belonged to Wonmahan
in the 47th year
of the King Goi
of Baekjae
combined Mahanguk
with Baekjae in
the 13th year of
the King Onjo of
Baekjae
changed the name
to Beukgolgun in
the 19th year of
King Induk of Baekjae
change name to
Gimjegun in the
16th year of King
Gyeungdeok of Silla
Dynasty
promotion to
Gimjehyeun from
Cheonjumok in the
21st year of King
Injong of Koryu
promotion to
Geumguhyeun from
Cheonjumok in the
first year of King
Myeungjong of the
Koryu Dynasty
changed it's name
from Gimjehyeun
to Gimjegun in 1466
(12th year of King
Saejo in the Chosun
Dynasty)
merged with Mangyeunghyeun
to Gimjegun in 1628
(20th year of Kwanghaegun
in the Chosun Dynasty)
merged Mangyeunghyeun
and Geumgugun at
1759 (35th year
of the King Yeoungjo
of the Chosun Dynasty)
separation of
Mankyeunggun and
Geumgugun in 1895
(32th year of King
Gojong in the Chosun
Dynasty)
annexation of
Mankyeunggun and
Geumgugun in 1914
promotion to
Gimje-eup from Gimjemyeun
on November 1, 1931
change of each
name from Ssanggam-myeun
and Suryu-myeun
to Hwangsan-myeun
and Geumgu-myeun
change of the
name Hari-myeun
and Chocheo-myeun
to Bongnam-myeun(a
town and 15townships)
division of Kwanghwal-myeun
from Jinbong-myeun
in 1949 (a town
and 16 townships)
cancellation
of self-governing
of myeun(townships)
and execution of
self-governing system
at Gimje-gun on
October 1, 1961
some part of
Gimje-eup, Wolchon-baeksanmyeun
(hadongri, heungdongri,
sadongri, sangdongri),
bongnammyeun(weolseongri),
Hwangsanmyeun (nanbongri,
hwangsanri, ojeongri)
at Gimjegun are
promoted to Gimje-si
and administratively
divided (15 township)
on January 1, 1989)
some parts of
Bongnammyeun(yangjeunri,
seojeungri, dojangri)
are merged with
Gimje-City from
Gimjegun (Presidential
decree No.13406
promulgated July
9, 1990) and administrative
district changed
on August 1, 990(15
township)
Yongjimun Geumpyeungri
is merged with Wanjugun
Iseomyeun and some
parts of Yongjimyeun
Namjungri and Baekgumyeun(dodori,
ganheungri, dodeokri)
are merged with
Jeonju-si according
to the Presidential
decree No.14434
on December 26,
1994
Sanggyo village
at Gimjegun Hwangsanmyeun
Namsangri is merged
with Bongnammyeun
Daesongri ccording
to a Gimjegun regulations
No.1435 on December
29, 1994.
Establishment
of Gimje-City from
the merger and abolition
of Gimje-city and
Gimjegun according
to the law No.4774
on January 1, 1995.
promotion of
Mankyeungeup from
Mankyeungmyeun according
to Gimje-city regulations
No.121 on March
2, 1995.
Merger and abolition
of smaller and larger
dongs(villages)
according to the
Gimje-city regulations
No.245 on September
26, 1998(1eup, 14myeun,
4dong) Yochondong
and Seoheungdong
into Yochondong,
Sinpungdong and
Bonghwangdong into
Sinpungdong, Kyodong
and Wolchondong
into Wolchondong
