Bucheon (부천시, 富川市) is a city in Gyeonggi-do. The population as of 2004 was 864,501, including:
- 855,697 Koreans and
- 8,804 non-Koreans.
General information
Area: 53.44㎢
- Population density: 15,364/㎢ (2002)
- Number of households: 275,000 (2002.12)
- Administrative divisions: 3 gu, 35 dong
- Location of city hall: 1156 Jung 1-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-shi (부천시 원미구 중1동 1156)
- City flower: Peach flower (복숭아꽃)
- City tree: Peach tree (복숭아나무)
- City bird: 보라매
Bucheon is located right in between Seoul and Incheon and is quite small. It is not too far from either of the cities. Seoul is located to the north and the east, Incheon is to the west, and Shiheung is to the south.
Climate
The average temperature over the year is 12.8℃, the average in January is -3.8℃, and in August 26.6 ℃.
Districts
Education
There are a total of 111 schools in the city:
- 53 elementary schools,
- 29 junior high schools,
- 24 high schools,
- 4 universities, and
- 1 special school.
The universities in the city are: Bucheon College, Yuhan College, Catholic University of Korea Bucheon campus, and Seoul Theological University.
Industry
There are a total of 3,831 companies in the city. A company is not considered if it has under 5 employees.
Entertainment
Events
The 7th annual International Comic Artist Conference was held in Bucheon - 
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Restaurants and Bars
Restaurants
As the average Korean, Japanese, and Chinese restaurants are in abundance throughout Korea and are easy for foreigners to find, the following restaurants reflect a sampling of restaurants considered to be either popular or are western-friendly choices and other ethnic foods.
Bars
Transportation
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from [2] (comment #3 from user bulsagari
"I lived in Bucheon for 2 years, and catching cabs was always a headache...Seoul has so many entertainment/shopping areas, which tend to diffuse the nightlife crowds across the city, but Bucheon, because it’s relatively small, only has one real center (or two, if you include the newer shopping district on Kyenam-ro in Jung-dong). Right around Bucheon station has got to be one of the busier areas in the Seoul metropolitan area, what with the traffic and the bar area. Every time I go back for a visit, the Bucheon station vicinity is pretty overwhelming – and may explain why taxis can be difficult to find elsewhere in the city, as they’re all heading to or leaving that area."
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Bucheon is located along the line 1 of the Seoul Subway, west towards Incheon. Line 7 is also close / within the city.
See also
External links
Official site
- Eatyourkimchi.com is a video and photo blog filmed by a young, married Canadian couple teaching in Bucheon. It features videos and pictures about just about everything of interest, and is updated often Eatyourkimchi
