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Osan

City in Gyeonggi, South Korea

Summary

City in Gyeonggi, South Korea

Field	Value
name	Osan
native_name	오산시
native_name_lang	ko
translit_lang1	Korean
settlement_type	Municipal City
translit_lang1_type1	Hangul
translit_lang1_info1	오산시
translit_lang1_type2	Hanja
translit_lang1_info2	{{linktext	烏	山	市}}
translit_lang1_type3	Revised Romanization
translit_lang1_info3	Osan-si
translit_lang1_type4	McCune–Reischauer
translit_lang1_info4	Osan-si
image_map	Gyeonggi-Osan.svg
map_caption	Location in South Korea
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	South Korea
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
population_blank1_title	Dialect
population_blank1	Seoul
area_total_km2	42.76
population_as_of	September 2024
population_total	238,788
population_density_km2	2824.2
parts_type	Administrative divisions
parts	6 dong
image_blank_emblem	Osan logo.png
blank_emblem_type	Emblem of Osan
image_flag	Flag of Osan.svg

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. 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 8 km 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 (), Dugok-dong (), Part of Gasu-dong (), Part of Nueup-dong (), Seo-dong (), Tap-dong ()
Daewon-dong	대원동	大園洞	26,921	64,484	6.20 km2	Part of Busan-dong (), Cheongho-dong (), Part of Galgot-dong (), Gohyeon-dong (), Part of Osan-dong (), Won-dong ()
Jungang-dong	중앙동	中央洞	14,080	36,243	3.66 km2	Part of Busan-dong, Part of Eungye-dong (), Part of Osan-dong
Namchon-dong	남촌동	南村洞	12,895	19,925	6.06 km2	Cheonghak-dong (), Gajang-dong (), Part of Galgot-dong, Part of Gasu-dong, Part of Gwol-dong (), Part of Osan-dong
Sema-dong	세마동	洗馬洞	12,519	31,862	13.32 km2	Jigot-dong (), Oesammi-dong (), Segyo-dong (), Seorang-dong (), Yangsan-dong ()
Sinjang-dong	신장동	新場洞	23,987	59,393	7.04 km2	Part of Eungye-dong, Geumam-dong (), Part of Gwol-dong, Naesammi-dong (), Sucheong-dong ()
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 -3 C isotherm.

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211110/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf | archive-date = 29 January 2022 | access-date = 7 June 2023

Sister cities

Japan Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
PRC Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
US Killeen, Texas, U.S.
US Miami, Florida, U.S.
IRN Qazvin, Iran

Economy

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

References

(2024). "Population statistics".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200301132209/http://www.osan.go.kr/osanStats/main.do]." Retrieved on March 1, 2020.
"International Exchange". Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR).
"[https://web.archive.org/web/20081217143940/http://kyochon.com/usa/Etc/Contactus01.asp Contact]." [[Kyochon]]. Retrieved on November 3, 2009.

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