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Cheonan
Hangul 천안시
Hanja 天安市
Revised Romanization Cheonan-si
McCune-Reischauer Ch'ŏnan-si
Statistics
Area 636.45 km² (246 sq mi)
Population (2004) 464,889 [1]
Population density 668.0/km² (1,730/sq mi)
Administrative divisions 5 eup, 8 myeon, 13 dong
Location map
Map Cheonan-si.png

Cheonan is a city in South Chungcheong province, South Korea. It is located at 36°49′N, 127°10′E, about 50 miles south of Seoul. The city is connected to Seoul and Daejeon, both by road and by train. Regular Gyeongbu Line trains stop at Cheonan Station in the city center, while KTX express trains stop at Cheonan-Asan Station. Seoul Subway Line 1 has been extended to Cheonan, and metro trains began running between Seoul and Cheonan in January 2005. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (do), 1 special autonomous province (teukbyeol jachido), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi), and 1 special city (teukbyeolsi). ... Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong) is a province in the west of South Korea. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the city. ... The Gyeongbu Line (Gyeongbuseon) is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan. ... Cheonan Station is a train station in Cheonan, South Chungcheong province, South Korea. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ... Cheonan-Asan Station is a ground-level train station located in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do. ... Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway links central Seoul, South Korea to Uijeongbu Bukbu Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Cheonan via Suwon in the south. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Cheonan is known for several agricultural products including grapes and ya pears. The tightly-packed city center is surrounded by small mountains. The main tourist attraction is the nearby "Independence Hall," a collection of patriotic museums, monuments and gardens, including "the museum of Japanese Aggression." The city is also known for a small walnut-flavored cake in the size and shape of a walnut. Binomial name Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd. ...

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Education

See also: List of colleges and universities in South Korea

The city has been designated the high tech headquarters for Korea. A number of colleges and universities are located there, including: A list of institutions of higher education in South Korea. ...

Baekseok College, formerly Cheonan College of Foreign Studies, is a Christian private college located in the city center of Cheonan, a major city of South Chungcheong province in western South Korea. ... Cheonan National Technical College is a public vocational college located in Cheonan City, a major city of South Chungcheong province in western South Korea. ... Cheonan University is a private Christian institution of higher education, located in Cheonan City, in northern South Chungcheong province, South Korea. ... Academics The schools offerings are centered on agriculture and allied fields. ... Dankook University is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. ... History The capable men of KUT, who live ten year advanced lives, already live in 2030. ... Sun Moon University is a university in South Korea founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon and affiliated with the Unification Church. ...

See also

Map of South Korea The largest cities in South Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. ... Map of South Korea South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.cheonan.go.kr/english/sub01/intro_frame.html

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Administrative divisions of South Chungcheong province, South Korea
Capital Daejeon
Cities Asan · Boryeong · Cheonan · Gongju · Gyeryong · Nonsan · Seosan
Counties Buyeo · Cheongyang · Dangjin · Geumsan · Hongseong · Seocheon · Taean · Yeongi · Yesan

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FIFA.com - Cheonan (204 words)
The city of 'Heavenly Peace', Cheonan is located 80 kilometres south of Seoul, in the North-eastern corner of Chungcheongnamdo Province.
Cheonan is also the home of the spirit of independence.
The 26,000-seater Cheonan Sports Complex on the west side of the city was built for the 82nd National Athletics Championship in 2001.
Cheonan - Galbijim (523 words)
Cheonan (천안시, 天安市, heaven.peace.city) is a city in Chungcheongnam-do.
With that it is now easy to travel to Suwon and Seoul for around 2000 won, and that along with the KTX station in the ciy has made it much easier to travel around the country from there.
Cheonan has been a well-connected city to Seoul and the rest of the country since the opening of the KTX in 2004 and the extension of line 1 of the Seoul Subway to Cheonan Station in 2005.
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