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Iksan City
Korean Name
Revised Romanization Iksan-si
McCune-Reischauer Iksan-shi
Hangul 익산시
Hanja 益山市
Statistics
Area 507.07 kmē
Population 334,324 (2001)
Pop. density 659 people/kmē
Administrative divisions 1 Eup, 14 Myeons, 12 Dongs
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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, GwangjuGwangju Metropolitan City Korean Name Revised RomanizationGwangju Gwangyeoksi McCune-ReischauerKwangju Kwangyokshi Hangul Hanja Short NameGwangju (Kwangju;; ) Statistics Population1,400,000 ( 2003, estimate) Area? kmē GovernmentMetropolitan City;Capital o, MokpoMokpo Mokpo-si is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea. The cit, JeonjuJeonju Jeonju-si is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. History Located in the fertile Honam plain, Jeonju has been an important regional center in the province. In 1894, the town was ocuppied by Donghak peasants' rebellion., SuncheonSuncheon Suncheon-si is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Suncheon is a scenic seaside city. One of its attractions is "Suncheon Waeseong," a small, 16th-century castle. See also List of Korea-related topics External link South Korea., and YeosuYeosu Yeosu-si is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The city of Yeosu is consists of Yeosu peninsula as well as 317 islands (49 inhabited, 268 uninhabited). Lying about midway along the southern coast of South Korea, it is separated from Namha.

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