Uijeongbu
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| Uijeongbu |  |
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| Hangul: | 의정부시 |
| Hanja: | 議政府市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Uijeongbu-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Ŭijŏngbu-si |
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| Area: | 81.59 km² |
| Population: | 417,915 (2005)[1] |
| Pop. density: | 4,436.8 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 15 dong |
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Uijeongbu is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its geographical location is .
The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S. and Korean military bases for the defense of the Korean capital. The U.S. Second Infantry Division has established its headquarters in the city with main troops deployed in Dongducheon City.
In M*A*S*H, this city (then just a village) served as the home of MASH 4077.
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A VAL driverless metro system is in project [2] with one elevated line of 10.6 km and 14 stations. The opening is scheduled in April 2011. Seoul metropolitan subway system covers the city with 5 stations, it takes around 40 minutes from city center in Seoul to the first station in Uijeongbu by subway.
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