Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

For other places with the same name, see Hwaseong.

Hwaseong 화성시
Specific city
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	화성시
• Hanja	華城市
• Revised Romanization	Hwaseong-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Hwasŏng-si
Emblem of Hwaseong
Location in South Korea Location in South Korea
Coordinates:
Country	South Korea
Province	Gyeonggi
Metropolitan area	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	4 eup, 10 myeon, 10 dong
Area
• Total	688 km2 (266 sq mi)
Population (2015 Oct)
• Total	586,896
• Density	853/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It has the largest area of farmland of any city or county in Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Subway Line 1 passes through Hwaseong, stopping at Byeongjeom Station.

History

Universal Studios

On November 27, 2007 the city was chosen as the site for the future Universal Studios South Korea theme park, set to open in 2016, which will be the world's largest Universal Studios theme park, being larger than all the other four combined. The USD $3.1 billion park is expected to create at least 58,000 new jobs. In 2014, the project was put on hold.

Climate

Hwaseong city is located in the western area of the Korean Peninsula. The temperatures in winter are low along the coast since it is located in the lower plains and close to the Yellow Sea (West Sea), where the water is shallow. Additionally, Siberian air flows directly into the western flatlands of the Korean peninsula, making several areas colder.

Demographics

Hwaseong is populated by 49% male South Korean citizens, 46% South Korean females, and 5% foreign residents. With 186,966 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.

Administrative divisions

Hwaseong has 4 towns (eup), 3 townships (myeon) and 10 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. [1]

Place	Population (2014)	Household	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Bongdam-eup	67,363	23,584	42.7	1,577.6
Ujeong-eup	17,640	7,566	58.87	299.6
Hyangnam-eup	57,973	22,654	49.89	1,162
Namyang-eup	24,819	10,443	66.9	371
Maesong-myeon	8,806	3,714	27.40	321.4
Bibong-myeon	6,075	2,817	38.5	157.8
Mado-myeon	6,404	3,119	31.8	201.4
Songsan-myeon	11,075	5,000	53.63	206.5
Seosin-myeon	6,877	3,452	43.1	159.6
Paltan-myeon	10,729	5,635	50.9	210.8
Jangan-myeon	11,223	5,187	67.7	165.8
Yanggam-myeon	4,318	2,214	31.1	138.8
Jeongnam-myeon	12,986	6,016	40.7	319.1
Dongtan-myeon	?	?	?	?
Jinan-dong	36,248	15,793	7.1	5,105.4
Byeongjeom 1(il)-dong	28,994	9,781	1.5	19,329.3
Byeongjeom 2(i)-dong	27,570	9,028	1.0	27,750
Banwol-dong	19,734	6,302	3.9	5,060
Gibae-dong	15,207	4,875	4.2	3,620.7
Hwasan-dong	24,233	9,128	11.5	2,107.2
Dongtan 1(il)-dong	52,938	17,567	5.3	9,988.3
Dongtan 2(i)-dong	36,398	11,178	2.2	16,544.5
Dongtan 3(sam)-dong	43,035	14,152	1.9	22,650
Dongtan 4(sa)-dong

Local products

Lots of special products sell in the Hwaseong area that are different from other regions of Gyeonggi-do. There are many facilities growing products ranging from honey melons to herbs. Additionally, meat and dairy products are also available. Hangwa is also made by local companies as a speciality.

Symbols

• Flower: Forsythia
• Tree: Ginkgo
• Bird: Pigeon

Notable residents

• Cha Bum-Kun, South Korean football player

Sister cities

• Burnaby, Canada
• Weihai, China
• Wujiang, China
• Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam

See also

• List of cities in South Korea
• Geography of South Korea
• Bongdam
• Joam
• Hwaseong serial murders

External links

• City government website