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- Tribal age
- Byukbiriguk in the year 200.
- Mahan is annexed to Baekjae during the 13th year of Dynasty (King Onjo).
- Subjected to Wonmahan during the 47th year of the Baekjae Dynasty (King Gohee).
- Name is changed to Byeokgol County during the 330th year of the Baekjae Dynsaty (King Biryou).
- Name is changed the to Gimje County during the 16th year of the Unified Silla Dynasty (King Gyeongduck).
- Promoted from Jeonjumok to Gimje District during the 21st year of the Koryo Dynasty (King Injong).
- Promoted from Jeonjumok to Geumgu District during the first year of King Myeongjong¡¯s reign (Koryo Dynasty).
- Name of Gimje Districy is changed to Gimje County in 1466 (The 12th year of King Saejo reign).
- Mangeyong District is annexed to Gimje County in 1628 (The 20th year of King Gwanghaegoon¡¯s reign).
- Mangeyong District and Geumgu District are annexed in 1759 (The 35th year of King Yeongjo¡¯s reign).
- Divided into Mangeyong District and Geumgu District in 1895 (The 32nd year of King Go-jong¡¯s reign, Chosun Dynasty).
- Mangeyong District and Geumgu District are annexed in 1914.
- Gimje Township is promoted to Gimje Town on Nov. 1, 1931.
- Names of Ssanggam Township and Sooryu Township are changed to Hwangsan Township and Geumgu Township in 1935.
- Names of Hali Township and Chojau Township are changed to Bongnam Township. (1 Town, 15 Townships)
- Gwanghal Township is separated from Jinbong Township in 1949
(1 Town 16 Townships)
- Mangeyong District and Geumgu District are annexed in 1914.
- Self-governing systems for individual townships are abolished and the self-governing system for Gimje County is implemented on Oct. 1, 1961.
- Gimje Town, Wolchon, Baeksan Township (Ha, Heungsa, Sangdong-ri), Bongnam Township (Wolsung-ri), Hwangsan Township (Nanbong, Hwangsan, Pojong-ri) of Gimje County are annexed to Gimje City and subjected to administrative division (15 Townships) on Jan. 1, 1989.
- Bongnam Township (Yangjeon, Seojeong, Dojang-ri) of Gimhae County is partially annexed to Gimje City, bringing a change in the administrative zones (15 Townships) on Aug. 1, 1990 (Presidential Decree No. 13406, promulgated on Jul. 9, 1990).
- Geumpyeong-ri of the Yongji Township was incorporated into the Liseo Township of the Wanju District, while Namjeong-ri of the Yongji Township and partial areas of the Baekgu Township (Dodo, Gangheung, Dodeok-ri) were incorporated into Jeonju City on Dec. 26, 1994 (Presidential Decree No. 14434).
- Sanggyo village Namsang-ri Hwangsan Township of Gimje County is incorporated into Daesong-ri, Bongnam Township on Dec. 29, 1994 (Gimje County Regulations No. 1435).
- Gimje County is annexed to Gimje City on Jan. 1, 1995 (Legislation No. 4774).
- Mangeyong Township is promoted to Mangyeong Town on Mar. 2, 1995 (Gimje City Regulations No. 121).
- Gwasodong is annexed (1 Town, 14 Townships, 4 Dongs) on Sep. 26, 1998 (Gimje City Regulations No. 245).
- Yocheon-dong, Seoheung-dong ¡æ Yocheon-dong
Sinpung-dong, Bonghwang-dong ¡æ Sinpung-dong,
Gyo-dong, Wolchun-dong ¡æ GyodongWolchun-dong
