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Ansan 안산
—  Municipal City  —
Korean transcription(s)
- Hangul	안산시
- Hanja	安山市
- Revised Romanization	Ansan-si
- McCune-Reischauer	Ansan-shi
Emblem of Ansan
Country	South Korea
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 / 37.317; 126.833. 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]

[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

• Korail

• Seoul Subway Line 4 (via Ansan Line)

(Gunpo) ← Banwol — Sangnoksu — Hanyang Univ. at Ansan — Jungang — Gojan — Gongdan — Ansan → (Siheung)

[edit] Sister Cities

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• Anshan, People's Republic of China
• Kholmsk, Russia
• Las Vegas, United States
• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia ^[3]

[edit] Administrative districts

• Danwon-gu
• Sangnok-gu

[edit] See also

• Geography of South Korea
• List of islands in Ansan

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• City government website

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