Goyang 고양 高陽
—  Municipal City  —
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	고양시
• Hanja	高陽市
• Revised Romanization	Goyang-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Koyang-shi
Cityscape of Goyang Cityscape of Goyang
Official logo of Goyang Emblem of Goyang
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	3 gu, 35 dong
Area
• Total	267.29 km2 (103.20 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,073,069
• Density	4,014.6/km2 (10,398/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.

Several institutions of higher learning are located in Goyang. These include Agricultural Cooperative College, Korea Aerospace University, and Transnational Law and Business University.

The city is also home to the National League football team, Goyang Kookmin Bank FC Challenger's League football team Goyang Citizen and SSFL team Lokomotiv Goyang FC. As well as the Asia League Ice Hockey team High1.

Notable and Famous persons from Goyang[link]

• Dasom - member of the K-Pop girl group, Sistar
• Eunhyuk - member of the Boy band, Super Junior
• Jungshin - bassist of CN Blue
• Junho - member of the Boy band, 2PM
• Junsu - member of the trio, JYJ
• Kim Hyun Joo - actress
• Yuri - member of the K-Pop girl group, Girls' Generation
• Sungmin - member of the Boy band, Super Junior
• D.O. - member of the Boy band, EXO K

Sister cities[link]

• Maui, Hawaii, United States^[1]
• Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
• Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
• San Bernardino, California, United States^[2]

Domestic:

• Uljin County, North Gyeongsang

Administrative districts[link]

• Ilsanseo-gu (West Ilsan)
• Ilsandong-gu (East Ilsan)
• Deogyang-gu

See also[link]

• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea
• Seoul National Capital Area
• Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Goyang

• City government website

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Coordinates: 37°39′N 126°48′E / 37.65°N 126.8°E / 37.65; 126.8

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Inul Daratista after concert in Singapore, 2004

Inul Daratista (born Ainur Rokhimah, 21 January 1979) is a dangdut singer and performance artist from Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia. She became nationally famous in 2003, and is known for her suggestive style of dancing that has caused major controversy in Indonesia. Inul is a corrupted version of Ainur, and the singer's childhood pet name. As she began her musical career singing in a 'rock' band, she adopted the stage name Daratista.

Inul Daratista rose to national fame after a televised January 2003 concert in Jakarta. Her dance moves, which she calls Goyang Inul or Ngebor (lit. 'drilling'), quickly became the source of controversy due to her gyrating hip motions. Some conservative Muslim organizations such as the Indonesian Muslim Council (MUI) called for a ban on her concerts. She was cited as a reason to pass a national anti-pornography bill that was drafted during the height of the controversy in mid-2003, but as of 2005 has not passed. Inul's dance style was also criticised by other dangdut singers, most vocally Rhoma Irama, for "corrupting" the genre, though these criticisms did little to dent her popularity.

See also[link]

• Censorship of music

External links[link]

• "Inul's Rules", TIME
• "Hips Don't Lie: A pop singer and a potentially violent culture war in the world's biggest Muslim state.", "The Wall Street Journal", April 3, 2007