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Guri

Guri is also the name of a Star Wars character.

Guri is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area. The Joseon Dynasty royal tombs of Donggureung are located in the city. The low mountain of Achasan is also located here, site of the Baekje-era Acha Mountain Fortress.

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 myeon in Yangju.

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Population:	170,000
Daily Deaths:	1.9
Daily Marriage:	3.1
Daily Divorce:	1.3
Fires a Day:	0.3
Students per Teacher:	25
Amount of Cars:	40,910

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City government website

Referenced By

Cities of South Korea | List of cities in South Korea | South Korea/Cities

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Guri Humba Makombe Guri - November 8th, 2005
Guri is a shona word meaning stock. It is used more specifically for the stock of the maize/corn cob (guri regwere, guri rebarwe, guri rechibahwe). Guri may also be used for various other crops whose seeds are clustered on a stock. The ashes of the mealie cob are a rich substitute of bicarbonate of soda and are used in the preparation of traditional Shona foods. So guri is a very useful byproduct, even after the maize seeds have been shelled off it. In rural Zimbabwe guri is used as a fuel for cooking and for the furnaces where clay pots read more » messages 1

Guri Humba Makombe Guri - November 8th, 2005
Guri is a family name of people living in the eastern part of Zimbabwe, in Southern Africa. The Guris are found mainly in Manicaland Province. There is a large constellation of the Guris in Tanda, Chiendambuya, Nyanga, Chikore, Inyati, Devedzo, Rusape and other sorrounding area. Guri family are part of a larger Makombe family that traces its origins to Chief Makombe of Barwe in Mozambique. The Makombe of the Humba Nyanguru totem are a Barwe tribe who are living in the Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe and the adjacent Manica province of Mozambique. The Guris, like most Makombe in Zimbabwe, no read more » messages 3 - last message on May 7th, 2008