Siheung
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| Siheung | 
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| Hangul: | 시흥시 |
| Hanja: | 始興市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Siheung-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Shihŭng-shi |
| Statistics | |
| Area: | 131.46 km² |
| Population: | 322,457 2000 census |
| Pop. density: | 2,476 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 11 dong |
Siheung is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
In the early Three Kingdoms period, the Siheung area was part of the Baekje kingdom. It was lost to Goguryeo along with the Han River valley in 475.
Siheung acquired its current administrative identity on January 1, 1989, when the old county of Siheung was divided into the cities of Siheung, Gunpo, and Uiwang. At the time Siheung city had a population of only 93,000. This number more than tripled in the following decade, as massive suburban apartment complexes were developed.
Notable landmarks include Oi Island, Mount Sorae, and the port and inlet of Wolgot. Siheung includes two new cities that were developed in the 1990s, Sihwa and Wolgot New City. The new city of Sihwa includes a very large industrial complex.
See also
External links
- City government website (http://siheung.go.kr/)
- Open Directory category (http://dir.thumbshots.net/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/Siheung)
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| Administrative divisions of Gyeonggi province, South Korea | 
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| Capital Suwon | |
| Cities Ansan | Anseong | Anyang | Bucheon | Dongducheon | Gimpo | Goyang | Gunpo | Guri | Gwacheon | Gwangju | Gwangmyeong | Hanam | Hwaseong | Icheon | Namyangju | Osan| Paju | Pocheon | Pyeongtaek | Seongnam | Siheung | Suwon | Uijeongbu | Uiwang | Yangju | Yongin | |
| Counties Gapyeong | Yangpyeong | Yeoju | Yeoncheon | |
