Icheon

Icheon
Korean alphabet :	이천시
Chinese characters :	利川市
Revised Romanization :	Icheon-si
McCune-Reischauer :	Ich'ŏn-si
	Basic data
Province :	Gyeonggi-do
Coordinates :	37 ° 16 ' N , 127 ° 26' E Coordinates: 37 ° 16 ' N , 127 ° 26' E
Surface:	461.3 km²
Residents:	205,479 (as of December 2013)
Population density :	445 inhabitants per km²
Structure:	2 eup , 8 myeon , 4 dong
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	Icheon
	Icheon
	Icheon on the map of South Korea.

Icheon ( kor. 이천 ) is a city in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi-do . It should not be confused with the much larger city of Incheon or with the North Korean district of Ich'ŏn ( 이천 군 ).

The city is located in the very southeast of the province and is connected to the Yeongdong Expressway and the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway . During the Goryeo dynasty, the city was named Namcheon . Mayor is Cho Byeong Don ( 조병돈 ).

Icheon is home to Cerapia , an exhibition center for contemporary ceramic work . The center is located in Seolbong Park ( 설봉 공원 ), in which the mountain and lake of the same name are located. The mountainous area around the city is known for growing rice and peaches. The traditional Buddhist temples Youngwolam , Youngwonsa , Sinheungsa and Yeonhwajeongsa are located in Icheon .

Semiconductor manufacturer SK Hynix and elevator manufacturer Hyundai Elevator , a Hyundai Group company , are headquartered in Icheon.