Icheon

Icheon 이천시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul
• Hanja
• Revised Romanization	Icheon-si
• McCune–Reischauer	Ich'ŏn-si
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Province	Gyeonggi
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 8 myeon, 4 dong
Area
• Total	461.3 km2 (178.1 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	215,206
• Density	453/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul
Website	icheon.go.kr

Icheon (Korean pronunciation: [i.tɕʰʌn]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It should not be confused with the much larger Incheon Metropolitan City. Neighboring districts include Yeoju County, Gwangju City, Yongin City, and Anseong City within Gyeonggi Province, as well as Eumseong County in North Chungcheong Province. 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.

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.

Icheon is home to Hynix, the world's second largest memory chip maker.

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

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. 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.

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