Kimpo Plain - Kimpohei

Japanese: 金浦平野 - きんぽへいや
Kimpo Plain - Kimpohei

…During the Yi Dynasty, the slow-flowing Namhan River was used for water transport to the direction of Yeongnam (Gyeongsang Province), and ships sailed from its mouth to Yeongwol, 330 km away. The vast Gimpo Plain developed downstream from Seoul, and developed into the Gyeongin Industrial Area, centered around Yeongdeungpo in Gangnam, and the grain-producing region, centered around Gimpo County. [Takao Gokura]…

From Gimpo

...Population: 108,824 (1995). Almost all of the area is covered by the Gimpo Plain, an alluvial plain formed by the Han River flowing through the northern border, and it is one of Korea's leading rice-producing regions. The low-lying hilly areas along the coast of Gyeonggi Bay are used for horticulture for the large consumer market of Seoul.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kimpo Plain" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…流れのゆるやかな南漢江は李朝時代,嶺南(慶尚道)方面への水運に利用され,河口から330kmの寧越まで船が航行した。ソウルより下流には広大な金浦平野が発達し,江南の永登浦を中心とした京仁工業地帯や金浦郡を中心とした穀倉地帯を発達させている。【谷浦 孝雄】。…

【金浦】より

…人口10万8824(1995)。北界を流れる漢江が形成した沖積平野である金浦平野によってほぼ覆われ,韓国有数の稲作地帯となっている。京畿湾岸沿いにみられる低平な丘陵地は,大消費地ソウル向けの園芸農業に利用されている。…

※「金浦平野」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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