Tongduchon

Dongducheon 동두천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul
• Hanja
• Revised Romanization	Dongducheon-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Tongduch'ŏn-si
Jihaeng Station in Dongducheon
Emblem of Dongducheon
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	7 dong, 145 tong, 1172 ban
Area
• Total	95.66 km2 (36.93 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	82,623
• Density	864/km2 (2,240/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	Dongducheon Office

Dongducheon (Korean pronunciation: [toŋ.du.tɕʰʌn]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and the division command is at Uijeongbu.

Under Goguryeo, the dynasty's territory extended southward into Korean peninsula, and Dongducheon became part of the kingdom in the form of naeulmae hyun (a certain form of ancient village land holding). Later Dongducheon became Sacheon village of Unified Silla in the North-South States Period. It was part of the district of Yangju in Goryeo.

In 1963, its status was raised to that of a township, Tongducheon (eup). In 1981, Dongducheon City was established, encompassing Yangju county.

Since 1999, Dongducheon has annually hosted the Dongducheon Rock Festival, one of the biggest rock festivals in South Korea. In 2007, the festival was held at Camp Nimble, a former US Army installation returned to South Korea.

A maple festival is held every autumn in several streets and parts of the city.

There are 10 high schools, 15 middle schools, 38 elementary schools, and Hanbuk University.