Osan

Template:Short description Template:Template other Osan (Korean: Template:Category handler; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately south of Seoul. The population of the city is around 200,000. The local economy is supported by a mix of agricultural and industrial enterprises.

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 the first battle between the US and North Korea during the Korean War in 1950; there is a statue and museum dedicated to UN forces on the outskirts of the city.

The United States Air Force base named after the city, Osan Air Base, is not actually located in the city, but is instead south, in the Songtan district (formerly a separate city) of Pyeongtaek.

Osan Station is a large subway station located in the heart of Osan. It is part of the Seoul Subway Line 1 and the KTX. There is a bus terminal next to the subway station and many buses stop in front of the subway station.

Name

Osan came to be called by its current name in 1914, at the time of a general reorganization of local governments under Japanese rule. At that time it became Osan-myeon, part of Suwon. This name in turn was taken from that of a local stream, the Osancheon. However, prior to the Japanese occupation, the name had been rendered in hanja as 鰲山, meaning "soft-shelled turtle mountain." Because of the complexity of the 鰲 ("o") character, and because crows were abundant in the area, the Japanese changed the name to 烏山, meaning "crow mountain school."

Administrative districts

The administrative districts of Osan consists of six administrative districts and 24 legal districts. Osan has a population of 228,111 and 97,348 households as of the end of June 2020.

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Household	Population	Area	Legal districts
Chopyeong-dong	초평동	楚坪洞	6,946	16,204	6.48 km2	Beoreum-dong (; Template:Category handler), Dugok-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Gasu-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Nueup-dong (; Template:Category handler), Seo-dong (; Template:Category handler), Tap-dong (; Template:Category handler)
Daewon-dong	대원동	大園洞	26,921	64,484	6.20 km2	Part of Busan-dong (; Template:Category handler), Cheongho-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Galgot-dong (; Template:Category handler), Gohyeon-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Osan-dong (; Template:Category handler), Won-dong (; Template:Category handler)
Jungang-dong	중앙동	中央洞	14,080	36,243	3.66 km2	Part of Busan-dong, Part of Eungye-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Osan-dong
Namchon-dong	남촌동	南村洞	12,895	19,925	6.06 km2	Cheonghak-dong (; Template:Category handler), Gajang-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Galgot-dong, Part of Gasu-dong, Part of Gwol-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Osan-dong
Sema-dong	세마동	洗馬洞	12,519	31,862	13.32 km2	Jigot-dong (; Template:Category handler), Oesammi-dong (; Template:Category handler), Segyo-dong (; Template:Category handler), Seorang-dong (; Template:Category handler), Yangsan-dong (; Template:Category handler)
Sinjang-dong	신장동	新場洞	23,987	59,393	7.04 km2	Part of Eungye-dong, Geumam-dong (; Template:Category handler), Part of Gwol-dong, Naesammi-dong (; Template:Category handler), Sucheong-dong (; Template:Category handler)
Total			97,348	228,111	42.76 km2

Climate

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

Sister cities

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Economy

Kyochon, a fried chicken chain, has its head office in Osan.

See also

• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea

External links

• City government website Template:In lang
• City Council website Template:In lang