Asan () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

South Chungcheong South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...

Province,

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. It borders the

Seoul Capital Area The Seoul Capital Area (SCA), Sudogwon (, ) or Gyeonggi region (), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2020) is ranked as the fifth largest me ...

to 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 Onyang-dong, actually a series of six ''dong'', is the central and most populous part of the city of Asan in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It is here that Asan City Hall is located. Geography Onyang-dong lies in the centre of Asan, 10 km ...

, which is also known for its hot springs.

Climate

Transportation

The city of Asan shares a station for the

KTX Korea Train eXpress (), often known as KTX (), is South Korea's high-speed rail system, operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1, 2004. From Seoul Station the ...

high speed trains with the directly adjacent city of

Cheonan Cheonan (; 천안시, ''Cheonan-si''), also spelled Ch'ŏnan, is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea. Cheonan has a population of 666,417 (2018), making it the most-populous city or county in South Chungcheong, and the third most-populous ci ...

, which is thusly named Cheonan-Asan Station. It takes about 30 minutes to travel from Asan to Seoul by the KTX train. It can be reached within 2 hours from

Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...

by car.

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including ...

extended one of its lines to service Asan on 15 December 2008. Two major highways, the Seoul-Busan and West Coast expressways, also pass through Asan city.

Industry and commerce

Companies like

Hyundai Motor Hyundai Motor Company, often abbreviated to Hyundai Motors ( ) and commonly known as Hyundai (, ; ), is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 1967. Currently, the company o ...

, Samsung LCD, and

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have factories in Asan. A total of 14 industrial complexes are currently occupied by auto parts, electronic parts and other factories. The Port of Pyeongtaek, closest to the

east China East China () is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. A concept abolished in 1978, for economical purposes the region was defined from 1949 to 1961 by the Chinese Central Governme ...

coast among Korean ports, is nearby.

Place worth visiting

Blue Crystal Village: The Mediterranean village is located in ''Tangjeong-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 of Santorini, Greece, are intact, and create exotic landscapes based on the architectural style of

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Education

Asan is the home of five universities. *

Hoseo University Hoseo University is a private Christian university with four campuses; Main Campus in Asan, South Korea, other campuses in Cheonan, South Korea, known for its large size, 3.471074 km, Dangjin, South Korea and Seoul, South Korea(Venture Grad ...

Asan Information and Technology Polytechnic College Asan Information & Technology Polytechnic College is located in Sinchang-myeon, Asan city, South Chungcheong province, not far from Soonchunhyang University. The current president of the college is Hyun-Suk Jung. Apart from the Department of In ...

* Seonam University *

Soonchunhyang University Soonchunhyang University (SCH) is a private university in Asan, South Korea. SCH was founded by Dr. Succ-Jo Suh in 1978 as a medical college with 80 students. It expanded to a comprehensive university in 1980, offering both undergraduate and ...

Sun Moon University Sun Moon University is a university located in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. Sport The university's football team participated in the 2014 IFA Shield tournament. Notable people *Oh Jung-se Oh Jung-se (born February 26, 1977) is a ...

Domestic secondary schools: *

Onyang High School Asan () is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It borders the Seoul Capital Area to 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 th ...

International schools: * Onyang Chinese Elementary School (溫陽華僑小學校/온양화교소학교)

Sport

Asan is home of Asan Woori Bank WooriWON, a

women's basketball Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...

team. In 2016, the club was relocated from

Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; formerly romanized as Chunchŏn; literally ''spring river'') is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea. The city lies in the north of the county, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some ...

to Asan. The

K League 2 The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the K League 1. Hi ...

football club

Asan Mugunghwa FC Asan Mugunghwa Football Club was a South Korean football club based in Asan. The club's players were South Korean professional footballers who were serving their two-year military duty. History Founding and Police FC era Founded as National Po ...

was based in the city from 2017 to 2019. Asan Mugunghwa FC was dissolved after the 2019 season. After the dissolution of Asan Mugunghwa FC, Chungnam Asan FC became the city's professional football club, and plays in the K League 2.

Modern history

* 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. * In 1995, the City of Onyang and Asan County were combined into the City of Asan.

Notable people

People born in Asan include: *

An Gyeong-ja An Gyeong-ja (born 8 August 1950) is a South Korean volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of t ...

(born 1950), volleyball player * An Hye-jin (1998), volleyball player *

Bok Geo-il Bok Geo-il (born March 20, 1946) is a South Korean novelist, poet, literary critic and social commentator. Early life and education Bok was born in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, Southern Korea. Bok Geo-il graduated from the Business School of the S ...

(born 1946), novelist and poet *

Seung-Hui Cho Seung-Hui Cho (, properly Cho Seung-hui; January 18, 1984 – April 16, 2007) was a Korean-born mass murderer responsible for the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols on Apr ...

(1984-2007), mass murderer; perpetrator of the

Virginia Tech shooting The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Seung-Hui Cho, an u ...

Queen Inseon Queen Inseon (Hangul: 인선왕후 장씨, Hanja: 仁宣王后張氏; 9 February 1619 – 19 March 1674), of the Deoksu Jang clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Ho, King Hyojong. She was queen consort of Jos ...

(1619-1674), queen consort *

Jang Dong-min Jang Dong-min (; born July 20, 1979), is a South Korean comedian. He is known as ‘comedian who curses a lot’, (his comedy style is mainly on yelling and cursing). He is part of Gag Concert's 19th class (class of 2004), together with Yoo Se-yo ...

(born 1979), comedian *

Da Un Jung Jung Da-un (born 7 December 1993), anglicized as Da Un Jung, is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2015, he has also formerly ...

(born 1993), mixed martial artist *

Lee O-young Lee O-young (15 January 1934 – 26 February 2022) was a South Korean critic and novelist."이어령" biogr ...

(1934-2022), critic and novelist * Lee So-young (born 1994), volleyball player * Lee Young-ja (born 1967), comedian and television presenter *

Jhoon Rhee Rhee Jhoon-goo (January 7, 1932 – April 30, 2018), commonly known as Jhoon Rhee or Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, was a South Korean master of Taekwondo who is widely recognized as the 'Father of American Taekwondo' for introducing this martial art ...

(1932-2018), taekwondo master *

Ri Ki-yong Ri Ki-yong (also Lee Gi-yeong; May 6, 1896 – August 9, 1984) was a Korean novelist. Life Ri Ki-yong was born in Asan, Chunchongnam-do in Korea. He wrote under the name Minchon. Ri attended the Seiisku School of English in Tokyo, Japan, He wor ...

(1896-1984), novelist *

Ryoo Seung-bum Ryoo Seung-bum (born August 9, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He made a name for himself in his older brother director Ryoo Seung-wan's eclectic films, notably '' Die Bad'' (his acting debut in 2000), ''Arahan'' (2004), '' Crying Fist'' (2005), ...

(born 1980), actor *

Shin Su-jong Shin Su-jong (also ''Sin Su-jong'', ko, 신 수종; born February 15, 1988) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He represented his nation South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a silver medal, as a m ...

(born 1988), swimmer *

Yun Chi-ho Yun Chi-ho ( Korean: 윤치호, hanja: 尹致昊, 1864 – 1945) or Tchi ho yun was an important political activist and thinker during the late 1800s and early 1900s in Joseon Korea. His penname was Jwa-ong (좌옹, 佐翁); his courtesy name w ...

(1864-1945), political activist *

Yun Chi-sung Yun Chi-sung (hangul:윤치성, hanja:尹致晟 or 尹致晠, March 2, 1875, Asan - August 11, 1936) was an Imperial Korean military personnel, politician and independence activist. His nickname was Agyeon (악연, 岳淵). He was the uncle of Y ...

(1875-1936), imperial general and politician; cousin of Chi-ho * Yun Chi-oh (1869-1950), educator and politician; brother of Chi-ho * Yun Yeong-ryeol (1854–1939), politician and soldier

Twin towns – sister cities

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, Malaysia *

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, United States

References

External links

City government website
{{Authority control Cities in South Chungcheong Province