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Goyang 고양시 | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 고양시 |
| • Hanja | 高陽市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Goyang-si |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Koyang-si |
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 Flag  Emblem of Goyang | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Province | Gyeonggi |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Administrative divisions | 3gu, 39dong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Lee Dong-hwan (People Power) |
| • Council | Goyang City Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 286.1 km2 (110.5 sq mi) |
| Population (July, 2025) | |
• Total | 1,061,752 |
| • Density | 3,711/km2 (9,612/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
Goyang (Korean: 고양;Korean pronunciation:[ko.jaŋ]) is a city inGyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of theSeoul Metropolitan Area, making Goyang one ofSeoul'ssatellite 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 theIlsandong District andIlsanseo Districts of Goyang. It also includesDeogyang District which is closer to Seoul.
Several institutions of higher learning are located in Goyang. These includeAgricultural Cooperative College,Korea Aerospace University, andTransnational Law and Business University.
Historic remains
Exhibitions
Entertainment and shopping
Leisure
On New Year's Day each year, a splendid festival is thrown atHaengjusanseong to welcome the New Year's Day sunrise.
Time: 5:00-9:00 AM on New Year's Day each yearPlace: The top of the mountain where Haengju Sanseong sits.
The event is held to commemoratean 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.
Time: 10 AM on 14 March each yearPlace: 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.
-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.
Time: October each yearPlace: locations around the Lake Park
Ilsan New Town vaguely comes to mind, but in reality, the eastern boundary isBukhansan, the western boundary is theHan 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 withSeoul is actually a hilly area connecting Mt. Aengbong and Mt. Bongsan. Across the Han River to the west is the city ofGimpo.
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 inIlsan 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.
Goyang has a monsoon-influencedhumid continental climate (Köppen:Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.
| Climate data for Goyang (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 18.0 (64.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 6.3 (43.3) | −1.2 (29.8) | 11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) | −6.0 (21.2) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | −6.4 (20.5) | 6.6 (43.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) | 20.2 (0.80) | 23.5 (0.93) | 58.6 (2.31) | 87.3 (3.44) | 107.7 (4.24) | 359.3 (14.15) | 274.1 (10.79) | 117.1 (4.61) | 44.9 (1.77) | 38.9 (1.53) | 13.9 (0.55) | 1,156.4 (45.53) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 76.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64.1 | 63.4 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 69.4 | 74.3 | 82.5 | 81.2 | 76.8 | 73.5 | 70.8 | 65.8 | 70.8 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 169.4 | 178.8 | 229.6 | 233.6 | 253.2 | 240.9 | 187.2 | 202.7 | 193.7 | 201.5 | 150.7 | 159.2 | 2,400.5 |
| Source 1:Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather.Directory[2] | |||||||||||||
The ice hockey teamHigh1, based inChuncheon, played some of its homeAsia League Ice Hockey matches at the Goyang Ice Rink, before they withdrew from the league in 2019.[3]
Former football teams in Goyang includeGoyang KB Kookmin Bank FC andGoyang Zaicro FC. Currently, there is theK4 League teamGoyang Citizen FC.
TheKorean Basketball League teamGoyang Sono Skygunners is also based in the city.[4]
Goyang used to be served by a bike sharing system called Fifteen (KR:피프틴), which was replaced by a new system Tajo (KR:타조).[5]
Subway
Commuter Rail
High Speed Railways
Bus stops on Goyang Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Types of buses
and districts.
Bus terminals
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