Munsan

Munsan
Munsan
Hangul 문산읍
Hanja 汶山邑
Revised Romanization Munsan-eup
McCune–Reischauer Munsan ŭp
Statistics
Area 47.37 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Population (2003) 28,880
Population density 609.7/km2 (1,579/sq mi)

Munsan is an eup in Paju City, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It lies along the edge of the Demilitarized Zone, near Panmunjom and the Joint Security Area. Munsan lies along the south bank of the Imjin River. At the time of the Korean War it was known as Munsan-ni.

Munsan has a heavy military presence because it reaches the South Korean border with North Korea.

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