- Ansan
Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Ansan logo.gif
hangul=안산시
hanja=安山市
rr=Ansan-si
mr=Ansan-shi
area_km2=144.78
pop=686873
popyear=2004
popnote= [ [http://english.gg.go.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/03/05/200303050056.jsp ::: About Gyeonggi::Population ::: ] ]
popden_km2=4744.3
divs=2 "gu", 22 "dong"
Ansan is a city in
Gyeonggi Province,South Korea . It lies south ofSeoul , and is part of theSeoul National Capital Area . It is connected to Seoul by rail viaSeoul Subway Line 4 .Ansan is situated on the coast of the
Yellow Sea (locally called "West Sea"), at coord|37|19|N|126|50|E|region:KR_type:city(685,000). Portions of various Yellow Sea islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these isDaebu 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 ofHanyang University .The city is also home to National League soccer club Ansan Hallelujah.
Modern History
In 1986, some towns of Hwaseong county were incorporated and Ansan city was formed. Now there are two districts because the population of Ansan city has surpassed 500,000. [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 ] In Nov. of 2002, Danwon district shaped with 13 dongs and Sangnok district with 11 dongs. [The municipal of Ansan city No.1027]Transportation
Railroad
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Korail ;*Seoul Subway Line 4 (via Ansan Line);;;(Gunpo ) ← Banwol — Sangnoksu — Hanyang Univ. at Ansan — Jungang — Gojan — Gongdan — Ansan → (Siheung )ister Cities
*flagicon|China Anshan,
China
*flagicon|United StatesLas Vegas, Nevada ,United States Administrative districts
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Danwon-gu
*Sangnok-gu ee also
*
Geography of South Korea
* List of islands in AnsanReferences
External links
* [http://ansan.iansan.net/english/index.asp City government website]
* [http://www.ansansouthkorea.com Ansan, South Korea]
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