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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Uijeongbu
| native_name = {{lang|ko
| settlement_type = [[Cities of South Korea|Municipal city]]
| translit_lang1 = Korean
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| parts = 15 ''dong''
| area_total_km2 = 81.59
| population_total =
| population_as_of = September 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jumin.mois.go.kr/|title=Population statistics |date=2024|website=Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 5,350.3
| population_blank1_title = Dialect
| population_blank1 = [[Seoul dialect|Seoul]]
| translit_lang1_type1 = [[Hangul]]
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|ko
| translit_lang1_type2 = [[Hanja]]
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|ko
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Uijeongbu-si
| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4 = Ŭijŏngbu-
| image_flag = Flag of Uijeongbu.svg
}}
'''Uijeongbu''' ({{Korean|hangul=의정부}}; {{IPA|ko|
==History==
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==Education==
The South Korean educational system,<ref name="wes.org">{{cite web|url=http://wenr.wes.org/2013/06/wenr-june-2013-an-overview-of-education-in-south-korea|title=Education in South Korea|date=1 June 2013}}</ref> regarded as one of the most difficult in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/04/15/393939759/the-all-work-no-play-culture-of-south-korean-education|title=The All-Work, No-Play Culture Of South Korean Education|website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> officially incorporates Primary or Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Vocational and Tertiary levels.<ref name="wes.org"/> Anything below primary school is not required. Uijeongbu is home to several educational establishments, most of which are available to both South Korean citizens and foreign nationals. Some schools, however, are only accessible to the families and other affiliates of the US Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apps.militaryonesource.mil/MOS/f?p=132:CONTENT:0::NO::P4_INST_ID,P4_INST_TYPE:2800,INSTALLATION|title=MilitaryINSTALLATIONS - U.S. Department of Defense|first=Military Community Outreach|last=MC&FP|website=apps.militaryonesource.mil}}</ref> The schools in Uijeongbu range from the standard Korean high school, such as Gyeonggi High School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uigo.hs.kr/wah/main/index.htm#Contents |script-title=ko:의정부고등학교|website=www.uigo.hs.kr}}</ref> to the Americanized, [[International Christian School Uijongbu|International Christian School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ics-ujb.org/about/contact/contact-us.php |title=Contact Us |access-date=2016-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109153143/http://www.ics-ujb.org/about/contact/contact-us.php |archive-date=2016-11-09 }}</ref> which lies in the northern part of the city, close to [[Nogyang Station]].
Earlier forms of education, such as kindergarten, are not compulsory in South Korea and young children traditionally remain with the family as long as possible,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiasociety.org/education/value-and-meaning-korean-family|title=The Value and Meaning of the Korean Family}}</ref> but many are still available. One such establishment is the privately run kindergarten, Yebbeun Kindergarten<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapio.net/place/39570012/|script-title=ko:예쁜유치원 |trans-title=Yebbeun Kindergarten - Mapio.net|website=Mapio.net}}</ref> or Pretty Kindergarten ({{Korean|예쁜유치원|labels=no
From the age of six, school children in Uijeongbu, like most of South Korea, begin attending
The next stage of schooling begins around the age of thirteen and is a part of middle school education. Uijeongbu has a few middle schools, such as
However, there are several higher education options at the tertiary level available in Uijeongbu. One such school is the Shinhan University,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.shc.ac.kr/ |title=Shinhan University |access-date=2016-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211172638/http://en.shc.ac.kr/ |archive-date=2016-12-11 }}</ref> which has an extensive array of choices for majors ranging from culinary to nursing. Uijeongbu is also the site of Kyungmin College,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kyungmin.ac.kr/index.html |script-title=ko:경민대학교|website=www.kyungmin.ac.kr}}</ref> which prepares teachers.
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