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    Changwon ( Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰaŋ.wʌn]) is the capital and largest city of Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 as of 2023 ), and the 11th largest city of the country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the cities of Busan and Gimhae to the east.
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    Changwon is a paradise for birdwatchers, who flock (pardon the pun) from all over the world to peep at Korea’s largest migration site. Junam Wetlands Park, in particular, is a popular spot to watch thousands of birds flap their wings.
    Up to 2010, Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province was actually three distinct places. The port towns of Masan and Jinhae sat either side of the original Changwon, a planned city built from scratch in the 1970s. The three were recently merged and all lie on a stretch of steep, zigzagging coastline on the East China Sea.
    A rare glimpse of traditional Korean culture in Changwon’s modern cityscape, the House of Changwon is a hanok complex dating back around 200 years. This assemblage of 14 buildings not far from Changwon Jungang Station is free to visit and was the residence of the Late Joseon Period scholar, Ducheol.
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    Changwon is the capital and largest city of Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 as of 2023 ), and the 11th largest city of the country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the cities of Busan and Gimhae to the east. The city of Miryang lies to the … See more

    Early history
    Populated since the early Bronze Age, the area surrounding Masan Bay would have been a wide open region between the ocean and the hilly lands of the coastal plain. Today ruins … See more

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    Administrative divisions
    Changwon has 5 administrative districts (Gu) which are divided into 54 neighbourhoods (dong), 5 in Uichang-gu, 7 in Seongsan-gu, … See more

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    As a planned city, Changwon was built to include more natural space than many other cities in Korea including dozens of parks, gardens, … See more

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    Changwon is located on the southeastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, on the Nakdong River delta looking out onto Masan Bay. The city is surrounded by mountains, the … See more

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    Changwon city owes its rapid growth since the 1970s primarily to the Changwon industrial Complex, a 25.302 km (9.769 sq mi) hub of factories … See more

    Schools
    Students in Changwon can attend one of the six main post-secondary institutions:
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    Bike sharing
    Changwon, having been the first city in Korea to declare itself a cycling city, is now considered "one of the world's leading cities in terms of its public bicycle system". The Nubija bike sharing system was introduced in 2008 … See more

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