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Asan

Coordinates:36°47′N126°59′E/ 36.783°N 126.983°E/36.783; 126.983
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This article is about a city in South Chungcheong province. For the administrative district in Ulju County, Ulsan, seeOnyang (Ulsan).
Not to be confused withAsian (disambiguation)orAslan.
For other uses, seeAsan (disambiguation).

Asan
아산시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
•Hangul아산시
•HanjaNha sơn thị
•Revised RomanizationAsan-si
•McCune-ReischauerAsan-si
Asan Post office
Asan Post office
Flag of Asan
Flag
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Coordinates:36°47′N126°59′E/ 36.783°N 126.983°E/36.783; 126.983
CountrySouth Korea
RegionHoseo
Administrative divisions2eup,9myeon,6dong
Government
• mayorGyeong Gwi Park(박경귀)
Area
•Municipal City542.25 km2(209.36 sq mi)
• Urban
42.29 km2(16.33 sq mi)
Population
(October, 2022)
•Municipal City332,790
• Density529.41/km2(1,371.2/sq mi)
• Dialect
Chungcheong
Time zoneUTC+9(Korea Standard Time)
Websiteasan.go.kr

Asan(Korean pronunciation:[a.san]) is acityinSouth ChungcheongProvince,South Korea.It borders theSeoul Capital Areato the north. Asan has a population of approximately 300,000.

Asan is known for its many hot springs and is a city of spas.

Asan has grown into the neighboring village,Onyang-dong,which is also known for its hot springs.

Climate

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Asan has ahumid continental climate(Köppen:Dwa), but can be considered a borderlinehumid subtropical climate(Köppen:Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.

Climate data for Asan (1995–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7) 		5.2
(41.4) 		11.5
(52.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		27.8
(82.0) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.8
(87.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		17.9
(64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		0.2
(32.4) 		5.4
(41.7) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		7.3
(45.1) 		0.3
(32.5) 		12.5
(54.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		0.2
(32.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		12.6
(54.7) 		17.9
(64.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		7.9
(46.2)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 16.2
(0.64) 		23.4
(0.92) 		31.9
(1.26) 		64.5
(2.54) 		73.3
(2.89) 		105.7
(4.16) 		289.3
(11.39) 		273.8
(10.78) 		144.2
(5.68) 		46.9
(1.85) 		44.2
(1.74) 		19.5
(0.77) 		1,132.9
(44.60)
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) 4.6 4.1 5.3 6.9 6.3 6.9 12.7 11.8 7.9 5.0 8.1 5.9 85.5
Source:Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Transportation

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The city of Asan shares a station for theKTXhigh speed trains with the directly adjacent city ofCheonan,which is thusly namedCheonan-Asan Station.It takes about 30 minutes to travel from Asan to Seoul by the KTX train. It can be reached within 2 hours fromIncheon International Airportby car.Seoul Metropolitan Subwayextended one of its lines to service Asan on 15 December 2008. Two major highways, theSeoul-BusanandWest Coast expressways,also pass through Asan city.

Industry and commerce

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Companies likeHyundai Motor,Samsung LCD,andSamsung Electronichave factories in Asan. A total of 14 industrial complexes are currently occupied by auto parts, electronic parts and other factories.

ThePort of Pyeongtaek,closest to theeast Chinacoast among Korean ports, is nearby.

Place worth visiting

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Blue Crystal Village:The Mediterranean village is located inTangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do.This place, which was first a vineyard, was created as a new village with the construction of an industrial complex. The white walls and blue roofs ofSantorini, Greece,are intact, and create exotic landscapes based on the architectural style ofEuropean architecture.[2]

Education

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Asan is the home of five universities.

Domestic secondary schools:

International schools:

  • Onyang Chinese Elementary School ( ôn dương hoa kiều tiểu học giáo /온양화교소학교)[3]

Sport

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Yi Sun-sin Stadium

Asan is home ofAsan Woori Bank Woori Won,awomen's basketballteam competing in theWomen's Korean Basketball League.In 2016, the club was relocated fromChuncheonto Asan.[4]K League 2football clubAsan Mugunghwa FCwas based in the city from 2017 to 2019 before disbanding after the 2019 season. After the disbandment of Asan Mugunghwa,Chungnam Asan FCbecame the city's professional football club and plays in the K League 2.

Modern history

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  • In 1983, an alteration of townships (ri) and towns (myeon) was made.
  • In 1986,Onyang eup(town) of Asan was separated and the independent city of Onyang was created.[5]
  • In 1995, the City of Onyang and Asan County were combined into the City of Asan.

Notable people

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People born in Asan include:

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)"(PDF)(in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 January 2022.Retrieved7 June2023.
  2. ^"지중해마을".아산시 문화관광(in Korean).Archivedfrom the original on 22 April 2021.Retrieved22 April2021.
  3. ^"Ôn dương hoa kiều tiểu học giáo."International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on 30 March 2016." 58 Samdong-ro 28beon-gil, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 336–802, Korea "
  4. ^lee, jinhak (30 March 2016)."wooribank basketball team move homeground to Asan".
  5. ^Provisional changes including Guri city and 11 cities and counties and permission of modification naming Naju.(1985.12.28.) fromConstitution of the Republic of Korea
  6. ^"Sister City Programme".Sustainable Petaling Jaya 2030. Archived fromthe originalon 21 December 2015.Retrieved21 December2015.
  7. ^"Lansing, Michigan".Sister Cities International.Archived fromthe originalon 26 April 2014.Retrieved26 April2014.
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