- Anseong
Infobox Korean settlement
logo=Anseong logo.gif
hangul=안성시
hanja=安城市
rr=Anseong-si
mr=Ansŏng-si
area_km2=554.2
pop=149233
popden_km2=269.3
divs=1 "eup", 11 "myeon", 3 "dong"Anseong is a city in
Gyeonggi Province,South Korea , 80 km south of Seoul. Its geographical location is coord|37|0|N|127|16|E|region:KR_type:city(149,233).Modern History
In 1963, gosam town of Yongin incorporated into Anseong. [Alteration of cities/counties/districts(1962-11-21)] At that time, Anseong was county. In 1983, 6 towns set apart from Anseong and attached as a district of Pyeongtak. [Laws concerning chage of districts of city, county, district, town, township and Establishment of new towns(1983-1-10)] In 1998, Anseong county promoted to Anseong city.
Education
Institutions of higher learning in Anseong include:
*Ansung Women's Polytechnic College
*Capital Baptist Theological Seminary
*Chung-Ang University (Anseong campus)
*Dong-Ah Broadcasting College
*Doowon Technical College
*Hankyong National University Statistics
Land Use:
References
ee also
*
List of cities in South Korea
*Geography of South Korea External links
* [http://www.anseong.go.kr/service/english/introduce/index_1.html City government website]
* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Gyeonggi/Anseong/ Open Directory category]
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