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Paengseong-eup is a military town situated in Pyeongtaek, by the Anseongcheon River located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is notable for where Camp Humphreys, a US Army garrison, is located there. The town hall is located in Gaeksa-ri.
History
Until 1914, the area including Godeok-myeon was partially in South Chungcheong Province and later was incorporated into Jinwi-gun and later Pyeongtaek, which are in Gyeonggi-do.
References
More facts about Paengseong-eup (Korean): https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8C%BD%EC%84%B1%EC%9D%8D
Anseongcheon River (Korean): https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%88%EC%84%B1%EC%B2%9C
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