Location: Paju 🌎

Location: Paju, South Korea Administration Region: Gyeonggi Population: 415345 ISO2 Code: Gyeonggi ISO3 Code: KOR Location Type: Lower-level Admin Capital Latitude: 37.8667 Longitude: 126.8

About Paju

Paju (Korean pronunciation: [pʰɐ.d͡ʑu.]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (gun).The city area of Paju is 672.78 km2 (259.76 sq mi), and it is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. In 2015, the population of Paju was over 427,000. To defend the South Korean capital, Seoul, many U.S. and South Korean Army bases are set up in the area. In 2002, the northernmost South Korean railway station, Dorasan, was opened. North Korean territory and Kaesong City can be seen from Mount Dora in the city.