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Iksan

Iksan
익산시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Iksan-si
 • McCune-Reischauer Iksan-si
Main road in Yeongdeung-dong Iksan
Main road in Yeongdeung-dong Iksan
Flag of Iksan
Flag
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 35°56′38″N 126°57′16″E / 35.94389°N 126.95444°E / 35.94389; 126.95444
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 14 myeon, 12 dong
Area
 • Total 507.07 km2 (195.78 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 302,310
 • Density 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla

Iksan (Korean: 익산; Korean pronunciation: [ik.s͈an]) is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, (commonly transliterated as Jeollabuk-do or Chollabuk-do) South Korea.

The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" (Hangul이리시; Hanja裡里市; RRIri-si), but merged with Iksan County (Iksan-gun) in 1995.

The railway junction is located at the point where Jeolla, Janghang Line and Gunsan Lines meet the Honam Line and is served by frequent train service to/from Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, Mokpo, Jeonju, Suncheon, and Yeosu.

Jeonbuk National University Iksan campus (before, it was Iksan National College), the Won Buddhism Graduate School, Wonkwang Health Science College, and Wonkwang University are all located in Iksan.


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