Cheonan
The core city of the nation, a transportation hub in South Chungcheong.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 36°48′36″N 127°08′49″E (36.8100, 127.1470) · Open in OpenStreetMap
Coordinates and connected clubs: the infobox of Wikipedia: Cheonan (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: drawn by Codexery from OpenStreetMap tiles.
The city covers a total area of 636.25 km² and has an average temperature of 12.5 °C.[1][2] Cheonan has been designated the high tech headquarters for Korea and hosts numerous colleges and universities.[3] Located 83.6 km south of Seoul in the northeast corner of South Chungcheong, Cheonan has been called "the core city of nation" and functions as a transportation hub connecting to the Seoul Capital Area and surrounding regions.[4]
Geography and history
Cheonan has always been a major transportation hub due to its proximity to Seoul and its location near a gap in the eastern mountain range that allows passage to Daegu and Busan.[5] In 1963, three municipal districts were merged and promoted to city status by Law No 1176, creating the City of Cheonan.[6] In 1995, Cheonan-gun and Cheonan-si were merged into one large Cheonan-si.[6] For most of the early 20th century, Cheonan remained a relatively small town.[6]
The city expanded by absorbing nearby populations, such as Byeongcheon-myeon in 1973, and in 1975 it changed the designation of 10 branch offices to 10 dongs.[6]
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Due to its strategic location, Cheonan was an important postal center where early communications from the south converged before heading to Seoul.[7] The entire history of mail service in Cheonan since 1883 is displayed in the country's largest postal museum in Yang-ji-mal in eastern Cheonan.[7] The Independence Hall of Korea, opened on August 15, 1987 through private donations, stands on 980 acres of landscaped grounds and includes the Grand Hall of the Nation, the Monument to the Nation, and the Unification Bell.[8] Arario Gallery, reopened in 2002 in the Shinbu-dong area, showcases contemporary art and includes an installation of Damien Hirst's "Hymn" in a glass box.[9]
The city is home to more than 9,000 foreigners and is the site of a prison exclusively intended for foreign prisoners.[10][11]
References
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- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: http://stat.cheonan.go.kr/contents/cheonan_graph/index.asp?MenuMod=12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Located on the Baekseok College site, though it is a separate entity. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "General Information - Cheonan", City of Cheonan; "Korail Korea Railroad" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tour & Leisure - Cheonan", City of Cheonan (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "History - Cheonan", City of Cheonan (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: www.postmuseum.go.kr (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: www.i815.or.kr (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "ARARIO GALLERY", www.arariogallery.co.kr (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Korea.net news article, May 19, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheonan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "South Korea's foreigners' prison", 23 February 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Cheonan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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