Icheon
Icheon
이천시 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 이천시 |
| • Hanja | 利川市 |
| • Revised Romanization | Icheon-si |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Ich'ŏn-si |
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 Flag  Emblem of Icheon | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′N 127°26′E / 37.267°N 127.433°ECoordinates: 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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 461.3 km2 (178.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 215,206 [1] |
| • Density | 453/km2 (1,170/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Seoul |
| Website | icheon.go.kr |
Icheon (Korean pronunciation: [i.tsʰʌn]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
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[edit]
Major building fires occurred on 7 January 2008 and on 29 April 2020.
Geography[edit]
Neighboring districts include Yeoju City, Gwangju City, Yongin City, and Anseong City 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[edit]
Dongnam-gu 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 |
Climate[edit]
Incheon has a humid continental climate (Dwa in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Icheon (1981–2010, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.5 (16.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| 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) | 22.5 (0.89) |
23.9 (0.94) |
47.4 (1.87) |
74.0 (2.91) |
93.8 (3.69) |
146.0 (5.75) |
370.2 (14.57) |
319.9 (12.59) |
176.0 (6.93) |
42.1 (1.66) |
38.8 (1.53) |
16.3 (0.64) |
1,370.8 (53.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 97.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64.4 | 59.9 | 58.0 | 55.3 | 62.1 | 67.8 | 77.3 | 76.9 | 74.5 | 70.4 | 67.1 | 66.6 | 66.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.1 | 169.1 | 192.1 | 210.8 | 221.8 | 187.0 | 141.2 | 159.4 | 165.6 | 188.4 | 152.6 | 158.3 | 2,113.7 |
| 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[3][4][5] (percent sunshine)[6] | |||||||||||||
City symbols[edit]
- City bird: Magpie
- City flower: Azaleas
- City tree: Pine
Ceramic village[edit]
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]
Twin towns – sister cities[edit]
Jingdezhen, China (1997)
Kōka, Japan (2005)
Santa Fe, United States (2013)- Seto, Japan (2006)
- Wuxi, China (2005)
Notable people[edit]
- Seo Hui: 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 (Hangul: 강미나): 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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 이천시청 기본현황 - Icheon City
- ^ "Yeoju Line Set to Open in 2016". Kojects. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ 평년값자료(1981–2010) 이천(203) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ 기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 이천(203) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ 기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 이천(203) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Icheon". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ Official pages of Icheon city
- ^ "International Exchange Cities". icheon.go.kr. Icheon. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in English)
- Icheon : Official Seoul City Tourism (in English)
- City Council website (in English)
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