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Osan (Korean pronunciation: [o.san]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 35 km (22 mi) south of Seoul. The population of the city is around 200,000. The local economy is supported by a mix of agricultural and industrial enterprises.

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Osan 오산시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	오산시
• Hanja	烏山市
• Revised Romanization	Osan-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Osan-si
Flag Emblem of Osan
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Administrative divisions	6 dong
Area
• Total	42.76 km2 (16.51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	193,892
• Density	2,824.2/km2 (7,315/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

It is famous for one of the largest markets in South Korea, Osan Market, which has been in continuous operation since 1792.^{[citation needed]} The city was the scene of the first battle between the US and North Korea during the Korean War in 1950; there is a statue and museum dedicated to UN forces on the outskirts of the city.

The United States Air Force base named after the city, Osan Air Base, is not actually located in the city, but is instead 8 km (5.0 mi) south, in the Songtan district (formerly a separate city) of Pyeongtaek.

Osan Station is a large subway station located in the heart of Osan. It is part of the Seoul Subway Line 1 and the KTX. There is a bus terminal next to the subway station and many buses stop in front of the subway station.

Name

Osan came to be called by its current name in 1914, at the time of a general reorganization of local governments under Japanese rule. At that time it became Osan-myeon, part of Suwon. This name in turn was taken from that of a local stream, the Osancheon. However, prior to the Japanese occupation, the name had been rendered in hanja as 鰲山, meaning "soft-shelled turtle mountain." Because of the complexity of the 鰲 ("o") character, and because crows were abundant in the area, the Japanese changed the name to 烏山, meaning "crow mountain school."^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

• based on the data created in dec 2011

Population:	193,892
Daily Deaths:	1.1
Daily Marriage:	3.7
Daily Divorce:	0.9
Fires a Day:	0.3
Students per Teacher:	29
Number of Cars:	71,572

Administrative districts

The administrative districts of Osan City consists of six administrative districts and 24 legal districts. Osan City has a population of 228,111 and 97,348 households as of the end of June 2020.[1]

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Household	Population	Area	Legal districts
Chopyeong-dong	초평동	楚坪洞	6,946	16,204	6.48 km²	Beoreum-dong (벌음동; 伐音洞), Dugok-dong (두곡동; 斗谷洞), Part of Gasu-dong (가수동; 佳水洞), Part of Nueup-dong (누읍동; 樓邑洞), Seo-dong (서동; 西洞), Tap-dong (탑동; 塔洞)
Daewon-dong	대원동	大園洞	26,921	64,484	6.20 km²	Part of Busan-dong (부산동; 釜山洞), Cheongho-dong (청호동; 淸湖洞), Part of Galgot-dong (갈곶동; 葛串洞), Gohyeon-dong (고현동; 高峴洞), Part of Osan-dong (오산동; 烏山洞), Won-dong (원동; 園洞)
Jungang-dong	중앙동	中央洞	14,080	36,243	3.66 km²	Part of Busan-dong, Part of Eungye-dong (은계동; 銀溪洞), Part of Osan-dong
Namchon-dong	남촌동	南村洞	12,895	19,925	6.06 km²	Cheonghak-dong (청학동; 靑鶴洞), Gajang-dong (가장동; 佳長洞), Part of Galgot-dong, Part of Gasu-dong, Part of Gwol-dong (궐동; 闕洞), Part of Osan-dong
Sema-dong	세마동	洗馬洞	12,519	31,862	13.32 km²	Jigot-dong (지곶동; 紙串洞), Oesammi-dong (외삼미동; 外三美洞), Segyo-dong (세교동; 細橋洞), Seorang-dong (서랑동; 西廊洞), Yangsan-dong (양산동; 陽山洞)
Sinjang-dong	신장동	新場洞	23,987	59,393	7.04 km²	Part of Eungye-dong, Geumam-dong (금암동; 錦岩洞), Part of Gwol-dong, Naesammi-dong (내삼미동; 內三美洞), Sucheong-dong (수청동; 水淸洞)
Total			97,348	228,111	42.76 km²

Sister cities

• Hidaka, Saitama, Japan [2]
• Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
• Killeen, Texas, U.S.
• Miami, Florida, U.S.
• Qazvin, Iran

Economy

Kyochon, a fried chicken chain, has its head office in Osan.[3]

See also

• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

References

• 오산시의 지명 유래. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved 2006-03-23.

External links

• City government website (in English)
• City Council website (in English)

На других языках

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- [en] Osan

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[ru] Осан

Оса́н (кор. 오산시?, 烏山市?, Osan-si) — город в провинции Кёнгидо, Южная Корея.

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