Namyangju
city in South Korea
Namyangju (Korean: 남양주; Korean pronunciation: [na.mjaŋ.dʑu]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri, and to the north is Pocheon. Namyangju 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.
History
Namyangju historical character: Chŏng Yagyong, also known by his art name Tasan [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. Chŏng Yagyong and his brothers were also among the earliest Korean converts to Roman Catholicism. Chŏng was born, and also ended his days, in modern-day Namyangju, Gyeonggi province
1950 October to early 1951 Namyangju Massacre.
1980 April 1 Namyangju County was made with Guri-eup, Migeum-eup, Jinjeob-myeon, Jingeon-myeon, Hwado-myeon, Sudong-myeon, Wabu-myeon, and Byeolnae-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon)
1980 December 1 Wabu-myeon became Wabu-eup (3 eup, 5 myeon)
1983 February 15 Jingeon-myeon Yangji-ri, Onam-ri, Palheon-ri were absorbed by Jinjeob-myeon
1986 January 1 Guri-eup became the city Guri (2 eup, 5 myeon)
1986 April 1 Wabu-eup Joan branch office became Joan-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon)
1989 January 1 Migeum-eup became Miguem City (1 eup, 6 myeon)
1989 April 1 Jinjeob-myeon became Jinjeob-eup (2 eup, 5 myeon)
1989 April 1 Toegyewon branch office became Toegyewon-myeon (2 eup, 6 myeon)
1991 December 1 Hwado-myeon became Hwado-eup (3 eup, 5 myeon)
1992 April 1 In Jinjeob-eup, Onam branch office opened.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Namyangju” as city in South Korea. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in South Korea. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q42084. Authority coordinates are 37.637, 127.214. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1980, 1995, 1762 and 1836.
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