Cheonan (천안시, 天安市, heaven.peace.city) is a city in Chungcheongnam-do. It is located at 36°49´N 127°10´E, about 80 km south of Seoul. The city is connected to Seoul and Daejeon, both by road and by train. Since January 2005 Cheonan has been on the Seoul subway, the last stop on line one. With that it is now easy to travel to Suwon and Seoul for around 2000 won, and that along with the KTX station in the ciy has made it much easier to travel around the country from there.
The population as of 2004 was 509,744, including:
- 503,082 Koreans and
- 6,662 non-Koreans.
General information
Cheonan is known for several agricultural products including grapes and Chinese white pears. The tightly-packed city center is surrounded by small mountains. The main tourist attraction is the nearby "Independence Hall," a collection of patriotic museums, monuments and gardens, including "the museum of Japanese Aggression." The city is also known for a small walnut-flavored cake in the size and shape of a walnut.
- Number of households: 189,155 (2005)
- Administrative divisions: 4 eup, 8 myeon, 13 dong
- Location of city hall: 112-1 Munhwa-dong, Cheonan-shi (천안시 문화동 112-1)
- City flower: 개나리
- City tree: 능수버들
- City bird: Dove (비둘기)
- City animal: Dragon (용)
To the east of the city are the counties of Jincheon and Cheongwon in Chungcheongbuk-do, to the north are the cities of Anseong and Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi-do, to the south is the county of Yeongi and the city of Gongju, and to the west is the city of Asan.
Some of the mountains in the city from the Charyeong Mountains include Malloesan (만뢰산, 611m), Seonggeosan (성거산, 聖居山:579m), Taejosan (태조봉, 太祖峰:422m), Gwangdeoksan (광덕산, 廣德山:699m), and Manggyeongsan (망경산, 望京山:600m).
The climate is similar to that of Daejeon but Cheonan is around 40 km further north.
The average temperature in January is －3.0℃, the average temperature in August is 25.0℃, and the average yearly temperature is 11.8℃. The average yearly precipitation is 1,312.5mm.
Education
A number of colleges and universities are located there, including:
Churches
There are many English worship services available in Cheonan. For a listing of churches with English services go to www.cheonanchurches.blogspot.com.
Restaurants and Bars
Restaurants
As the average Korean, Japanese, and Chinese restaurants are in abundance throughout Korea and are easy for foreigners to find, the following restaurants reflect a sampling of restaurants considered to be either popular or are western-friendly choices and other ethnic foods.
Bars
Tourism
Transportation
Cheonan has been a well-connected city to Seoul and the rest of the country since the opening of the KTX in 2004 and the extension of line 1 of the Seoul Subway to Cheonan Station in 2005. Note that the KTX station (Cheonan-Asan Station) is located in the city of Asan and it takes a further 30 minutes or so by bus to the city centre, which will often make the line 1 a faster route if one's destination is right in the city.
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