| Namyangju | |
| Native Name: | Korean: 남양주시 |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Settlement Type: | Specific city |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Korean: 남양주시 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Korean: {{linktext|南|楊|州|市 |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Namyangju-si |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | Namyangju-si |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Seoul |
| Area Total Km2: | 458.03 |
| Population As Of: | December 31, 2020 |
| Population Total: | 713,321 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1445.66 |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 6 eup, 3 myeon, 7 dong |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Leader Name: | Cho Kwang-han |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Party: | D |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Namyangju, South Korea.png |
Namyangju (pronounced as /ko/) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri City, and to the north is Pocheon City. Namyangju-si was originally a southern part of Yangju-gun, but was separated into Namyangju-gun in April 1980. In 1995, Migeum-si and Namyangju-gun were merged to form an urban and rural complex. The city hall is located in Geumgok-dong and Dasan-dong, and the administrative districts are 6-eup, 3-myeon, and 7-dong.
Namyangju historical character: Jeong Yak-yong, also Jeong Yag-yong or Dasan[{{lang|ko|茶山}}] (1762–1836), was a leading Korean Confucian philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. He is widely regarded as the greatest of the Silhak thinkers, who advocated that the formalist Neo-Confucian philosophy of Joseon return to practical concerns. Jeong Yag-yong and his brothers were also among the earliest Korean converts to Roman Catholicism. Jeong was born, and also ended his days, in modern-day Namyangju, Gyeonggi province
-Hwado
-Jinjeob
-Jingeon
-Onam
-Wabu
-Toegyewon
-Byeolnae
-Joan
-Sudong
-Byeolnae
-Dasan 1
-Dasan 2 - Suseok, Donong, Jigeum
-Geumgok
-Hopyeong
-Pyeongnae
-Yangjeong - Ilpae, Ipae, Sampae
Namyangju is a northeastern city which is part of the ring around Seoul. Seoul Ring Expressway passes through.
Jungang Line passes through Namyangju. - Donong station, Yangjeong station, Dukso station, Dosim station, Paldang station, Ungilsan station
A refurbished Gyeongchun Line reopened in late 2010 - Byeollae, Toegyewon, Sareung, Geumgok, Pyeongnae-hopyeong, Maseok stations are in Namyangju.
The Transportation and Construction Committee of the National Assembly extended Line 4 from Danggogae to Jinjeop, Namyangju.
The 2012 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation drama Arang and the Magistrate, starring Lee Joon-gi, Shin Min-ah and Yeon Woo-jin, were filmed on location in Namyangju.[3]
There are 2 campuses of Gyeong Hee graduate school and Gyeong bok college, 15 high schools, 29 middle schools, and 55 elementary schools.
Namyangju is the location of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Hongneung and Yureung Imperial Tombs, the final resting place of the 20th-century emperors Gojong and Sunjong and their families.
The royal tomb of Princess Hwahyeop, a Joseon dynasty princess, was discovered in Sampae-dong in 2015. Excavations in 2016 unearthed stone tablets detailing eulogies to her written by King Yeongjo, Crown Prince Sado, and King Jeongjo.[4]
Namyangju is rapidly developing a reputation as a regional centre of excellence for organic farming. The Namyangju Organic Museum, the world's first museum dedicated to the history and development of organic agriculture, opened in September 2011. It is located west of Seoul and on the shores of the River Han. The museum caters for young and old, it includes a timeline of organic farming developments, and there are exhibits of traditional Korean farming practices tied to the 24 seasonal divisions of the year. The museum's opening coincided with Namyangju hosting the 17th IFOAM Organic World Congress.[2]
Sweet pears grown in Namyangju are exported to the United States, Japan, and Canada. Organic vegetables are cultivated with ecofriendly methods.
Gorosoei is a special product made in the Namyangju area. It is medicinal water which has abundant minerals.
The term "Gorosoei" comes from "Gollisu" meaning "water for bones." The sap is extracted at Sudong-Myeon, Mountain Jugeum in Mount Chungnyeong Natural Recreation Forest, Mount Cheonma in Palhyeon and Onam township.[5]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea. Namyangju is twinned with:[6]
Changzhou, China
Gangjin, South Korea Jeongeup, South Korea
Kampong Cham, Cambodia Sacheon, South Korea Yeongwol, South Korea
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States"A Postcard from Korea: Worldʼs First Organic Agriculture Museum", Journal of Bio- Dynamics Tasmania, 104:11-14.