Guri
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{{Infobox Korean settlement
|logo=Guri logo.gif
|img=Enter-guri-appartments.jpg
|imgcaption=Coming into Guri.
|hangul=구리시
|hanja=九里市
|rr=Guri-si
|mr=Kuri-si
|area_km2=33.3
|pop=211720
|popyear=2005
|popnote=<ref>[http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/2005_world_city_populations/2005_city_population_06.html World cities with 200,000 to 250,000 people in 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|popden_km2=5550
|divs=8 ''dong''
|map=Map Guri-si.png
}}
'''Guri''' is a [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|city]] in [[Gyeonggi]] Province, [[South Korea]]. The name "Guri" is thought by some to mean "nine villages," which is reflected in the Hanja (Chinese characters; gu - nine; village - ri/li) for the town. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the [[Seoul National Capital Area|Capital Metropolitan Area]].
The [[Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty]] (dong-gu-reung) are located in the city. The low mountain of [[Achasan]] is also located here, site of the [[Baekje]]-era [[Acha Mountain Fortress]] and numerous hiking trails. It also has pleasant walking paths along Wang-suk-cheon, a small creek separating Guri from Namyangju. The traditional town market in Toldari (Guri's downtown around what used to be a "stone bridge") provides a cheap alternative to department stores.
Guri first became a separate city in 1986. Previously, it had been considered part of [[Yangju]] from antiquity until 1980, and part of [[Namyangju]] from 1980 to 1986. The name "Guri" was first used in 1914, at which time it was a ''myeon'' in Yangju. Guri is connected to [[Seoul]] via a commuter railway ([[Jungang Line]]), as well as numerous city transit and intercity buses.
== Location ==
It lies east-northern area of Gyeonggi province. There is Mt.Acha to the west and Namyanju city to east.
The whole area is 33.29㎢. In fact, Guri was quite bigger but some of the townships were incorporated into [[Seoul]] and other cities around itself.
== Topography ==
Gwangju mountains are around the northern west area of Guri city. They are usually more than 1000m but to the exact west, there are lower hills.
Wamgsil stream and [[Han river]] flow into city and its tributaries are about 17.
== Statistics ==
* '''Land Use:'''
[[Image:Guri-landuse-stats.PNG|Land Use]]
* '''Temperature Range:'''
[[Image:Guri-temp-stats.PNG|Temperature Range|500px]]
* '''Miscellaneous:'''
{|
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| bgcolor="#9999FF"|'''Population:''' || bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 170,000
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| bgcolor="#9999FF"|'''Daily Deaths:''' || bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 1.9
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| bgcolor="#9999FF"|'''Daily Marriage:''' || bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 3.1
|-
| bgcolor="#9999FF"|'''Daily Divorce:''' || bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 1.3
|-
| bgcolor="#9999FF"|'''Fires a Day:''' || bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 0.3
|-
| bgcolor="#9999FF"|'''Students per Teacher: ''' || bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 25
|-
| bgcolor="#9999FF"|'''Amount of Cars:''' || bgcolor="#99CCFF"| 40,910
|}
== Famous people Born In Guri ==
* [[BoA]]
==See also==
*[[List of Korea-related topics]]
*[[List of cities in South Korea]]
*[[Geography of South Korea]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.guri.go.kr/english/index.php City government website]
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