Osan
Hangul:	오산시
Hanja:	烏山市
Revised Romanization:	Osan-si
McCune-Reischauer:	Osan-shi
Statistics
Area:	42.76 km²
Population:	120,763 2004 registration [1]
Pop. density:	2,824.2 people/km²
Administrative divisions:	6 dong

Osan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 35 km south of Seoul. The population of the city is around 120,000. It is famous for one of the largest markets in South Korea, Osan Market, which has been in continuous operation since 1792. The city was the scene of brutal battles with communist forces during the Korean War in 1950 (see Battle of Osan), before being liberated by American forces soon afterwards. The local economy is supported by a mix of agricultural and industrial enterprises. Official logo of Osan city, South Korea. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer 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. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Map_Osan-si. ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seoul (서울, listen â–¶(?)) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁/韓國戰爭), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This battle was the first egagement between US and North Korean forces during the Korean War. ...

The United States Air Force base named after the city, Osan AB, home of the 51 Fighter Wing) is not actually located within the Osan municipality, but is instead 8 km (5 mi) south, in the Songtan district of Pyeongtaek. Jump to: navigation, search The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... Osan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located 4. ... Songtan is a town just outside of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea (ROK) aka South Korea. ... Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...

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See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of cities in South Korea

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External links

• City government website
• Open Directory category

Administrative divisions of Gyeonggi province, South Korea
Capital Suwon
Cities Ansan | Anseong | Anyang | Bucheon | Dongducheon | Gimpo | Goyang | Gunpo | Guri | Gwacheon | Gwangju | Gwangmyeong | Hanam | Hwaseong | Icheon | Namyangju | Osan| Paju | Pocheon | Pyeongtaek | Seongnam | Siheung | Suwon | Uijeongbu | Uiwang | Yangju | Yongin
Counties Gapyeong | Yangpyeong | Yeoju | Yeoncheon