History - GangBuk-gu Office

Date of Making an Inter-City Agreement to Build a Friendly Relation : Mar. 31, 2021
Name : Paju City, Gyeonggi-do
Mayor : Kyung-il Kim
Location : Paju City Hall, 50, Sicheong-ro, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Area : 673.86㎢
Population : 471,219 peoples
Submunicipal Divisons : 4 eups, 9 myeons, 7 dongs
Major Culture Events: Yulgok Culture Festival (October), Paju Gaeseong Ginseng Festival (October), Paju Jangdan Soybean Festival (November), and more
Local Specialties
- Jangdan Soybean, Paju Gaesung Ginseong, Hansuwi Paju Rice, and more
Characteristic
- Paju, bordering on the Demilitarized Zone, is a city of peace that will lead the country to the unification era. The city, surrounded by beautiful nature, is home to publication companies. It is the country’s most renowned city for peace and ecological tourism: It has various tourism resources encompassing historic, cultural, and artistic heritages, and tourism programs for touring DMZ areas. Paju is also the largest industrial city in northern Gyeonggi province, which envisions becoming a leading SMART city in the 4thIndustrialRevolutionera.

Exchange Journal

Exchange Journal
Date	Exchange description
2021. 3. 31.	Agreed on forming a sisterhood relation between Gangbuk-gu and Paju City
2021. 4. 18.	Sent an invitation to Paju for the eve party of Commemorative Festival for the 61th Anniversary of the April 19thRevolution
2021. 10. 13.	Promotion of Paju Gaeseong Ginseng Festival on the website
2022. 1. 14.	Promotion of Paju New Year’s Agricultural Specialties on the website of the online direct market
2022. 11. 18.	Sending a Congratulatory Video Message for 「The 26th Paju Jangdan Soybean Festivat」
2023. 11. 13.	Sending a Congratulatory Video Message for 「The 27th Paju Jangdan Soybean Festival」
2024. 4. 3.	Sending a Congratulatory Video Message for 「the 70th Gyeonggi-do Sports Festival 2024 PAJU」