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Wongok-dong
Wongok-dong () is neighbourhood of Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is officially divided into Wongok-1-dong, Wongok-2-dong and Wongok-bondong. The multi cultural special zone (town) is located in wongok-dong. In multi culture town 70% of the people are foreign and 30% of the people are Korean. Wongok-dong has the widest forest area of 34km. The farmland is 18.8km, which is small compared to the total area. Wongok Station was located in Wongok-dong as a stopover for Suin Line. The Suin Line was a narrow-gauge railway that operated Suwon Station in Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon Port in Jung-gu, Incheon-si in 1937. Then, in November 1973, Incheon Port (South Incheon) Station and Yonghyeon Station were closed, and Songdo, Incheon, became the final stations. Freight transportation was suspended from 1977, and the number of operations decreased to three times a day from 1983, but the Suin Line service was suspended as of January 1, 1996. At that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danwon-gu
'Danwon-gu'' is a district of the city of Ansan in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The name `Danwon` came from the nickname of Kim Hong Do, a famous Korean artist of the 18th century. The previous name of Kim Hong Do's Hometown was "Ansan", the residents wanted to rename the district so it related with their great artist Kim Hong-do. Administrative divisions Danwon-gu is divided into the following dongs: See also *Sangnok-gu Sangnok-gu (상록구) is a district of the city of Ansan in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a ... References External linksEnglish Website {{Gyeonggi Ansan Districts in Gyeonggi Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ansan (Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these is Daebu Island. Several higher learning institutions are located in Ansan. They include Ansan University, Shin Ansan University, Seoul Institute of the Arts, and the ERICA campus of Hanyang University. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority, a government agency, has also been headquartered in Ansan since June 3, 2002.Home page Korea Transportation Safety Authority. Retrieved on June 9, 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansan
Ansan (Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these is Daebu Island. Several higher learning institutions are located in Ansan. They include Ansan University, Shin Ansan University, Seoul Institute of the Arts, and the ERICA campus of Hanyang University. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority, a government agency, has also been headquartered in Ansan since June 3, 2002.Home page Korea Transportation Safety Authority. Retrieved on June 9, 2009. With its high number of foreign workers, Wongokbon-dong has been designated as a multicultural area. In 2021, Ansan was selected as the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a population close to 1.3 million, it is larger than Ulsan Metropolitan City, Ulsan, although it is not governed as a metropolitan city. Suwon has existed in various forms throughout History of Korea, Korea's history, growing from a small settlement to become a major industrial and cultural center. It is the only remaining completely walled city in South Korea. The city walls are one of the more popular tourist destinations in Gyeonggi-do, Gyeonggi Province. Samsung Electronics R&D center and headquarters are in Suwon. The city is served by three motorways, the Transportation in South Korea#Railways, national railway network, and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Suwon is a major educational center, home to eleven universities. Suwon is home to severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyeongtaek–Siheung Expressway
The Pyeongtaek–Siheung Expressway ( Korean: 평택시흥고속도로; Pyeongtaek-Siheung Gosok Doro), Also 2nd Seohaean Expressway, is an expressway in South Korea, connecting Pyeongtaek to Hwaseong, Ansan, and Siheung Siheung ( ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city has a population of 511,807 people, where 508,646 are residents out of 218,846 households as of August 2021. Siheung acquired its curren .... It has Expressway Route No. 153 and is a Branch Line of Seohaean Expressway. The entire length from Pyeongtaek to Siheung is 42.6 km and the posted speed limit is 100 km/h. History * 31 March 2008: Construction Begin * 28 March 2013: Open to traffic. Compositions Lanes * W.Pyeongtaek JC ~ S.Ansan IC : 4 * S.Ansan IC ~ Gunja JC : 6 Length 39.4 km Limited Speed * W.Pyeongtaek JC ~ Gunja JC : 100 km/h List of facilities *IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singiloncheon Station
Singiloncheon Station ( ko, 신길온천역, Singiloncheon-yeok) is a railway station on Seoul Subway Line 4 in Ansan Ansan (Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and so ..., Korea. As hot springs were expected to be developed at the time of the station's opening, the station was opened as Singiloncheon station (, 新吉溫泉驛, meaning ''Singil Hot Spring''). However, the station was renamed on January 20, 2021, due to the lack of development of hot springs around the station. But the actual station name "Singiloncheon", was not modified around the station, on the announcements and route maps due to protests supporting hot springs to be built around the station. So it is technically "Singiloncheon" until KORAIL actually renames the station. Station layout References Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incheon
Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third-most-populous city after Seoul and Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fourth-largest metropolitan area by population. Incheon has since led the economic development of South Korea by opening its port to the outside world, ushering in the modernization o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gojan Station
Gojan Station is a commuter train station on Seoul Subway Line 4 in Ansan, Korea. It is the closest station to Ansan Wa~ Stadium. Its station subname is ''Korea Univ. Ansan Hospital'', as it is located nearby the station. The word "Gojan" originated as "inside of cape". Station layout Vicinity *Exit 1 : Ansan City Hall, Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan Arts Center, Korea University Ansan Hospital *Exit 2 : Jinheung Elementary School History Gojan Station was at first a station of the Suin line. *August 5, 1937: new station of Suin Line. *April 10, 1969: change from not arrangement whistle stop to arrangement whistle stop.Korea Korail notification N.96(4/4,1969) *March 2, 1992: opening of the Ansan Line. *April 1, 1994: opening of direct subway (Seoul Subway Line 4 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 4 (dubbed ''The Blue Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul National Capital Area. The central section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dong (administrative Division)
A ''dong'' or neighborhood is a submunicipal level administrative unit of a city and of those cities which are not divided into wards throughout Korea. The unit is often translated as neighborhood and has been used in both administrative divisions of North Korea and South Korea.No, (1993), p.208 In South Korea A ''dong'' is, usually, the smallest level of urban-area division to have its own office and staff in South Korea. There are two types of ''dong'': legal-status neighborhood () and administrative neighborhood (). For land property and (old) address, legal-status neighborhood is mainly used. Unlike what the name indicates, they are not defined by any written law. Instead, most of names are came from customary law, which indicates historical names. Administrative neighborhood, however, is defined by local governments to make an office (community center). Community centers provide some administrative services such as residential/birth registration or death notification, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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