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Goyang-si
City in Gyeonggi, South Korea

Goyang-si

Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the northern part of South Korea.

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It is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite 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 the Ilsandong District and Ilsanseo Districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang District which is closer to Seoul.

Get in

Getting to Goyang-si

Metro lines 3, Gyeongui-Jungang, and Seohae as well as the faster GTX-A run through the city, with a total of 11 stops in Ilsan and 9 in Deogyang, with transfers at Daegok Station. The Gyeongui-Jungang line reaches all the way to the DMZ. The GTX-A from Kintex Station takes only 17 minutes to reach Seoul Station. Express (고속) and Intercity (시외) buses to various cities depart from the bus terminal:

  1. 01
    Goyang Bus Terminal
  2. 02
    Haengsin Station

    KTX high-speed railway (connected with any place in Korea) The Gyooe Line (교외선) connects Goyang to Uijeongbu and parts of Yangju.

  3. 03
    Daegok Station
  4. 04
    Wolleung Station

    There is no agent at this station; you can purchase your ticket from the agent onboard after departure.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Ilsan Lake Park
  2. 02
    Korea International Exhibition Center
  3. 03
    Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center
  4. 04
    Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Center

    As the largest culture/sports center in the Seoul metropolitan area, Goyang Oulim Nuri offers various cultural experience at its playhouse, theater and art gallery.

  5. 05
    Haengju Sanseong

    A typical earthen walled mountain fortification from the Three Kingdom/Joseon dynasty.

  6. 06
    Lafesta

    A complex commercial district in Goyang-si Ilsan.

Do

Things to do

Goyang International Flower Festival,. Goyang International Flower Festival is one of the largest flower festivals in South Korea. It is held every year around May. This Flower Festival is considered as good model for local culture festivals, in which various foreign flower farmers participate. Single ₩8,000, group ₩7,000. Baedagol Theme Park.

Eat

Where to eat

Throughout the centre of town there is a huge array of eating options, ask any foreigner in Ilsan about Meat street and they will direct you to the street just before LaFesta that is BBQ heaven. There are plenty of other restaurants throughout the centre of the town, lots of street vendors and fast food outlets.

  1. 01
    Pung-dong Anygol

    Taverns where they played guitar and live music were once clustered in an area in front of Baekma Station.

  2. 02
    Bamgasi Food District

    Neighbourhood filled with quaint restaurants and cafes.

  3. 03
    Daehwa-dong Food Street

    The area covering the four-way intersection of Daejin High School in Daehwa-dong and 6 subdivision of Munchonmaeul has the food street with great atmosphere and tasty foods.

  4. 04
    Haengju-dong Food Street

    The district located near the Haengjusanseong Fortress offers various restaurants that specialize in eels, seafood and spicy fish soups.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: 서울특별시 소방재난본부 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.