Paju

Paju 파주시
Municipal city
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	파주시
• Hanja	坡州市
• Revised Romanization	Paju-si
• McCune-Reischauer	P'aju-si
Rail line crossing the Imjin River
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Location in South Korea
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Coordinates: 37°52′N 126°48′E / 37.867°N 126.800°E / 37.867; 126.800
Country	South Korea
Region	Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Administrative divisions	4 eup, 9 myeon, 10 dong [2]
Government
• mayor	Kyung il Kim (김경일)
Area
• Total	672.78 km2 (259.76 sq mi)
Population  (March 2024)
• Total	520,803 [1]
• Dialect	Seoul

Paju (Korean: 파주; 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).^[3]

The city area of Paju is 672.78 km² (259.76 sq mi),^[4] and it is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. In 2024, the population of Paju was over 501,000.^[4] To defend the South Korean capital, Seoul, many U.S. and South Korean Army bases are set up in the area.^[5] In 2002, the northernmost South Korean railway station, Dorasan, was opened, on Gyeongui Line. North Korean territory and Kaesong City can be seen from Mount Dora in the city.