Iksan Iksan

Iksan - Definition and Overview
Iksan
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Hangul: 익산시
Hanja: 益山市
Revised Romanization: Iksan-si
McCune-Reischauer: Iksan-shi
Statistics
Area: 507.07 km²
Population: 334,324 (2001)
Pop. density: 659 people/km²
Administrative divisions: 1 eup, 14 myeon, 12 dong

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Iksan is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.

The city and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" (Iri-shi; 이리시; 裡里市;), but merged with Iksan County (Iksan-gun) in the 1990s. The railway junction is located at the point where Jeolla and Gunsan Lines meet the Honam Line, and is served by frequent train service to/from Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, Mokpo, Jeonju, Suncheon, and Yeosu.

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Administrative divisions of North Jeolla province, South Korea Map showing the position of North Jeolla province in South Korea
Capital
Jeonju
Cities
Gimje | Gunsan | Iksan | Jeongeup | Jeonju | Namwon
Counties
Buan | Gochang | Imsil | Jangsu | Jinan | Muju | Sunchang | Wanju
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