Ansan
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| Ansan 안산 安山 |
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| — Municipal City — | |||
| Korean transcription(s) | |||
| - 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, 22 dong | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 144.78 km2 (55.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 686,873 | ||
| - Density | 4,744.3/km2 (12,287.7/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 13 dongs as of Nov 2002, and Sangnok, with 11.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Railroad
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- Seoul Subway Line 4 (via Ansan Line)
[edit] Sister Cities
Anshan, People's Republic of China
Kholmsk, Russia
Las Vegas, United States- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia [3]
[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
- ^ Partnership
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