Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
Hwaseong
화성시 | |
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Specific city | |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 화성시 |
• Hanja | 華城市 |
• Revised Romanization | Hwaseong-si |
• McCune–Reischauer | Hwasŏng-si |
Pigeon |
Hwaseong (Korean pronunciation:
Hwaseong Fortress is located in nearby Suwon.
History
During the time of the early Three Kingdoms of Korea, parts of modern-day Hwaseong was controlled by the state of Wonyang (원양국; 爰襄國), a small statelet that was part of the Mahan confederacy. In 1949, when Suwon was split from the rest of Suwon County, the remaining area of Suwon County was renamed to Hwaseong County, after Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon. On January 1, 1989, the town of Osan was promoted to a city, splitting from Hwaseong County. On March 21, 2001, Hwaseong County would also be promoted to the status of city.[2]
Universal Studios
On November 27, 2007 the city was chosen as the site for the future
Climate
Hwaseong has a
Climate data for Hwaseong (1995–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.5 (0.53) |
22.2 (0.87) |
32.5 (1.28) |
63.3 (2.49) |
72.2 (2.84) |
102.0 (4.02) |
327.3 (12.89) |
232.9 (9.17) |
128.2 (5.05) |
46.0 (1.81) |
43.9 (1.73) |
18.2 (0.72) |
1,102.2 (43.39) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 81.1 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[6] |
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Gungpyeong Port
Demographics
Hwaseong is populated by 49% male South Korean citizens, 46% female South Korean citizens, and 5% foreign residents. With 236,241 homes, there are on average 2.8 people per registered place of residence in the city. With the exceptions of Byeongjeom 2-dong, Dongtan 2-dong and Dongtan 3-dong, there is a larger number of males than females in every division of the city.[7]
Administrative divisions
Hwaseong has 4 towns (eup), 9 townships (myeon) and 13 neighborhoods (dong). Each eup and myeon is further divided into villages (ri). In October 2014, Namyang-dong was downgraded to an eup- the first case in South Korea. Hwaseong's name comes from Suwon's Hwaseong Fortress, built by King Jeongjo. The most populous areas of Hwaseong are Namyang (to the west), Hyangnam and
Place | Population (2016.06.30) | Household | Area (km2) |
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Bongdam-eup | 69,941 | 24,887 | 42.7 |
Ujeong-eup | 18,090 | 8,101 | 59.7 |
Hyangnam-eup | 70,374 | 28,560 | 50.0 |
Namyang-eup | 26,917 | 11,615 | 67.0 |
Maesong-myeon | 8,317 | 3,675 | 27.4 |
Bibong-myeon | 5,863 | 2,810 | 38.5 |
Mado-myeon | 6,762 | 3,347 | 31.7 |
Songsan-myeon | 11,287 | 5,205 | 53.9 |
Seosin-myeon | 6,993 | 3,639 | 43.2 |
Paltan-myeon | 10,556 | 5,784 | 50.9 |
Jangan-myeon | 10,983 | 5,297 | 67.7 |
Yanggam-myeon | 4,235 | 2,237 | 31.1 |
Jeongnam-myeon | 12,487 | 5,926 | 40.6 |
Saesol-dong | |||
Jinan-dong | 36,351 | 16,266 | 6.2 |
Byeongjeom 1(il)-dong | 28,520 | 9,983 | 1.5 |
Byeongjeom 2(i)-dong | 26,758 | 8,892 | 1.0 |
Banwol-dong | 27,024 | 8,566 | 3.9 |
Gibae-dong | 14,859 | 4,843 | 4.2 |
Hwasan-dong | 23,494 | 9,137 | 11.6 |
Dongtan 1(il)-dong | 53,494 | 18,728 | 5.3 |
Dongtan 2(i)-dong | 37,246 | 11,669 | 2.2 |
Dongtan 3(sam)-dong | 44,354 | 15,369 | 1.9 |
Dongtan 4(sa)-dong | |||
Dongtan 5(o)-dong | |||
Dongtan 6(yuk)-dong | |||
Total | 619,766 | 236,241 | 689.7 |
Local products
Many special products are sold in the Hwaseong area that are different from other regions of Gyeonggi Province. There are many facilities that grow products ranging from honey melons to herbs. Additionally, meat and dairy products are also available. Hangwa is also made by local companies as a specialty.
Sports
Hwaseong is home to the V-League women's volleyball team Hwaseong IBK Altos and the K3 League football team Hwaseong FC, which is based at Hwaseong Sports Town. This sports complex hosted football and basketball matches in the 2014 Asian Games, while the shooting events were held elsewhere in Hwaseong.
Notable companies
- U-JIN Tech Corp., friction welding machines
Notable people
- Cha Bum-kun, South Korean football player
- Cho Yong-pil, South Korean pop singer
- Hong Shin-seon, South Korean poet
- Lee Yong-jin, South Korean comedian
- Seo Soo-jin, South Korean singer/dancer, member of (G)I-dle
- Yoon Jeonghan, member of k-pop group SEVENTEEN
Sister cities
- Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Weihai, Shandong, China
- , China
- Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam
See also
- List of cities in South Korea
- Geography of South Korea
- Bongdam
- Joam
- Hwaseong serial murders
References
- ^ "+++ Hwaseong City (Fine City) +++". Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2004-12-30.
- ^ "화성시(華城市)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Will New Universal Studios Be Viable?". 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Universal Studios picks South Korean theme park site". 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-01-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Climate - ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ 2016년 인구현황. Hwaseong City Council. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
External links
- City government website (in English)
- City Council website Archived 2017-10-20 at the Wayback Machine (in English)