Asan is a city

Administrative divisions of South Korea

||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...

 in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. It is located at 36°47′N 126°59′E, bordering the Seoul Metropolitan Area to the north. Asan has a population of approximately 250,000.

Asan is known for its 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.

Asan should not be confused with Ansan

Ansan

Ansan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies south of Seoul, and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4....

, in Gyeonggi Province.

Transportation

The city of Asan shares a station for the KTX high speed trains with the neighbouring city of Cheonan

Cheonan

Cheonan is a city located in the northeast corner of South Chungcheong, a province of South Korea, and is 83.6 km south of the capital, Seoul...

 called Cheonan-Asan Station

Cheonan-Asan Station

Cheonan-Asan Station is a ground-level train station located mostly in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, although part of it lies in the neighboring city of Cheonan. This station serves high-speed KTX trains that run from Seoul to either Busan or Mokpo...

. 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

Incheon International Airport is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul national capital area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world...

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

Industry and commerce

Companies like Hyundai Motor, Samsung LCD, and Samsung Electronic have factories in Asan. A total of 14 industrial complexes are currently occupied by autoparts, electronic parts and other factories.

The Port of Pyeongtaek, closest to the east China coast among Korean ports, is nearby.

Education

Asan is the home of five universities.

• Asan Information and Technology Polytechnic College
  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. It is the first publicly-supported South Korean polytechnic college to specialize in information technology. The current president of the...
  
  
• Seonam University
• Soonchunhyang University
  Soonchunhyang University
  Soonchunhyang University is a university of South Korea, founded in 1978.SCH is a private university located in the city of Asan, South Chungcheong province, about 52 miles southwest of Seoul in South Korea. It was founded by Dr...
  
  
• Sun Moon University
  Sun Moon University
  Sun Moon University is a university located in Cheonan, South Korea....
  
  
• Hoseo University
  Hoseo University
  Hoseo University is a private Christian university in South Korea. The main campus is located in 165, Sechul-ri, Baebang-myeon, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do. Another campus is located in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do. The name, Hoseo, is the regional name for the province .- History :Hoseo University was...
  
  

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.

Famous people

Famous people associated with Asan include the late Yun Po Sun, former President of South Korea

President of South Korea

The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of the Republic of Korea...

.

Admiral Yi Sun-sin

Yi Sun-sin

Yi Sun-shin was a Korean naval commander, famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty, and is well-respected for his exemplary conduct on and off the battlefield not only by Koreans, but by Japanese Admirals as well...

, who defeated the Japanese navy in the 16th century, lived for some time in Asan.
There is a miniature replica of a turtle ship

Turtle ship

The Turtle ship, also known as Geobukseon or Kobukson , was a type of large warship belonging to the Panokseon class in Korea that was used intermittently by the Royal Korean Navy during the Joseon Dynasty from the early 15th century up until the 19th century.The first references to older, first...

made famous by Admiral Yi on the outskirts of town.

External links

• City government website