Icheon (Korean: 이천; Korean pronunciation: [i.tɕʰʌn]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Icheon
이천시 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 이천시 |
| • Hanja | 利川市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Icheon-si |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Ich'ŏn-si |
 | |
 Flag | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′N 127°26′E / 37.267°N 127.433°E | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Province | Gyeonggi |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 8 myeon, 4 dong |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kim Gyeong-hui (김경희) |
| Area | |
• Total | 461.3 km2 (178.1 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 223,422 |
| • Density | 485.8/km2 (1,258/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
| Website | icheon.go.kr |
Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice. Local institutions of higher learning include Korea Tourism College and Chungkang College of Cultural Industries.
Icheon is home to Hynix, the world's second largest memory chip maker.
Fires
editMajor building fires occurred on 7 January 2008 and on 29 April 2020.
Geography
editNeighboring districts include Yeoju, Gwangju, Yongin, and Anseong within Gyeonggi Province, as well as Eumseong County in North Chungcheong Province.
The Yeongdong Expressway and Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway pass through Icheon. In 2016, the city will connect into the Seoul Metropolitan Subway via Yeoju Line's Icheon Station.[2]
Administrative divisions
editIcheon is divided into 2 towns (eup), 8 townships (myeon), and 4 neighbourhoods (dong).
| Hangul | Hanja | |
|---|---|---|
| Janghowon-eup | 장호원읍 | 長湖院邑 |
| Bubal-eup | 부발읍 | 夫鉢邑 |
| Sindun-myeon | 신둔면 | 新屯面 |
| Baeksa-myeon | 백사면 | 栢沙面 |
| Hobeop-myeon | 호법면 | 戶法面 |
| Majang-myeon | 마장면 | 麻長面 |
| Daewol-myeon | 대월면 | 大月面 |
| Moga-myeon | 모가면 | 暮加面 |
| Seolseong-myeon | 설성면 | 雪星面 |
| Yul-myeon | 율면 | 栗面 |
| Changjeon-dong | 창전동 | 倉前洞 |
| Jeungpo-dong | 증포동 | 增浦洞 |
| Jungni-dong | 중리동 | 中里洞 |
| Gwango-dong | 관고동 | 官庫洞 |
Population and Business
editThere are 230,000 people living, including about 220,000 Koreans and 11,000 foreigners. More than 1,200 companies employ about 40,000 people.[3]
Climate
editIcheon has a humid continental climate (Dwa in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Icheon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.2 (0.76) |
29.6 (1.17) |
42.9 (1.69) |
78.5 (3.09) |
93.2 (3.67) |
128.2 (5.05) |
364.3 (14.34) |
288.0 (11.34) |
153.1 (6.03) |
50.9 (2.00) |
45.1 (1.78) |
22.9 (0.90) |
1,315.9 (51.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 101 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63.3 | 59.4 | 56.8 | 55.2 | 60.8 | 66.7 | 77.1 | 76.8 | 74.3 | 70.8 | 67.9 | 66.3 | 66.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170.8 | 174.3 | 202.4 | 214.9 | 232.0 | 203.3 | 150.0 | 170.4 | 173.7 | 189.9 | 153.2 | 161.3 | 2,196.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 54.0 | 55.3 | 51.8 | 53.4 | 50.5 | 42.5 | 31.5 | 37.9 | 44.4 | 54.0 | 49.9 | 52.9 | 47.5 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
City symbols
edit- City bird: Magpie
- City flower: Azaleas
- City tree: Pine
Ceramic village
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The Icheon Ceramics Village features 300-plus ceramics-making firms in the area of Sugwang-ri, Sindun-myeon, Saeum-dong, and a popular visitor attraction.[7] They use traditional skills and produce porcelains in some 40 traditional firewood kilns. This pottery is recognized both at home and abroad for its quality.
The Saeum-dong and Sindun-myeon areas also include a ceramics village with many ceramics stores. Potters have researched traditional methods and revived the manufacture of ceramics in the style of Goryeo celadon and Joseon white porcelain here. The village is the center of the effort to preserve these traditions.[8]
UNESCO
editIcheon was designated as a UNESCO Creative City for Crafts and Folk Art, in in 2010. In 2018, the city was elected as the first designated city for Craft and Folk Art among South Korea's creative cities. It served as the designated city until September 2021.[9]
Education
editUniversity
editTwin towns – sister cities
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Jingdezhen, China (1997)
Kōka, Japan (2005)
Santa Fe, United States (2013)- Seto, Japan (2006)
- Wuxi, China (2005)
Limoges, France (2015)- Santa Clara, United States (2019)
Notable people
edit- Sŏ Hŭi: The historic figure of Goryeo dynasty who made a huge decision with Khitan people who was forcefully occupying northern areas of Korean peninsula.[citation needed]
- Kang Mi-na: South Korean singer, rapper, dancer, actress and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop girlgroup Gugudan and its subunits Gugudan 5959 and Gugudan SeMiNa.
- Choi Jeong: Baseball player who played for SK Wyverns/SSG Landers and South Korea national baseball team
- Kim Se-yong: ceramist.
- Chun Woo-hee: South Korean actress.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.
- ^ "Yeoju Line Set to Open in 2016". Kojects. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Icheon Overview". Icheon.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Icheon". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ Official pages of Icheon city
- ^ "UNESCO Creative City". Icheon.
- ^ "International Exchange Cities". icheon.go.kr. Icheon.
External links
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- Official website (in English)
- Icheon : Official Seoul City Tourism (in English)
- City Council website (in English)