Iri
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Iksan 익산시 |
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| Municipal City | ||
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| • Revised Romanization | Iksan-si | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Iksan-si | |
Main road in Yeongdeung-dong Iksan
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 Location in South Korea |
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| Coordinates: 35°56′38″N 126°57′16″E / 35.94389°N 126.95444°E | ||
| Country |
 South Korea
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| Region | Honam | |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 14 myeon, 12 dong | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 507.07 km2 (195.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 307,000 | |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/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" (Hangul: 이리시; Hanja: 裡里市; RR: Iri-si), but merged with Iksan County (Iksan-gun) in 1995.
The railway junction is located at the point where Jeolla, Janghang 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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