Hwaseong
city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
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Summary
Hwaseong is a big city of South Korea[1]. Hwaseong draws 1,834 Wikipedia views per month (big city of south korea category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gyeonggi Province[3]
- Country: South Korea[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gyeonggi Bay[5], Sihwa lake[6]
- Head of government: 정명근[7]
- Instance of: special-status city[8]
- Shares border with: Suwon[9], Yongin[10], Osan[11], Pyeongtaek[12], Ansan[13], Siheung[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Manse-gu[15], Hyohaeng-gu[16], Byeongjeom-gu[17], Dongtan-gu[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Wujiang District[19], Suzhou[20], Burnaby[21], Cirebon[22]
- Legislative body: Hwaseong City Council[23]
- Commons category: Hwaseong[24]
- Inception: March 21, 2001[25]
- Coordinate location: 37.2, 126.76666666667[26]
- Official website: https://www.hscity.go.kr[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hwaseong, Gyeonggi[28]
- Population: 655,350[29], 904,267[30], 941,489[31], 1,004,079[32]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Hwaseong[33]
- Number of seats in assembly: 4[34]
- Official name: 화성시[35]
- Category for people born here: Q97416436[36]
- Native label: 화성[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hwaseong, Gyeonggi[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 66[39]
- Area: 688[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Hwaseong[41]
Why It Matters
Hwaseong has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Hwaseong is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]