11 Facts About Changwon

Port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the cities of Busan and Gimhae to the east.

Name Changwon was first used in 1408 during the Joseon period, when King Taejong established the city as Changwon-bu.

In 1974, Changwon was selected to be an industrial and residential centre, as well as the provincial capital.

Changwon is located on the southeastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, on the Nakdong River delta looking out onto Masan Bay.

Changwon has 5 administrative districts which are divided into 54 neighbourhoods, 5 in Uichang-gu, 7 in Seongsan-gu, 12 in Masanhoewon-gu, 15 in Masanhappo-gu and 13 in Jinhae-gu.

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Changwon city owes its rapid growth since the 1970s primarily to the Changwon industrial Complex, a 25.

Students in Changwon can attend one of the six main post-secondary institutions:.

Changwon is home to numerous festivals throughout the year, including:.

Per capita, Changwon has one of the largest foreign populations in South Korea, largely due to the Masan Free Trade Zone, which was created to encourage foreign business to move to the area, the Korea Naval Base in Jinhae, which houses numerous American military professionals, and the prevalence of English academies known as hagwons throughout Korea which frequently employ teachers from a variety of English-speaking countries.

Changwon, having been the first city in Korea to declare itself a cycling city, is considered "one of the world's leading cities in terms of its public bicycle system".

Changwon has several international sister cities around the world, as well as designated "Friendship Cities".