Icheon

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Icheon
이천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul이천시
 • Hanja利川市
 • Revised RomanizationIcheon-si
 • McCune–ReischauerIch'ŏn-si
Korea-Icheon-01.jpg
Flag of Icheon
Flag
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionSudogwon
ProvinceGyeonggi
Administrative divisions2 eup, 8 myeon, 4 dong
Area
 • Total461.3 km2 (178.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total215,206 [1]
 • Density453/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul
Websiteicheon.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[]

Major building fires occurred on 7 January 2008 and on 29 April 2020.

Geography[]

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[]

Dongnam-gu is divided into 2 towns (eup), 8 townships (myeon), and 4 neighbourhoods (dong).

Hangul Hanja
장호원읍 長湖院邑
부발읍 夫鉢邑
신둔면 新屯面
백사면 栢沙面
호법면 戶法面
마장면 麻長面
대월면 大月面
모가면 暮加面
설성면 雪星面
율면 栗面
창전동 倉前洞
증포동 增浦洞
중리동 中里洞
관고동 官庫洞

Climate[]

Incheon has a humid continental climate (Dwa in the Köppen climate classification).

hideClimate 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[]

  • City bird: Magpie
  • City flower: Azaleas
  • City tree: Pine

Ceramic village[]

Master potter at work, Icheon.
Ceramic shops, Icheon.

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[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Korea

Icheon is twinned with:[9]

Notable people[]

  • 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]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 이천시청 기본현황 - Icheon City
  2. ^ "Yeoju Line Set to Open in 2016". Kojects. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  3. ^ 평년값자료(1981–2010) 이천(203) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  4. ^ 기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 이천(203) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. ^ 기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 이천(203) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Icheon". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  8. ^ Official pages of Icheon city
  9. ^ "International Exchange Cities". icheon.go.kr. Icheon. Retrieved 2020-04-14.

External links[]

Coordinates: 37°16′N 127°26′E / 37.267°N 127.433°E / 37.267; 127.433

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