10 Facts About Yongin

1.

Yongin is home to Everland and Caribbean Bay, South Korea's most popular amusement and water parks.

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2.

Yongin-si is a multi-nuclear city with multiple urban centers, not a single nuclear structure, and Giheung-gu crosses the Yeongdong Expressway and Dongbaek, while Suji-gu crosses Pungdeokcheon Stream and Jukjeon.

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3.

Yongin is a city almost as large as Seoul by area, consisting of the highly urbanized districts of Suji-gu and Giheung-gu and the semi-urbanized district of Cheoin-gu.

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4.

Yongin has an inland location in the southern part of Gyeonggi province.

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5.

Yongin has a continental climate due to its inland location.

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6.

Yongin has many international school campuses, namely Fayston Preparatory School, an Advanced Placement school for Korean students noted for STEM excellence, and Gyeonggi Suwon International School, an IB World School with a boarding program for foreign students.

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7.

Yongin is served by trains on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

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8.

The Bundang Line has been extended into Yongin, calling at Jukjeon, Bojeong, Guseong, Singal, Giheung and Sanggal stations; and it has been extended towards Suwon Station, in Suwon.

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9.

Yongin has an intercity bus terminal in the city centre, though the densely settled northern areas are served better by the terminal in Yatap-dong, Seongnam.

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10.

Yongin is the home of the WKBL women's basketball team Yongin Samsung Life Blueminx.

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