon Government Complex, Jungang-dong1, Gwacheon-si, Kyunggi-do."</ref> The [[Korea Correctional Service]], an agency of the MOJ, is in this building.<ref name=HomepageEng>[http://www.corrections.go.kr/HP/COR80/ Home page]  ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190424/http://www.corrections.go.kr/HP/COR80/ Archive]). [[Korea Correctional Service]]. Retrieved on December 23, 2015. "Building #1, Government Complex-Gwacheon, 47, Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 427-700 Republic of Korea." - [http://www.corrections.go.kr/ Korean address]: "[427-700] 경기도 과천시 관문로 47 정부과천청사 5동 법무부 교정본부"</ref>

The headquarters of the [[Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning]] was previously headquartered in Building #4 of the Gwacheon Government Complex.<ref>"[http://english.msip.go.kr/english/wpge/m_71/eng0506.do Location Map] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140101163720/http://english.msip.go.kr/english/wpge/m_71/eng0506.do |date=2014-01-01 }}." ([https://archive.today/20140101163720/http://english.msip.go.kr/english/wpge/m_71/eng0506.do Archive]) [[Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning]]. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Government Complex-Gwacheon, 47, Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 427-700, KOREA"</ref>

Several government ministries and agencies formerly residing in Gwacheon are now located in [[Sejong City]]. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM, now the [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Korea)|Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport]] or MOLIT) was previously headquartered in the fourth building of the Gwacheon Government Complex,<ref>"[http://english.mltm.go.kr/images/english/img_0104.gif img_0104.gif] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131231211159/http://english.mltm.go.kr/images/english/img_0104.gif |date=2013-12-31 }}." ([https://archive.today/20131231211159/http://english.mltm.go.kr/images/english/img_0104.gif Archive]) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Retrieved on May 11, 2011.</ref> in Gwacheon.<ref>"[http://english.mltm.go.kr/USR/WPGE0201/m_28266/LST.jsp Minister] ." ([http://web.archive.org/web/20110804024216/http://english.mltm.go.kr/USR/WPGE0201/m_28266/LST.jsp Archive]) [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Korea)|Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs]]. Retrieved on May 11, 2011. "Company Address : 1 Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (427-760)"</ref> [[Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] (now succeeded by the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (South Korea)|Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs]]) also formerly had its headquarters in the Gwacheon Government Complex.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20030421164148/http://www.maf.go.kr/maf_eng/maf/maf5.htm Location]." ([https://archive.today/20030421164148/http://www.maf.go.kr/maf_eng/maf/maf5.htm Archive]) [[Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]]. Retrieved on 31 December 2013. "3-108 Gwacheon Government Office Bldg, joongang 1, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi"</ref> Previously the [[Ministry of Environment (South Korea)|Ministry of Environment]] had its headquarters in Gwacheon.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718084252/http://eng.me.go.kr/main.do Home]" (English) ([http://web.archive.org/web/20110718084252/http://eng.me.go.kr/main.do Archive]). [[Ministry of Environment (South Korea)|Ministry of Environment]]. July 16, 2011. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "88 Gwanmoon-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 427-729, Republic of Korea"</ref> The [[Ministry of Strategy and Finance]] previously had its headquarters in Government Complex II.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120611102514/http://english.mosf.go.kr/abo/location.do?bcd=A0005 Location]" (English) ([https://archive.today/20120611102510/http://english.mosf.go.kr/abo/location.do?bcd=A0005 Archive]). [[Ministry of Strategy and Finance]]. April 9, 2011. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Government Complex II, 49 Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon City, Gyeonggi Province, 427-725, Korea"</ref> The [[Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy]] (MOTIE), previously known as the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE), was previously located in the government complex in Gwacheon.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20101218075935/http://www.mke.go.kr/language/eng/about/whereweare.jsp Location]." ([https://archive.today/20101218075935/http://www.mke.go.kr/language/eng/about/whereweare.jsp Archive]) Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Retrieved on January 1, 2013. "Address Ministry of Knowledge Economy, 88, Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea"</ref> The [[Ministry of Employment and Labor]] (MOEL), previously the Ministry of Labor, was located in Buildings 1 and 3 of the Government Complex II.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130426152249/http://www.moel.go.kr/english/about/mol_location.jsp Location]." ([https://archive.today/20130426152249/http://www.moel.go.kr/english/about/mol_location.jsp Archive]) [[Ministry of Employment and Labor]]. April 26, 2013. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Address 427-718 Ministry of Employment and Labor. Government Complex II, 47 Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea"</ref>

== Utility facilities ==

* Gwacheon City Facilities Management Corporation<ref>[http://www.gccs.or.kr/dev_home/index.php Gwacheon City Facilities Management Corporation]</ref>
* Gwacheon Public Library of Information & Science<ref>[http://www.gclib.go.kr/english/index.asp Gwacheon Public Library of Information & Science]</ref>
* The Gyeonggi Gwacheon Library of Education<ref>[http://www.kwalib.kr/eng/main.jsp The Gyeonggi Gwacheon Library of Education]</ref>
* Munwon Library<ref>[http://www.gclib.go.kr/MW/ Munwon Library]</ref>
* Gwacheon City Youth Center<ref>[http://www.gcyc.go.kr/ Gwacheon City Youth Center]</ref>
* Gwanmun Sports Park
* Munwon Sports Park

==Symbol==
* Tree: chestnut
* Flower: royal azalea
* Bird: dove
* Animal: horse

==Transportation==

===Railroad===
*[[Korail]]
;*[[Seoul Subway Line 4]]
;;;([[Seocho-gu]], [[Seoul]]) ← [[Seonbawi Station|Seonbawi]] — [[Seoul Racecourse Park Station|Racecourse Park]] — [[Seoul Grand Park Station|Seoul Grand Park]] — [[Gwacheon Station|Gwacheon]] — [[Government Complex Gwacheon Station|Government Complex Gwacheon]] → ([[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]])

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea}}
Gwacheon is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister city Affiliation|url=https://www.gccity.go.kr/english/page.do?mCode=A040040000&cIdx=293|website=gccity.go.kr|publisher=Gwacheon|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]], United States
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Nanning]], China
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shirahama, Wakayama|Shirahama]], Japan
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Airdrie, Alberta]], Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMFF05_Gwacheon_Park_Airdrie_Alberta |title=Gwacheon Park - Airdrie, Alberta - Sister City Monuments on |publisher=Waymarking.com |date= |access-date=2022-05-03}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gwacheon Police Station]]
* [[Geography of South Korea]]


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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.gccity.go.kr/english/main.do City government website] {{in lang|en}}
*[http://www.gccity.go.kr/index.jsp City government website] {{in lang|ko}}
*[http://www.gccouncil.go.kr/source/english/main/main.html City Council website] {{in lang|en}}

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