Paengseong

Paengseong-eup is a military town situated in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, by the Anseongcheon River. A U.S. military base, Camp Humphreys, is located there.[1][2] The town hall is located in Gaeksa-ri.[3]

History

Until 1914, the area including Godeok-myeon was partially in South Chungcheong Province and later was incorporated into Jinwi-gun and later Pyeongtaek, which are in Gyeonggi-do.

References

  1. ^ "Pentagon and USFK deny report of U.S. troop withdrawal from Korea". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  2. ^ Kim, Claudia Junghyun (2023). Base Towns: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan. Oxford University Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-19-766527-5.
  3. ^ Ki-bong, Lee (2023-04-03). Disappearing Pure Korean Place Names: Pure place names replaced only to be found in history and memory. 펜립. ISBN 978-89-7411-550-0.

36°57′41″N 127°02′38″E / 36.96139°N 127.04389°E / 36.96139; 127.04389


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