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Guri (Korean: 구리; lit. Town of Nine Villages[a]; Korean pronunciation: [ˈku.ɾi]) is a cityinGyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area.
Guri
구리시
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 구리시 |
| • Hanja | 九里市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Guri-si |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Kuri-si |
Coming into Guri.
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Flag 
Emblem of Guri | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon) |
| Administrative divisions | 8dong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population
(2005)
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| • Total | 211,720 |
| • Density | 5,550/km2 (14,400/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are located in the city. The hill of Achasan is also located here, site of the Baekje-era Achasanseong and numerous hiking trails. It also has pleasant walking paths along Wang-suk-cheon, a small creek separating Guri from Namyangju. The traditional town market in Doldari (Guri's downtown around what used to be a "stone bridge") provides a cheap alternative to department stores.
Guri first became a separate city in 1986. Previously, it had been considered part of Yangju from antiquity until 1980, and part of Namyangju from 1980 to 1986. The name "Guri" was first used in 1914, at which time it was a myeoninYangju. Guri is connected to Seoul via two rail lines (Gyeongui–Jungang Line via Guri station, Gyeongchun Line via Galmae station), as well as numerous city transit and intercity buses. In 2014, the extension of Seoul Subway Line 8 began which will connect Guri to the Seoul Metro in October 2023.
It lies east-northern area of Gyeonggi province. The mountain of Achasan is to the west and the city of Namyangju to east.
The whole area is 33.29 km2 (12.85 sq mi). In fact, Guri used to be bigger but some of the townships were incorporated into Seoul and other cities surrounding Guri.
The Gwangju mountains are around the north-western area of Guri City. They are usually higher than 1000 meters, but to the exact west, there are lower hills.
Wamgsil Stream and the Han River flow into city and it has about seventeen tributaries.
Guri has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.
| Climate data for Guri (1995–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
22.5 (0.89) |
32.7 (1.29) |
66.5 (2.62) |
93.4 (3.68) |
116.7 (4.59) |
405.4 (15.96) |
337.2 (13.28) |
133.0 (5.24) |
48.6 (1.91) |
43.7 (1.72) |
17.8 (0.70) |
1,330 (52.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 87.5 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
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