Suwon, South Korea

Suwon (Suwon-si) is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately 30 kilometres (20 miles) south of Seoul and is one of the most populous of Seoul's satellite cities. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". In ancient tribal times, Suwon was known as Mosu-guk. However, during the Three Kingdoms era, the area comprising of modern Suwon and Hwaseong City was called Maehol-gun .In 757, under King Gyeongdeok of the Unified Silla, the name was changed to Suseong-gun .In 940, during the Goryeo Dynasty, the name was changed again in to Suju .King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty renamed the city to Suwon in 1413. It is bordered by Uiwang to the north-west, Yongin to the east, the city of Hwaseong to the south-west, and also shares a short border with Ansan to the west. There are a few hills around Suwon. The highest of these is Gwanggyosan to the north, on the border with Yongin, though those to the east are more numerous. Gwanggyosan is 582 metres above sea level. Most of the streams passing through Suwon originate on Gwanggyosan or other nearby peaks. Since Suwon is bounded to the east by other hills, the streams, chiefly the Suwoncheon (and one notable tributary being the Jungbocheon), flow southwards through the city, eventually emptying into the Yellow Sea at Asan Bay. The entirety of Suwon is drained in this manner. At the closest point, being the Chilbosan ridge (239m)[10] to the west on the border with Ansan, Suwon lies 6 km from the Yellow Sea coast.