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::: About Gyeonggi::Origin ::: |
 | | It surrounds the metropolis of Seoul and city of Incheon, borders Hwanghae Province in the north, Gangwon Province in the east, South-Chungcheong Province in the south and the Yellow Sea in the west. |
 | | Gyeonggi Province is a fertile plain along the Han River that people have settled since the prehistoric period, as proven by the discovery of Old Stone Age sites in Jeongok-Ri, Yeoncheon-Gun, New Stone Age sites in Misa-Dong, Hanam City, and various Bronze Age sites. |
 | | In 1390 (2nd year of King Gongyang, Goryeo), Gyeonggi expanded to the size it was in 1069 (23rd period of King Munjong, Goryeo), with a total of 44 Hyeon, and became the first provincial organization. |
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