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Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (gun).[1]
The city is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. To defend the Korean capital, Seoul, many US and Korean army bases are set up in the city.[2] 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.
Paju is divided as follows:
The Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers was established in 1996 to hold the remains of Korean People's Army and Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers killed during the Korean War.[3] In March 2014 the Chinese remains were repatriated for reburial in Shenyang, China.[4]
Paju is twinned with the following places:[7]
South Korea, Thailand, Pohang Steelers, Bangkok, Suwon Samsung Bluewings
China, Yongin, Suwon, United States, Seoul
Korail, Arex, Seoul, Seoul Station, Hanja
Gyeongju, Namyangju, South Korea, Cheorwon County, Pohang
Qatar, Syria, India, Thailand, South Korea