Asan
Asan is a ceety in Chungcheongnam-do, Sooth Korea. It borders the Seoul Metropolitan Aurie tae the north. Asan haes a population o approximately 250,000.
Asan 아산 | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 아산시 |
• Hanja | 牙山市 |
• Revised Romanization | Asan-si |
• McCune-Reischauer | Asan-si |
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![]() Location in Sooth Korea | |
Coordinates: 36°47′N 126°59′E / 36.783°N 126.983°E | |
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Region | Hoseo |
Admeenistrative diveesions | 2 eup, 9 myeon, 6 dong |
Area | |
• Total | 542.25 km2 (209.36 sq mi) |
Population (2008.07.31) | |
• Total | 242,575 |
• Density | 442/km2 (1,140/sq mi) |
• Dialect | Chungcheong |
Asan is kent for its hot springs an is a ceety o spas.
Asan haes grown intae the neebourin veelage, Onyang-dong, which is kent for its hot springs an aw.
Asan shoud no be ramfeeselt wi Ansan, in Gyeonggi-do.
Transportation
eeditThe ceety o Asan shares a station for the KTX heich speed trains wi the neebourin ceety o Cheonan cried Cheonan-Asan Station. It taks aboot 30 minutes tae travel frae Asan tae Seoul bi the KTX train. It can be reached athin 2 oors frae Incheon Internaitional Airport bi caur. Seoul Metropolitan Subway extendit ane o its lines tae service Asan on 15 Dizember 2008. Twa major heich-gates, the Seoul-Busan an Wast Coast expressweys, pass throu Asan ceety an aw.
Industry an commerce
eeditCompanies like Hyundai Motor, Samsung LCD, an Samsung Electronic hae factories in Asan. A total o 14 industrial complexes are currently occupeed bi autopairts, electronic pairts an ither factories.
The Port o Pyeongtaek, closest tae the east Cheenae coast amang Korean ports, is nearbi.
Education
eeditAsan is the hame o five varsities.
Modre history
eedit- In 1983, analteration o tounships (ri) an touns (myeon) wis made.
- In 1986, Onyang eup (toun) o Asan wis separatit an the unthirlt ceety o Onyang wis creatit.[1]
- In 1995, the Ceety o Onyang an Asan Coonty wur combined intae the Ceety o Asan.
See an aw
eeditSoorces
eedit- ↑ Proveesional chynges includin Guri ceety an 11 ceeties an coonties an permission o modification namin Naju.(1985.12.28.) frae Constitution o the Republic o Korea
Freemit airtins
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