Nonsan
| Nonsan | ||||
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| Korean alphabet : | 논산시 | |||
| Chinese characters : | 論 山 市 | |||
| Revised Romanization : | Nonsan-si | |||
| McCune-Reischauer : | Nonsan-si | |||
| Basic data | ||||
| Province : | Chungcheongnam-do | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 12 ' N , 127 ° 5' E | |||
| Surface: | 554.82 km² | |||
| Residents: | 136,356 (as of 2003) | |||
| Population density : | 246 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Structure: | 2 eup, 11 myeon and 2 dong | |||
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Nonsan is a city in Chungcheongnam-do Province in South Korea , about 30 km southwest of the megacity Daejeon . Nonsan has about 130,000 inhabitants. It is known for its Strawberry Festival in April and for the dried fish that are sold in the market and for the Gwanchoksa Temple. The Konyang University was in 1991 established.
Rice cultivation is Nonsan's most important agricultural product. Strawberries , ginseng , apples , nashi pears , barley and grapes are also grown in the city and the surrounding area .
Personalities
- Kim Soon-jin ( 김순진 ), founder of South Korea's largest restaurant chain Nolboo ( 놀부 )
- Kim Young-ho (* 1971), fencer and Olympic champion
- Rhee In-je , politician
Web links
- The City website (English)
- Homepage of Konyang University (English)
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- ↑ Korean Pears on allag.com (English).
- ↑ (나는 왜 공부 를 하는가) <40> 김순진 ㈜ 놀부 대표 ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on hankooki.com from January 9, 2006 (Korean).
- ↑ Can Minor Candidates Become Major Leaguers . Korea Times online November 21, 2007.
