Ansan

Ansan-if (안산시) is a town of South Korea, province of Gyeonggi - C. Its population is approximately 650.000 inhabitants in 2005 (510.000 in 1995).

History

Ansan-if is an extension of the urban entity Ansan-hyeon. The city was created in 1986,10 years after the launching of this plan.

Geography

Position:

  • Northern - 37° 22 ' 25" N.L
    • Southern
  • - 37° 04 ' 39" S.L
  • Is - 126° 56 ' 29" E.
    • Western
  • - 126° 31 ' 45" E.

In the triangle Seoul - Incheon - Suwon, Ansan is located in the middle of the line Incheon - Suwon (with about fifteen kilometers of these two cities and to forty Seoul, very close to the Yellow Mer, in the North-West of the country).

Ansan is connected to the capital by line 4 of the Métro.

Culture

  • cultural Festival of Seong Ho (in homage to the scientist Seongho Yi-Ik).

  • Fortress of Byolmangsung
  • Arts daN Won

Administration

In 1997, the government launched the project Gyeonggi Techno Park to attract companies innovating on the territory of Ansan, but competition is sharp.

See too

External bonds

  • the site of the city: http://www.iansan.net
  • the site of the Government of the province of Gyeonggi-C: http://english.gg.go.kr
  • the site of Gyeonggi Techno Park (경기테크노파크): http://www.antp.org

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