Osan

Osan
Osan; 오산; 烏山
	Municipal Ceety
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	오산시
• Hanja	烏山市
• Revised Romanization	Osan-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Osan-si
Kintra	Sooth Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Admeenistrative diveesions	6 dong
Area
• Total	42.76 km2 (16.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	193,892
• Density	2824.2/km2 (7,315/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Osan is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea, approximately 35 km sooth o Seoul. The population o the ceety is aroond 200,000. The local economy is supportit bi a mix o agricultural an industrial enterprises.

It is famous for ane o the lairgest mercats in Sooth Korea, Osan Market, which haes been in conteenous operation syne 1792. The ceety wis the scene o brutal battles wi communist forces durin the Korean War in 1950 (see Battle o Osan), afore bein leeberatit bi American forces suin efterwairds; thare is a statue dedicatit tae UN forces on the ootskirts o the ceety.

The Unitit States Air Force base namit efter the ceety, Osan AB, is no actually locatit in the ceety, but is insteid 8 km (5 mi) sooth, in the Songtan section (umwhile a separate ceety) o Pyeongtaek.

Name

Osan came tae be cried bi its current name in 1914, at the time o a general reorganisation o local govrenments unner Japanese rule. At that time it became Osan-myeon, pairt o Suwon. This name in turn wis taken frae that o a local stream, the Osancheon. Housomeivver, prior tae the Japanese occupation, the name haed been rendered in hanja as 鰲山, meanin "soft-shelled turtle muntain." Acause o the complexity o the 鰲 ("o") character, an acause crows wur abundant in the aurie, the Japanese chyngit the name tae 烏山, meanin "bird muntain." This name haes been retained tae this day even as a surname in Indie.

Statistics

based on the data creatit in dec 2011

Population:	193,892
Daily Daiths:	1.1
Daily Marriage:	3.7
Daily Divorce:	0.9
Fires a Day:	0.3
Students per Teacher:	29
Nummer o Caurs:	71,572