Ilsan
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Ilsan is the name of two districts or wards (Ilsandong-gu, literally “Eastern Ilsan district”, and Ilsanseo-gu, literally “Western Ilsan district”) in Goyang
, Gyeonggi-do
, South Korea
. Ilsan-gu was divided into Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu on May 16, 2005.
Compared to Deogyang-gu
, which makes up the rest of Goyang, the recently developed area of Ilsan-gu is more organized and planned, and its residents are generally more affluent. Ilsan is located northwest of Seoul
. Like other satellite cities in the Seoul National Capital Area
such as Bundang
and Pyeongchon, Ilsan was planned in order to alleviate housing shortages in the city of Seoul. Ilsan has experienced phenomenal growth in the past 15 years, usually drawing in younger generations of upper middle-class and upper-class Koreans.
The National Cancer Center of Korea is located in Ilsan. Ilsan is also home to Lake Park
. The lake covers 72.9 acres (295,016.1 m²). There are several recreational facilities such as biking, inline skating, walking, and a jogging trail that encircles the entire lake. Lake Park also features a cactus
arboretum
and botanical gardens. The area surrounding Lake Park is a large and sprawling commercial district, which include the Lotte Department Store
, Grand Department Store
, Hyundai Department Store
, as well as the huge La Festa shopping complex and the Western Dom which hosts hundreds of stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, and bars. The nightlife in La Festa and Western Dom is also evident as thousands of young people can be seen and businesses are always bustling, especially the bars and nightclubs pounding out loud music until the early morning hours every day. Ilsan is also the site of an annual electric lights festival. Its dynamic culture and beautiful urban landscape have attracted production of numerous Korean TV shows
. As a result, MBC
and SBS, two of the three largest television networks, relocated their production centres to Ilsan.
Jeongbalsan Park is located in the center of Ilsan. It is a large residential park which features a large hiking hill with trails, a large Buddhist temple, some historical thatched roof houses, and an outdoor gymnasium.
The Goyang Aram Complex is also located in Ilsan between Lake Park and Jeongbalsan mountain. The theater has 1,887 seats. It is the only wind-pipe concert hall north of the Han River with more than 1,000 seats.
Ilsan is serviced well by lots of public transportation that constantly goes in and out of Seoul. Ilsan is served on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway
system by Line 3
and the newly-opened Gyeongui Line
. It is also served by various buses that go in and out of Seoul.
Ilsanseo-gu is divided in to 9 dong (동, "neighborhoods"):
Numerous schools have been built in Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu starting from the 1980s as the Ilsan New City (일산신도시) was being developed. Starting from 2002, the High School Equalization Policy (고교평준화제도) came into effect, which abolished the former high school admission policies based on the Yeonhabgosa (Unified Entrance Examination, 연합고사).
Ilsandong-gu has 33 schools including: 19 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 special school.
Ilsanseo-gu has 46 schools including: 22 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, 9 high schools, and 2 special schools.
Hugok (후곡) and Baengma (백마) are notable for their hagwons (학원, "cram school"), where many hagwons are present.
Goyang
Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.Several institutions of higher...
, Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...
, 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...
. Ilsan-gu was divided into Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu on May 16, 2005.
Compared to Deogyang-gu
Deogyang-gu
Deogyang-gu is a ward in Goyang, South Korea. It is noticeably less affluent than the other two wards in Goyang.-Administration:Deogyang-gu contains 19 administrative dongs:* Jugyo-dong* Seongsa 1 and 2 dong...
, which makes up the rest of Goyang, the recently developed area of Ilsan-gu is more organized and planned, and its residents are generally more affluent. Ilsan is located northwest of Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. Like other satellite cities in the Seoul National Capital Area
Seoul National Capital Area
The Seoul National Capital Area is a region located in the north-west of South Korea. It is generally referred to as Sudogwon in Korean, and contains three different administrative districts; Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do....
such as Bundang
Bundang
Bundang is the southernmost district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In addition to being the most populous part of the city, it also has the status of being one of the wealthiest regions in Gyeonggi Province...
and Pyeongchon, Ilsan was planned in order to alleviate housing shortages in the city of Seoul. Ilsan has experienced phenomenal growth in the past 15 years, usually drawing in younger generations of upper middle-class and upper-class Koreans.
The National Cancer Center of Korea is located in Ilsan. Ilsan is also home to Lake Park
Lake Park (Goyang)
Lake Park is a park in Ilsan district, Goyang, South Korea.-History and layout:Lake Park was opened on May 4th, 1996. Its total space is approx. 1,034,000m^ and the lake's surface area is approx. 300,000m^...
. The lake covers 72.9 acres (295,016.1 m²). There are several recreational facilities such as biking, inline skating, walking, and a jogging trail that encircles the entire lake. Lake Park also features a cactus
Cactus
A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
and botanical gardens. The area surrounding Lake Park is a large and sprawling commercial district, which include the Lotte Department Store
Lotte Department Store
Lotte Department Store is a Korean retail company established in 1979, and headquartered in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea. Lotte Department Store offers retail consumer goods and services and is one out of 8 business units of Lotte Shopping...
, Grand Department Store
Grand Department Store
Grand Department Store is a South Korean department store chain. It has 2 branches in Seoul Metropolitan Area-Stores:*Ilsan Store in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do*Yeongtong Store in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do...
, Hyundai Department Store
Hyundai Department Store
Hyundai Department Store , together with Lotte Department Store and Shinsegae, is one of the three major department store chains in South Korea...
, as well as the huge La Festa shopping complex and the Western Dom which hosts hundreds of stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, and bars. The nightlife in La Festa and Western Dom is also evident as thousands of young people can be seen and businesses are always bustling, especially the bars and nightclubs pounding out loud music until the early morning hours every day. Ilsan is also the site of an annual electric lights festival. Its dynamic culture and beautiful urban landscape have attracted production of numerous Korean TV shows
Korean drama
Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...
. As a result, MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
and SBS, two of the three largest television networks, relocated their production centres to Ilsan.
Jeongbalsan Park is located in the center of Ilsan. It is a large residential park which features a large hiking hill with trails, a large Buddhist temple, some historical thatched roof houses, and an outdoor gymnasium.
The Goyang Aram Complex is also located in Ilsan between Lake Park and Jeongbalsan mountain. The theater has 1,887 seats. It is the only wind-pipe concert hall north of the Han River with more than 1,000 seats.
Ilsan is serviced well by lots of public transportation that constantly goes in and out of Seoul. Ilsan is served on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Metropolitan Subway in Seoul, in Seoul, South Korea, is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world, with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's thirteen lines...
system by Line 3
Seoul Subway Line 3
Seoul Subway Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is an operation system which connects Goyang, northwestern Seoul to the city center, Gangnam, and southeastern Seoul. Construction began in 1980, and most of the current line opened over two stages in 1985, along with Brother subway Line 4...
and the newly-opened Gyeongui Line
Gyeongui Line
The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju in what is now North Korea...
. It is also served by various buses that go in and out of Seoul.
Administration
Ilsandong-gu is divided in to 11 dong (동, "neighborhoods"):- Shiksa-dong (식사동)
- Jungsan-dong (중산동)
- Pungsan-dong (풍산동)
- Baekseok 1 and 2-dong (백석1~2동)
- Madu 1 and 2-dong (마두1~2동)
- Janghang 1 and 2-dong (장항1~2동)
- Gobong-dong (고봉동) [divided into Jiyeong-dong, Seongseok-dong, Seolmun-dong and Sarihyeon-dong (지영동, 성석동, 설문동, 사리현동)]
Ilsanseo-gu is divided in to 9 dong (동, "neighborhoods"):
- Ilsan 1 to 3-dong (일산1~3동)
- Tanhyeon-dong (탄현동)
- Juyeop 1 and 2-dong (주엽1~2동)
- Daehwa-dong (대화동)
- Songpo-dong (송포동) [contain Beopgot-dong (법곳동)]
- Songsan-dong (송산동) [divided into Gusan-dong and Gajwa-dong (구산동, 가좌동)]
- Deogi-dong (덕이동)
Education
Ilsandong-gu has 33 schools including: 19 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 special school.
Ilsanseo-gu has 46 schools including: 22 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, 9 high schools, and 2 special schools.
Hugok (후곡) and Baengma (백마) are notable for their hagwons (학원, "cram school"), where many hagwons are present.