Nonsan
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| Nonsan 논산 |
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| - Hangul | 논산시 | ||
| - Hanja | 論山市 | ||
| - Revised Romanization | Nonsan-si | ||
| - McCune-Reischauer | Nonsan-si | ||
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| Country |  South Korea |
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| Region | Hoseo | ||
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 11 myeon, and 2 dong | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 554.82 km2 (214.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2003) | |||
| - Total | 136,356 | ||
| - Density | 246/km2 (637.1/sq mi) | ||
| - Dialect | Chungcheong | ||
Nonsan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at 36°12′N 127°5′E / 36.2°N 127.083°E. Nonsan is also called Nolmoi, meaning dusk(y) or yellow mountain[citation needed]; "Nonsan" means rice paddy/paddies + mountain(s).
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[edit] History
During the Samhan period, Nonsan is believed to have been part of Mahan territory. In the Baekje period, the district belonged to Hwangdeungyasan-gun. Later in the Silla period, it was divided into two different towns with the new names: Deogeun and Hwangsan.
The modern entity of Nonsan was established by combining four small towns(-gun), Yeonsan, Eunjin, Noseong, Seoksung, in 1914.
[edit] Administrative divisions
Nonsan City has jurisdiction over 2 eups, 11 myeons, and 2 dongs.
[edit] Government
The mayor is Lim Sung-kyu.
[edit] Transportation
Nonsan is served by the national railroad system and city, regional and national bus lines. An expressway connects the city to Daejeon and other cities. Many streets have bike paths sharing pavement with sidewalks. The stream running through the city proper is not navigable, but downstream it joins the Geum River, and an outlying subdivision of the city serves as a significant fishing port.
[edit] Economics and industry
Nonsan is an agrarian city, with rice far and away the most important crop. Other important crops include strawberries, ginseng, and Korean pear. According to The Chosun Ilbo,[1] the farmers are growing new varieties of strawberry produced in Japan without the producer's permission, while the Korean JoongAng Daily says "Strawberries grown in Nonsan are of various types: seolhyang, maehyang, geumhyang, janghi (akihime) and yukbo (red pearl). The first three were developed in Nonsan while the latter two are from Japan. Janghi is the most commonly grown in Korea. However, seolhyang is the sweetest"[2]. Sesil [pronounced "say -shill"] company is the world's third leading producer of insects for natural pest control. A leading Korean yoghurt company, Yakult Yoghurt, is headquartered in Nonsan.
The greater Nonsan area includes the national army training center.
[edit] Education
[edit] Higher education
Konyang University, founded 1991, has its main campus in Nonsan. It has a university hospital with educational programs for nurses and doctors in Daejeon.
Hanmin University is in Yeonsan, one of Nonsan's constituent towns (-gun).
Geumgang University, a recently founded Buddhist university, is in rural Nonsan, near Gyeryong Mountain.
[edit] Secondary education
Nonsan has a number of high schools, including a girls' high school, a technical high school, and two private schools that attract students from across the province and beyond.
[edit] Tourism
Local attractions include the Eunjin Mireuk, a large standing Buddhist sculpture of the Goryeo period and its accompanying temple, Gwanchoksa [3], as well as the Baekje Military Museum.
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] Notable Nonsan people
- South Korean Minister of Finance and Economy Lim Sung-kyu
- South Korean three-time presidential candidate Rhee In-je was born in Nonsan.[4][5]
- Head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’Office Chun Sung-gwan (2009` )[6].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://japanese.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/03/22/20050322000063.html (Japanese)
- ^ Limb Jae-un "Let Me Take You down to Nonsan," February 16, 2007
- ^ http://english.nonsan.go.kr/nsforeign/english/sub_frame.jsp?menu=03&sub=01&third=
- ^ "Can Minor Candidates Become Major Leaguers," Korea Times online November 21, 2007: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/11/113_14066.html
- ^ INSIDE JoongAng Daily
- ^ JoongAn Daily online, 22 June 2009 http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2906411
[edit] External links
- Official government website
- WikiCity's Nonsan site: a guide to living in and visiting the city
- Video slide-show
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