Anseong


Anseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, south of Seoul. Anseong promotes itself as "The City of Masters". It is known for producing brassware and arts and crafts. From late spring to fall, Anseong holds its own Namsadang Neuri Festival. The agriculture of Anseong is centered around Asian pears, grapes, ginseng, and rice, while Hanwoo is considered to be the most famous and high-quality.
Anseong is the center of all traffic in Korea. It is connected to all highways in the country, and there are nine interchanges, the most in Korea Republic
The pronoun AnseongMachum is a word that was born from Anseong Yugi. And in addition, AmseongPyeongya, Anseongcheon, Anseong Line are all Anseong is the source

Modern history

In 1963, Gosam town of Yongin was incorporated by Anseong, which was still a county at the time. In 1983, Anseong 6 jurisdictions
Compulsory incorporation without the consent of the residents to district of Pyeongtaek. In 1998, Anseong was upgraded from county to city status.
It borders Pyeongtaek to the west, Yongin to the north, Icheon and Eumseong-gun to the east, and Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province and Jincheon-gun, North Chungcheong Province to the south. It is located in the southernmost part of Gyeonggi Province and is adjacent to Chungcheong Province along with Pyeongtaek, so it serves as a gateway to the rest of the country. For this reason, in the past, it was counted as one of three major commercial centers in Korea with Daegu and Jeonju. At that time, Anseong was a bustling city. In particular, the 5-day market held on the 2nd and 7th of every month was one of the three largest markets in Joseon.
  • On April 1, 1998, Anseong City was established with jurisdiction over the entire Anseong County.
  • On June 1, 2001, Gongdo-myeon was promoted to Gongdo-eup.

    Population

  • Anseong, Gyeonggi-do population trend &key developments
  • 1966: 144,274
  • 1970: 133,404
  • 1975: 132,888
  • 1980: 127,891
  • 1983: Yong'e-ri, Jukbaek-ri, Cheongyong-ri, Wolgok-ri, Wongok-myeon, Sosa-ri, Gongdo-myeon were transferred to Pyeongtaek-eup, Pyeongtaek-gun.
  • 1985: 121,752
  • 1990: 118,260
  • 1995: 124,671
  • 1998: Anseong was upgraded from county to city status.
  • 2000: 136,590
  • 2005: 157,130
  • 2010: 177,937
  • 2015: 180,199
  • 2020: 187,012
  • 2022: 189,648
  • June 2024: 191,272
The populations given are based on the administrative districts at the time, not the current administrative district.
1966–1990: National Statistical Office Census, 1995–Present: Resident Registration Population Statistics of Ministry of Public Administration and Security

Education

Institutions of higher learning in Anseong include:
Hangyeore Middle and High School, a special school for North Korean refugees, is in Anseong.
Valor international school

Geography

Land area by type and usage:

  • Overall, the northeast is high and the southwest is gentle, so the Cheongmicheon Mountain Range, which runs north to south, becomes a watershed that divides the region into east and west. To the east, Cheongmicheon flows, and to the west, Anseongcheon, Jollingcheon, and Hancheon join and flow into the West Sea. To the south, Seounsan Mountain rises, forming a boundary with Chungcheongnam-do and Chungcheongbuk-do, and large, low mountains surround the entire region like a folding screen. To the south and west, there are hills for middle-aged and elderly people, and wide plains due to the development of rivers.

    Climate

Anseong has a humid continental climate, but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate using the isotherm.

Administrative districts

The city is divided into one eup and 11 myeon and three dong :
NameHangulHanjaPopulationHouseholdsArea
Gongdo-eup공도읍孔道邑57,94821,16131.96
Bogae-myeon보개면寶蓋面6,5742,60653.01
Geumgwang-myeon금광면金光面8,7553,51571.71
Seoun-myeon서운면瑞雲面4,4791,73936.28
Miyang-myeon미양면薇陽面8,1673,03333.73
Daedeok-myeon대덕면大德面12,6066,36231.16
Yangseong-myeon양성면陽城面6,1372,50653.17
Wongok-myeon원곡면元谷面5,6072,25337.83
Gosam-myeon고삼면古三面2,16391827.79
Iljuk-myeon일죽면一竹面9,2293,66955.54
Juksan-myeon죽산면竹山面7,8423,40057.26
Samjuk-myeon삼죽면三竹面4,1131,68839.07
Anseong1-dong안성1동安城1洞13,4445,3066.55
Anseong2-dong안성2동安城2洞19,4607,32210.14
Anseong3-dong안성3동安城3洞23,5718,1368.27

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