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Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Infobox settlement Ansan (Template:Korean, Template:IPA) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul Metropolitan 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, the ERICA campus of Hanyang University, and the Seoul Institute of the Arts. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority, a government agency, has also been headquartered in Ansan since June 3, 2002.<ref name="kotsa1">Home page. Korea Transportation Safety Authority. Retrieved on June 9, 2009.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With its high number of foreign workers, Wongokbon-dong has been designated as a multicultural area.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2021, Ansan was selected as the largest residential area for foreigners and it is seeking designation as a special multicultural city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Street play festival is held every year in Ansan.

History

Ancient era

The first humans in Ansan were in the New Stone Age, and many shell middens and prehistoric remains were found at Oido, Sihwaho, Chojidong and Daebudo.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the Seonbu-dong and Wolpi-dong area, over 10 stone dolmen tombs could be found.<ref name=Ansan>Template:Cite journal</ref>Template:Rp Also in 1995, Old Stone Age relics were found while constructing the Seohaean Expressway.<ref>Template:Lang</ref><ref>Template:Lang.</ref> Most dolmens in Ansan are north dolmen, but the dolmen in Seonbu-dong are table-shaped and another table-shaped tomb was found in Hakon-dong, Gwangmyeong. There are many ancient relics found in the city.<ref name="안산한대29">Template:Lang</ref><ref>Template:Lang.</ref>

Three Kingdoms and Goryeo eras

Not much evidence or antiquities survive from the Proto-Three Kingdoms and Samhan periods are in Ansan and nearby areas.<ref name=Ansan/>Template:Rp The Mahan confederacy in Chen Shou in Records of the Three Kingdoms preserves writings about the chiefdom state.<ref name="안산한대29"/><ref>Template:Lang</ref> Ansan was in communion with Baekje but very little has been saved.

In the Later Three Kingdoms era, the Ansan area was owned by Taebong (also known as Hugoguryeo, "Later Goguryeo") in Silla Hyogong's 4th year (AD 900).<ref name=Ansan/>Template:Rp After then, Gung Ye, who was the ruler of Taebong, was overthrown by Wang Geon, and the Ansan area was turned over to Goryeo, founded by Wang Geon. First, the Gung Ye Ganggu-gun was changed to Ansan-gun but the state of the military was preserved.

Joseon era

Ansan belonged to Gyeonggijwa-do (left Gyeonggi Province) in the Joseon period. Taejo's 5th year (AD 1396), Ansan-eoso (meaning Ansan fishery) that is now under the direct control of a detached building of Saongwon (the Department of foods and meals in the Joseon dynasty) was set up.<ref name=Ansan/>Template:Rp After Gyeonggijwa-do and Gyeonggiwo-do (right Gyeonggi province) were unified in Teajong's 2nd year (AD 1402), Ansan was still called Ansan. Under Teajong's 13th (1413), the whole country was detached into eight provinces.

Modern era

Until 1914, Ansan and the southern part of today's Siheung consisted of Ansan County. In 1914, Ansan County was annexed to Siheung County. This region produced high-quality salt from ancient times and valuable marine products. Ansan was then a fishing village.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1986, several towns of Hwaseong county became incorporated, representing the beginning of Ansan as a city. With currently over 700,000 residents, Ansan now has two distinct and separate districts:<ref>Provisional changes including Guri and 11 cities and counties and permission of modification naming Naju.(1985.12.28.) from Constitution of the Republic of Korea</ref> Danwon, which has 12 dongs as of 2009, and Sangnok, with 13.

Geography

Ansan is located in the southwest of Gyeonggi Province and is situated on the coast of the Yellow Sea (locally called West Sea), at Template:Coord. Portions of various Yellow Sea islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these is Daebu Island, also known as "Daebudo".

Large portions of Ansan, over 100 sq miles, are reclaimed wetlands, part of the Saemangeum land reclamation project known as Ansan Reed Marshy Park.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Located at the south of the city (but within its jurisdiction) are islands of Daebudo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Pungdo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On land, the city boundaries is marked by the town of Gunpo to the east of Ansan, Anyang to north-east, Siheung to the north and Hwaseong to the south.

Climate

Ansan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers. Template:Weather box

Demographics

According to the South Korean Ministry of Justice, Ansan's Danwon District is the district which has the largest foreign population in Korea, with 68,119 residents followed by Siheung (66,103), Hwaseong (59,942), Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (48,682), Guro-gu, Seoul (48,343), Pyeongtaek (42,243), and Asan, South Chungcheong (35,567 people).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Ansan City government report on foreign population January 2024
Group Population
Chaoxianzu 48,082
Chinese 10,781
Uzbek 10,118
Koryo saram 7,631
Kazakh 3,808
Vietnam 2,415
Russian 1,604
other 11,930

Transportation

Railway

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Ansan Stream at night

The Ansan Line is a major rail line in Ansan and is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway as Line 4. Service connects from Oido to Jinjeop in Namyangju. The subway is also connected to the public bus system in Ansan. Previously, the first railroad in the city was the Suin Line which was opened by Korea under Japanese rule. In mid-2020, the Suin Bundang line started operations, connecting Suwon and Ansan which expanded the living space in Ansan.

(Gunpo) ← Banwol — Sangnoksu — Hanyang Univ. at Ansan — Jungang — Gojan — Choji — Ansan — Singiloncheon → (Siheung)
Wonsi — Siu — Choji — Seonbu — Dalmi → (Siheung) → (Gimpo Airport) → (Goyang)
(Hwaseong) ← Sari — Hanyang Univ. at Ansan — Jungang — Gojan — Choji — Ansan — Singiloncheon → (Siheung)

Future expansion

Currently, Seohae Line starts from Ansan to Sosa station in Bucheon. But the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is extended to Goyang through Gimpo International Airport station.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was planned to be completed by 2023 and extended Seohae Line officially opened on 1 July 2023.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Shin Ansan Line will connect Yeouido to Ansan in 2024. It will take only 30 minutes from Yeouido to Ansan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Also, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is considering extending to Seoul Station.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Hanyang University — Ansan City Hall — Jungang — Seongpo — Jangha — Mokgam → (Gwangmyeong) → (Seoul)

Bus

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Ansan Bus Terminal

The Template:Ill (Template:Korean) near Ansan station provides daily bus service to Incheon International Airport and most cities in South Korea including Gimhae, Busan. Buses travel via Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport. Express buses to Iksan, Dongdaegu, and Gwangju are also available.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Near Sangnoksu station are buses going to Suwon station and Gangnam station. Ansan has 53 bus lines with 537 buses operating in and out of the city limits, connecting the city with Seoul and other outlying Gyeonggi cities. The Ansan transfer center also has express city buses, city buses, and intercity buses to link to Banwol industrial estate, Sihwa lake, and nearby cities.

Pedalro

Pedalro is a public bicycle system in Ansan. There are 101 Pedalro stations in Ansan. This is run on a membership basis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, due to high cost for maintenance, Ansan discontinued the public bicycle service in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Public institutions

The Korea Transportation Safety Authority, a government agency in South Korea, is headquartered in Ansan.<ref name="kotsa1"/> Other major institutions in Ansan include:

Administrative districts

The administrative district of Ansan is parted into 25 dong, 1187 tong, and 5884 ban. The extent of Ansan is 149.06 km2 (Sangnok-gu: 57.83 km2 Danwon-gu: 91.23 km2).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population standard was 281,829 households and 761,279 people at the end of 2012, of which the Korean citizen population was 715,108 with 43,465 foreigners recorded.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Larger map of the Ansan districts. Danwon District district covers the west mainland part and stretches to the sea to cover Daebudo and Pungdo islands.
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Ansan is composed of two districts: Sangnok District in the east and Danwon District in the west.
Borough Administrative dong Hangul (Korean) Chinese character extent household population
Sangnok District
상록구
常綠區		 Il-dong 일동 一洞 2.41 11,215 23,003
I-dong 이동 二洞 2.44 13,884 22,466
Sa 1-dong 사1동 四洞 2.36 16,749 39,594
Sa 2-dong 사2동 3.65 12,740 36,395
Sa 3-dong 사3동 3.68 7,147 20,835
Bono-dong 본오동 本五洞 6.45 17,589 43,811
Bono-2 dong 본오2동 0.82 12,300 33,038
Bono-3 dong 본오3동 1.1 9,992 25,268
Bugok-dong 부곡동 釜谷洞 6.22 8,832 22,775
Wolpi-dong 월피동 月陂洞 5.54 17,394 35,681
Seongpo-dong 성포동 聲浦洞 1.7 9,767 30,250
Banwol-dong 반월동 半月洞 13.16 8,077 16,574
Ansan-dong 안산동 安山洞 8.36 3,842 10,026
Danwon District
단원구
檀園區		 Wadong 와동 瓦洞 3.23 19,372 36,020
Gojan-1 dong 고잔1동 古棧洞 1.75 9,282 24,548
Gojan-2 dong 고잔2동 1.87 9,650 25,465
Hosu dong 호수동 湖水洞 2.48 14,723 42,346
Wongokbon-dong 원곡본동 元谷洞 8.12 14,884 49,007
Wongok-1 dong 원곡1동 0.95 4,399 16,034
Wongok-2 dong 원곡2동 0.56 5,323 17,058
Choji-dong 초지동 草芝洞 21.16 17,720 45,416
Seonbu-1 dong 선부1동 仙府洞 0.86 7,544 16,880
Seonbu-2 dong 선부2동 2.07 11,619 27,390
Seonbu-3 dong 선부3동 5.81 13,774 37,439
Dea-bu dong 대부동 大阜洞 42.37 3,614 7,384

Education

Ansan had Hyanggyo, nationally sponsored schools, throughout the Joseon period and Goryeo. Modern institutions of higher learning located in Ansan include Ansan University, Shin Ansan University, Seoul Institute of the Arts, and the ERICA campus of Hanyang University.

List of universities in Ansan:

There are 24 high schools, 29 middle schools, 54 elementary schools and 96 kindergartens in the city.<ref name="Education">Template:Cite web</ref> Danwon High School in Ansan was particularly affected by the Sinking of the MV Sewol in 2014 as a large number of the passengers were students from the school, and city streets featured many ribbon memorials and other markers and ceremonies for the disaster.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ansan Seo Elementary School a.k.a. Template:Ill in Wongok-dong has a multicultural program with students from other countries, a rarity in South Korean education.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Economy

Because Ansan is a planned city built behind the Ansan Smart Hub following the government's industrial planning, the proportion of agriculture in the Ansan economy is very low. Meanwhile, as the government promoted a manufacturing industry plan in the Ansan area before Ansan was built, many people work in the manufacturing industry. There are two national industrial complexes, Banwol and Sihwa, as well as the local Banwol plating industrial complex.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Cultural institutions and heritage

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Walking path along Ansan Canal in summer

In the past, Ansan had fewer attractions and a poor reputation due to its industrial and fishing roots, but the east side of the city has recently experienced several beautification projects. The canal systems which bisect the city have bicycling and walking paths, and are covered with roses, tulips, and cherry blossoms in spring. A community bicycle system sponsored by the city is also available for park access and riding. Nowadays, Ansan has many museums and galleries, such as the Ansan Culture and Arts Center, Seongho Memorial Hall, Danwon Sculpture Park, and Hwarang Public Garden. Ansan has run city bus tours for cultural heritage sightseeing since 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Events

The Jet-mer-ri village deity is held every year in the Jet-mer-ri shrine to the village deity from 1984, and since 1987 the Beal-Mang-Sung art festival is held. Also, since 1991 the Danwon art festival and since 1996 the Sung-ho cultural festival is held. The Ansan Street Arts Festival is held in Ansan Culture Square in May since 2005. Other festivals in Ansan include:

  • Ansan Kim Hong-do Festival (September)
  • Ansan Daebu Island: The scent of ocean tulip festival (April)
  • Ansan Street Arts Festival (May)
  • Ansan Valley Rock Festival (July)
  • Byeolmangseong Art Festival (September)
  • Seongho Cultural Festival (May)

Historical monuments and structures

Historical monuments and structures in Ansan include:

Modern monuments and cultural institutions

Modern monuments and cultural institutions in Ansan include:

Parks and natural landmarks

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Ansan Lake Park

Ansan is home to several parks, including:

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Ansan canal through trees
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Ansan Canal, South Korea
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Ansan Dutch Garden Roses

Sports

Large and small stadiums have been founded from the 1990s on in Ansan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Major sports events in the city take place at the Ansan Wa~ Stadium.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The city was home to Shinhan Bank S-Bird Woman's Basketball Team (member of the Women's Korean Basketball League).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The team moved to Incheon in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was also a home to the now-defunct National League soccer club Ansan Hallelujah.

Ansan is also home to Ansan OK Financial Group Okman volleyball club. They are members of the V-League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ansan established a professional football team called the Ansan Greeners FC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In its first year, the team also received the "Plus Stadium"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> award and the "Full Stadium" award.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At present (April 10, 2018), the Ansan Grinders FC has placed second.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television series and films

Sister cities

Sister cities (foreign cities)

Sister cities (domestic cities)

Friendly cooperation cities

Mayors

  • 1st - Jeon Chang-seon (January 1, 1986 – February 10, 1988)
  • 2nd - Jang Ui-jin (February 11, 1988 – June 4, 1988)
  • 3rd - Lee Sang-yong (June 5, 1988 – December 26, 1989)
  • 4th - Lee Soo-yeong (December 27, 1989 – January 2, 1992)
  • 5th - Cho Gun-ho (January 3, 1992 – January 10, 1993)
  • 6th - Kim Tae-su (January 11, 1993 – October 5, 1994)
  • 7th - Choi Soon-sik (October 5, 1994 – June 30, 1995)
  • 8th - Song Jin-sub (July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1998)
  • 9th - Park Sung-gyu (July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2002)
  • 10th - Song Jin-sub (July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2006)
  • 11th - Park Joo-won (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2010)
  • 12th - Kim Chul-min (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2014)
  • 13th - Je Jong-geel (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2018)
  • 14th - Yoon Hwa-seop (July 1, 2018~ June 30, 2022)
  • 15th - Lee Min-Geun (July 1, 2022~)

Notable people

Exchanges

  • Council of the National Multicultural City
  • Council of the National Lifelong Learning City
  • Metropolitan Mayor Nationwide Council

See also

References

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