Gijang-eup
Gijang-eup is a town in Gijang-gun, Busan, South Gyeongsang. Gijang-eup is situated nearby to the locality Jukseong Crossroad, as well as near the village Daera-ri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Gijang County, Busan, South Korea
- Also known as: “Gijang” and “Kijang”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gijang station and Waeseong in Jukseong-ri, Gijang.
Gijang station
Railway station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gijang station is a railway station of the Donghae Line in Gijang-eup, Gijang County, Busan, South Korea.
Waeseong in Jukseong-ri, Gijang
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waeseong in Jukseong-ri, Gijang is located in Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea. It is a stone fortress built by the Japanese general, Kuroda Nagamasa who was defending the area against the Korean Joseon army in about June 1593, during the second year of the Imjin War.
Gijangsanseong Fortress
Archaeological site
Photo: Korea Heritage Service, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gijangsanseong Fortress is an archaeological site.
Gijang-eup
- Categories: eup of South Korea and locality
- Location: Gijang-gun, Busan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.2386° or 35° 14′ 19″ northLongitude
129.2158° or 129° 12′ 57″ eastElevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
8Q7F66Q8+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 415145082OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gijang-eup” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gijang-eup”
- Chinese: “机张邑”
- Chinese: “機張邑”
- Greek: “Γκίτζανγκ-ουπ”
- Japanese: “機張邑”
- Korean: “Gijang-eup”
- Korean: “기장”
- Korean: “기장면”
- Korean: “기장읍”
- Swedish: “Gijang-eup”
- “Gijang-eup”
- “기장읍”
- “機張邑”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jukseong Crossroad and Daera-ri.
Notable Places Nearby
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