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 joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2025.

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 South Korea.

The pronoun AnseongMachum ("Anseong Perfect") is a word that was born from Anseong Yugi. And in addition, AmseongPyeongya (Anseong Plain), Anseongcheon (Anseong River), Anseong Line (Train) are all Anseong is the source (The railway was closed in 1990, and it is preparing to revive the railway again after 30 years *2028–2032*).

Modern history In 1963, Gosam town of Yongin was incorporated by Anseong, which was still a county at the time.Alteration of cities/counties/districts(1962-11-21) In 1983, Anseong 6 jurisdictions Compulsory incorporation without the consent of the residents to district of Pyeongtaek.Laws concerning change of districts of city, county, district, town, township and Establishment of new towns(1983-1-10) 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~present) 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.[Compulsory incorporation without collecting and consent from residents] 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: Ansung Women's Polytechnic College Capital Baptist Theological Seminary Chung-Ang University (Anseong campus) Dong-Ah Broadcasting College Doowon Technical College Hankyong National University

Hangyeore Middle and High School, a special school for North Korean refugees, is in Anseong."N. Koreans have access to S. Korean media: survey." The Korea Herald. June 14, 2010. Retrieved on May 15, 2013.

Valor international school (Anseong Campus) [2017 Open]

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 (547m) 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 (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the isotherm.

Administrative districts

The city is divided into one eup (town) and 11 myeon (townships) and three dong (neighborhoods):

NameHangulHanjaPopulationHouseholdsArea (km2)Gongdo-eup공도읍孔道邑57,94821,16131.96Bogae-myeon보개면寶蓋面6,5742,60653.01Geumgwang-myeon금광면金光面8,7553,51571.71Seoun-myeon서운면瑞雲面4,4791,73936.28Miyang-myeon미양면薇陽面8,1673,03333.73Daedeok-myeon대덕면大德面12,6066,36231.16Yangseong-myeon양성면陽城面6,1372,50653.17Wongok-myeon원곡면元谷面5,6072,25337.83Gosam-myeon고삼면古三面2,16391827.79Iljuk-myeon일죽면一竹面9,2293,66955.54Juksan-myeon죽산면竹山面7,8423,40057.26Samjuk-myeon삼죽면三竹面4,1131,68839.07Anseong1-dong안성1동安城1洞13,4445,3066.55Anseong2-dong안성2동安城2洞19,4607,32210.14Anseong3-dong안성3동安城3洞23,5718,1368.27

Sister Cities

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Notable people from Anseong Hong Sa-ik, Zainichi Korean war criminal and lieutenant general of the Imperial Japanese Army Pak Tu-jin, South Korean poet Cho Byung-hwa, South Korean poet, critic and essayist Kim Soo-ro, South Korean actor Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, South Korean cardinal of the Catholic Church and the South Korean Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul

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