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Overview of Munakata City

City Declaration, Sister City, Friendship City

City Declaration

· Declaration of Nuclear-Free and Peaceful City
· City Declaration of Respect of Human Rights
· City Declaration of Learning for Life through Manabi no Sato

Sister City, Friendship City
▽ Gimhae City, South Korea
Gimhae City, located in the southeast of South Korea, is about 20 km from Busan (Gimhae) International Airport. Since the two cities became sister cities in 1992, sports exchange and frendship exchange between elementary school children have been promoted on the private-sector level for more than a decade. In 2002, the two cities signed on the sister city declaration form, and memorial trees were planted.
　In ancient times, Gimhae City was the gateway for trading between Japan and the Korean Peninsula and has own unique history. The Gimhae City, a city adjoining to Busan, is developing based on its main industries of agriculture, industrial plants, and commerce. In addition, the city is famous for production of persimmons, melons, and flowers.

Population 443,017
Area 463,26 sq km (Extracted from the 2006-Gimhae City brochure)
Established on April 22, 1992 (with former Munakata City)

※To the homepage of Gimhae City
http://japan.gimhae.go.kr/(in Japanese)
http://gimhae.go.kr/(in Korean)

 

 

▽ Sonsan Villege, South Korea
Sonsan Villege is located in the eastmost of the South Korea’s biggest island, Jeju. Following the establishment of friendship between the fishermen’s unions of Kanezaki and Sonsan at the private-section level in 1989, the two town/village agreed to become friendship municipalities in 1991. Sports exchange and friendship exchange between middle school children have been promoted ever since. Jeju Island, popular destination for tourists, is called “Hawaii of South Korea” due to its warm climate and based mainly on agriculture and fishery.
Population 15,700
Area 107,59 sq km (As of March 15, 2003)
Established on December 3, 1991 (with former Genkai Town)
※After the government structure reforming on July 1, 2006, Sogibo City and Namjeju Country were merged into Seogwipo City where Sonsan Villege is included.