Ansan
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| Ansan 안산 安山 |
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| — Municipal City — | |||
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| • Hangul | 안산시 | ||
| • Hanja | 安山市 | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Ansan-si | ||
| • McCune-Reischauer | Ansan-shi | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Sudogwon | ||
| Administrative divisions | 2 gu, 25 dong | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 144.78 km2 (55.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 739,493 | ||
| • Density | 4,960/km2 (12,846.3/sq mi) | ||
| • Dialect | Seoul | ||
Ansan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies south of Seoul, and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4.
Ansan is situated on the coast of the Yellow Sea (locally called West Sea), at 37°19′N 126°50′E / 37.317°N 126.833°E. Portions of various Yellow Sea islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these is Daebu Island.
Several institutions of higher learning are located in Ansan. They include Ansan College, Ansan College of Technology, Seoul Institute of the Arts, and a campus of Hanyang University.
The city is also home to National League soccer club Ansan Hallelujah.
The Korea Transportation Safety Authority, a government agency of South Korea, is headquartered in Ansan.[1]
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[edit] Modern history
In 1986, several towns of Hwaseong county became incorporated, representing the beginning of Ansan as a city. With currently over 500,000 residents, Ansan now has 2 distinct and separate districts:[2] Danwon, which counted 12 dongs as of 2009, and Sangnok, with 13.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Railroad
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- Seoul Subway Line 4 (via Ansan Line)
[edit] Future Expansion
The Suin Line connecting Suwon to Incheon is set to open in two phases. Starting in June 2013 service will commence connecting Oido and Songdo in Incheon. In 2016 the route from Suwon is planned to connect at Hanyang Univ. at Ansan.[3]
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- Suin Line (via Ansan Line)
[edit] Bus
[edit] Ansan Bus Terminal
The Ansan Bus Terminal (안산종합버스터미널) provides daily bus service to most cities in South Korea. Express buses to Iksan, Dongdaegu, and Gwangju are available.[4]
[edit] Local Bus
Ansan has 53 bus lines with 537 buses operating in and out of the city limits, connecting the city with Seoul and other outlying Gyeonggi cities.
[edit] Sister cities
Anshan, People's Republic of China
Kholmsk, Russia
Las Vegas, United States- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia [5]
[edit] Administrative districts
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Home page. Korea Transportation Safety Authority. Retrieved on June 9, 2009.
- ^ Provisional changes including Guri city and 11 cities and counties and permission of modification naming Naju.(1985.12.28.) from Constitution of the Republic of Korea
- ^ http://www.kgnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=264502
- ^ http://www.ansan-busterminal.co.kr/
- ^ Partnership
[edit] External links
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