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Osan 오산 烏山
—  Municipal City  —
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	오산시
• Hanja	烏山市
• Revised Romanization	Osan-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Osan-si
Official logo of Osan Emblem of Osan
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	6 dong
Area
• Total	42.76 km2 (16.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	193,892
• Density	2,824.2/km2 (7,315/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Osan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 35 km 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.^{[citation needed]} 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; there is a statue dedicated to UN forces on the outskirts of the city.

The United States Air Force base named after the city, Osan AB, is not actually located in the city, but is instead 8 km (5 mi) south, in the Songtan section (formerly a separate city) of Pyeongtaek.

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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 "bird mountain."^{[citation needed]} This name has been retained to this day even as a surname in India.

Statistics[link]

• based on the data created in dec 2011

Sister cities[link]

• Hidaka, Japan
• Ürümqi, People's Republic of China
• Killeen, Texas, U.S.

Economy[link]

Kyochon, a fried chicken chain, has its head office in Osan.^[1]

See also[link]

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

References[link]

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• "오산시의 지명 유래". http://www2.purunet.com/HW/hw_help/field/field_data%5C6_7617_3.htm. Retrieved 2006-03-23. 

External links[link]

• City government website

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Coordinates: 37°12′N 126°56′E / 37.2°N 126.933°E / 37.2; 126.933

Ronnie Williams (Ronald Clive Williams) (29 March 1939 - 28 December 1997) was a Welsh actor and comedian.^[1]

Williams struggled with his choice of an acting career, making an isolated television appearance in The Wednesday Play in 1966. He worked as a bus conductor before finding fame with his appearances on Welsh language television, working as a continuity announcer and newsreader for BBC Wales. In 1970 he teamed up with Ryan Davies, and they enjoyed a successful comedy series, Ryan & Ronnie, first on BBC Wales and later, in English, on BBC1. Although Davies was seen as the more talented member of the duo, Williams made a major contribution to the writing of the series.^[2] The break-up of the partnership in 1975 was put down to Ronnie's ill-health (he was suffering from severe depression), but it was Davies who died suddenly in 1977. In the 1970s, Williams also owned the White Lion pub at Cerrigydrudion, Clwyd.

He continued to appear on Welsh-language TV and was one of the stars of the film, Twin Town (1997). He also starred in Crime Pays (Mae'n Talu Withe), a bilingual S4C film, directed by Christopher Monger. Ronnie took his own life in 1997 at Cardigan Bridge in the county of Ceredigion.

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