Ansan Greeners FC ( Korean : 안산 그리너스 FC ) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ansan that competes in the K League 2 , the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2017, they play their home matches at Ansan Wa~ Stadium .
57-835: On 22 July 2016, the Ansan Government officially announced the establishment of a professional football club based in Ansan . In October of the same year, Lee Heung-sil was appointed as the club's first manager. In September 2018, Lim Wan-sup was appointed as the club's second manager. He left the club in December 2019 as a result of mutual termination, and was replaced by Kim Gil-sik . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Source: Official website Ansan Ansan ( Korean : 안산 , Korean pronunciation: [an.san] )
114-425: A combined population of over 26 million - amounting to over half (50.25%) of the entire population of South Korea at the 2020 census. Its name, Gyeonggi , means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, Gyeonggi Province can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Gyeonggi Province has been a politically important area since 18 BCE, when Korea was divided into three nations during
171-741: A developed granite area which, due to the granite's exfoliation effect, makes it full of strangely shaped cliffs and deep valleys. The Charyeong Mountain Range forms the boundary between Gyeonggi Province and North Chungcheong Province , but is a relatively low-altitude hilly area. In Gyeonggi Province, there is Bukhansan National Park in Uijeongbu. For provincial parks, there are the Chukryeongsan Natural Recreation Area, Namhan-sanseong Provincial Park, Gapyeong Yeoninsan Provincial Park, and Mulhyanggi Arboretum. Besides
228-622: A fertile field area around the rivers. The Gwangju Mountain Range and the Charyeong Mountain Range stretch toward China in Gyeonggi Province. Most of the mountains that rise above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), such as Myeongjisan (1,267 metres (4,157 ft)), Gukmangbong (1,168 metres (3,832 ft)) and Yongmunsan (1,157 metres (3,796 ft)) in the Gwangju Mountain Range. It iriidc Ktihas
285-703: A high-class cultural life. There are performances at Gyeonggi Arts Center in Suwon as well as at Gyeonggi Korean Traditional Music Center in Yongin . Gyeonggi Provincial Museum in Yongin , Nam June Paik Art Center in Yongin , Gyeonggi Museum of Art in Ansan , and the Ceramics Museum in Gwangju are some of the facilities that are currently run by the province. There are also sightseeing opportunities at Jangheung Art Park, Publication Art Complex at Heyri, Paju , and
342-625: A rarity in South Korean education. Because Ansan is a planned city built behind the Ansan Smart Hub following the government's industrial planning, the proportion of agriculture in the Ansan economy is very low. Meanwhile, as the government promoted a manufacturing industry plan in the Ansan area before Ansan was built, many people work in the manufacturing industry. There are two national industrial complexes, Banwol and Sihwa, as well as
399-422: A severe differentiation of temperature between summer and winter, and has distinctions of four seasons. Spring is warm, summer is hot and humid, autumn is cool, and winter is cold and snowy. The annual average temperature is between 11–13 °C (52–55 °F), where the temperature in the mountainous areas to the northeast is lower and the coastal areas to the southwest is higher. For January's average temperature,
456-483: Is Daebu Island , also known as "Daebudo". Large portions of Ansan, over 100 sq miles, are reclaimed wetlands, part of the Saemangeum land reclamation project known as Ansan Reed Marshy Park . Located at the south of the city (but within its jurisdiction) are islands of Daebudo and Pungdo . On land, the city boundaries is marked by the town of Gunpo to the east of Ansan, Anyang to north-east, Siheung to
513-742: Is a city in Gyeonggi Province , South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area . It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4 . It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and some islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these is Daebu Island . Several higher learning institutions are located in Ansan. They include Ansan University , Shin Ansan University , Seoul Institute of
570-671: Is a major rail line in Ansan and is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway as Line 4 . Service connects from Oido to Jinjeop in Namyangju . The subway is also connected to the public bus system in Ansan. Previously, the first railroad in the city was the Suin Line which was opened by Korea under Japanese rule . In mid-2020, the Suin Bundang line started operations, connecting Suwon and Ansan which expanded
627-511: Is because many counties were elevated to city status owing to the influence of Seoul's new town development plan. Special cities are especially concentrated in the southern area of Gyeonggi Province. Listed below is each entity's name in English, Hangul and Hanja . Gyeonggi Province's proximity to Seoul, South Korea's capital, and Incheon, its second-busiest port, has contributed to its extremely well-developed transportation infrastructure. It
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#1732783311280684-410: Is close to both Incheon International Airport , South Korea's main international gateway and busiest airport, and Gimpo International Airport , its second-busiest airport. Use of water transportation from the harbor at Pyeongtaek is also high. The road pavement rate throughout the province averages 86.5 percent. The area has access to many of South Korea's expressways , including Gyeonggi Province
741-535: Is in the western central region of the Korean Peninsula, which is vertically situated in Northeast Asia and is between east longitude of 126 and 127, and north latitude of 36 and 38. Its dimension is 10% of Korea's territory, 10,171 square kilometres (3,927 sq mi). It is in contact with 86 kilometres (53 mi) of cease-fire line to the north, 413 kilometres (257 mi) of coastline to
798-744: Is relatively uniform, there are some differences across the country. Animals living in Gyeonggi Province include the following. The raccoon dog is widespread in the province, as are the Japanese mole , Siberian weasel , water deer , Korean hare , red squirrel , house mouse , striped field mouse , and the Eurasian harvest mouse . The common merganser , common pochard , green-winged teal , Eastern spot-billed duck , mallard , mandarin , Taiga bean goose , tundra bean goose , whooper swan , great crested grebe , little grebe common moorhen , Eurasian coot , and white-breasted waterhen all inhabit
855-546: Is seeking designation as a special multicultural city. Street play festival is held every year in Ansan. The first humans in Ansan were in the New Stone Age , and many shell middens and prehistoric remains were found at Oido , Sihwaho, Chojidong and Daebudo . In the Seonbu-dong and Wolpi-dong area, over 10 stone dolmen tombs could be found. Also in 1995, Old Stone Age relics were found while constructing
912-654: Is served by Korail commuter, standard and high-speed ( KTX ) services. It is home to Korea's first railroad, the Gyeongin Line , and includes portions of the Gyeongbu Line , Gyeongui Line , Jungang Line , and Honam Line . Gyeonggi has stations on the Suin , Bundang , Gyeongchun , and Shinbundang commuter rail services and the Gyeongbu and Honam High Speed Railways . The area has numerous connections to
969-566: Is the most populous province in South Korea . Seoul , the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946. Incheon , the nation's third-largest city, is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level metropolitan city since 1981. The three jurisdictions are collectively referred to as Sudogwon and cover 11,730 km (4,530 sq mi), with
1026-638: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is considering to extend to Seoul Station . The Ansan Bus Terminal ( 안산종합버스터미널 ) near Ansan Station provides daily bus service to Incheon International Airport and most cities in South Korea including Gimhae , Busan . Buses travel via Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport . Express buses to Iksan, Dongdaegu, and Gwangju are also available. Near Sangnoksu Station are buses going to Suwon Station and Gangnam station . Ansan has 53 bus lines with 537 buses operating in and out of
1083-733: The Seohaean Expressway . Most dolmens in Ansan are north dolmen , but the dolmen in Seonbu-dong are table-shaped and another table-shaped tomb was found in Hakon-dong, Gwangmyeong . There are many ancient relics found in the city. Not much evidence or antiquities survive from the Proto-Three Kingdoms and Samhan periods are in Ansan and nearby areas. The Mahan confederacy in Chen Shou in Records of
1140-416: The Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. Line 1 (formerly Korea National Railroad of Seoul) extends to Cheonan past Gyeonggi Province to the southwest, and to Dongducheon to the north. Line 3 connects to Goyang to the north, while Line 4 is connected to Gwacheon and Ansan to the southwest. Line 7 is connected to Uijeongbu to the north and Gwangmyeong to the south, while Line 8 is connected to Seongnam to
1197-847: The Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam FC . Korea's foremost thoroughbred horse racing track Seoul Race Park is in Gwacheon . Gyeonggi Province has long been famous for its Icheon rice, Yangpyeong Korean beef, Suwon cow ribs and Korean court cuisine, and marine delicacies made of fresh marine products from the west coast. National housewife scenery festival, traditional flag game, culture and art festival, international food festival, drawing of Mars Ansan Kim Hong-do Festival: Danwon PR Hall, antique necessity products exhibition, yard play, art experience, traditional eateries Art Assembly Yeoju Branch Yeoju Agricultural Technology Center Empress Anniversary While Korean fauna
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#17327833112801254-598: The Three Kingdoms period. Ever since King Onjo , the founder of Baekje (one of the three kingdoms), founded the government in Wiryeseong of Hanam, the Han River Valley was absorbed into Goguryeo in the mid-fifth century, and became Silla 's territory in the year 553 (the 14th year of King Jinheung ). Afterward, the current location of Gyeonggi Province, one of the nine states of Later Silla ,
1311-626: The V-League . Ansan established a professional football team called the Ansan Greeners FC . In first year, the team also received the 'Plus Stadium' award and the "Full Stadium" award. At present (April 10, 2018), the Ansan Grinders FC has placed second. Gyeonggi province Gyeonggi Province ( Korean : 경기도 ; RR : Gyeonggi-do , Korean pronunciation: [kjʌ̹ŋ.ɡi.do̞] )
1368-558: The 1990s on in Ansan. Major sports events in the city take place at the Ansan Wa~ Stadium . The city was home to Shinhan Bank S-Bird Woman's Basketball Team (member of the Women's Korean Basketball League ). The team moved to Incheon in 2014. It was also a home to the now-defunct National League soccer club Ansan Hallelujah . Ansan is also home to Ansan OK Financial Group Okman volleyball club. They are members of
1425-568: The Arts , the ERICA campus of Hanyang University , and the Seoul Institute of the Arts . The Korea Transportation Safety Authority , a government agency, has also been headquartered in Ansan since June 3, 2002. With its high number of foreign workers, Wongokbon-dong has been designated as a multicultural area. In 2021, Ansan was selected as the largest residential area for foreigners and it
1482-760: The Beal-Mang-Sung art festival is held. Also, since 1991 the Danwon art festival and since 1996 the Sung-ho cultural festival is held. The Ansan Street Arts Festival is held in Ansan Culture Square in May since 2005. Other festivals in Ansan include: Historical monuments and structures in Ansan include: Modern monuments and cultural institutions in Ansan include: Ansan is home to several parks, including: Large and small stadiums have been founded from
1539-588: The Gyeonggi Bay is −4 °C (25 °F), the Namhangang (River) Basin is −4 to −6 °C (25 to 21 °F), and the Bukhangang (River) and Imjingang Basins are −6 to −8 °C (21 to 18 °F). It becomes colder and higher in temperature differentiation from coastal to inland areas. Summer has a lower local differentiation compared to winter. The inland areas are hotter than the Gyeonggi Bay area,
1596-569: The Icheon Ceramics Exposition. Heyri Art Valley is Korea's largest art town. Various Korean artists constructed the cultural town of Heyri and it features several art galleries and museums; there are about 40 museums, exhibitions, concert halls and bookstores. Religion in Gyeonggi Province (2015) According to the census of 2015, of the people of Gyeonggi Province 32.0% follow Christianity (23.0% Protestantism and 9.0% Catholicism ) and 10.7% follow Buddhism . 57.3% of
1653-611: The Joseon dynasty) was set up. After Gyeonggijwa-do and Gyeonggiwo-do (right Gyeonggi province ) were unified in Teajong 's 2nd year (AD 1402), Ansan was still called Ansan. Under Teajong's 13th (1413), the whole country was detached into eight provinces . Until 1914, Ansan City and the southern part of today's Siheung consisted of Ansan County. In 1914, Ansan County was annexed to Siheung County. This region produced high-quality salt from ancient times and valuable marine products. Ansan
1710-559: The Pyeongtaek Harbor. Besides this, it is known for its special local products such as Icheon rice and Gwangju ceramics. Leading companies representing Korea, including Samsung Electronics ' headquarters, SK Hynix 's headquarters, NAVER 's headquarters, Samsung SDI 's headquarters, and Paju LG Corporation's LCD complex , are gathered in southern Gyeonggi Province, including Suwon City. Gyeonggi Province consists of 28 cities (special: 7, normal: 21) and three counties. This
1767-604: The Three Kingdoms preserves writings about the chiefdom state. Ansan was in communion with Baekje but very little has been saved. In the Later Three Kingdoms era, the Ansan area was owned by Taebong (also known as Hugoguryeo, "Later Goguryeo ") in Silla Hyogong 's 4th year (AD 900). After then, Gung Ye , who was the ruler of Taebong , was overthrown by Wang Geon , and the Ansan area
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1824-661: The World Cultural Heritage, Namwonsanseong, Haengjusanseong, Ganghwasanseong, and Doksan Fortress . For Buddhist temples, there are many aged temples within Gyeonggi Province where one can experience 'temple stay'. You can view folk culture in the Korean Folk Village in Yongin , and the scene of Korea's division at Panmunjom in Paju . Gyeonggi Province is investing a lot of money at a provincial level so that people do not have to go to Seoul to enjoy
1881-492: The backbone of Seoul in the means of manufacturing complex, Gyeonggi Province is evenly developed in heavy industry (electronics, machine, heavy and chemical industry, steel), light industry (textile), and farm, livestock and fisheries industry. Due to the influence of recent high wages, the weight of manufacturing industries has decreased in Korea's economy. Gyeonggi Province is making efforts in many ways to improve and modernize
1938-542: The city is also available for park access and riding. Nowadays, Ansan has many museums and galleries, such as the Ansan Culture and Arts Center, Seongho Memorial Hall, Danwon Sculpture Park, and Hwarang Public Garden. Ansan has run city bus tours for cultural heritage sightseeing since 2008. The Jet-mer-ri village deity is held every year in the Jet-mer-ri shrine to the village deity from 1984, and since 1987
1995-426: The city limits, connecting the city with Seoul and other outlying Gyeonggi cities. The Ansan transfer center also has express city buses, city buses, and intercity buses to link to Banwol industrial estate, Sihwa lake, and nearby cities. Pedalro is a public bicycle system in Ansan. There are 101 Pedalro stations in Ansan. This is run on a membership basis. However, due to high cost for maintenance, Ansan discontinued
2052-612: The city. Danwon High School in Ansan was particularly affected by the Sinking of the MV Sewol in 2014 as a large number of the passengers were students from the school, and city streets featured many ribbon memorials and other markers and ceremonies for the disaster. Ansan Seo Elementary School a.k.a. Ansan West Elementary School [ ko ] in Wongok-dong has a multicultural program with students from other countries,
2109-524: The coastal area has only 900 millimetres (35 in) of precipitation. The topography of Gyeonggi Province is divided into southern and northern areas by the Han River , which flows from east to west. The area north to the Han River is mainly mountainous, while the southern area is mainly plain. The configuration of Gyeonggi Province is represented by Dong-go-seo-jeo (high in the east and low in
2166-400: The conventional industry structure, resulting in quick growth of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises such as U-JIN Tech Corp. Gyeonggi Province is unsparingly investing in the promotion of service industries related to soft competitive power such as state-of-the-art IT industry, designing, conventions and tourism, along with its great leap as a commercial hub in Northeast Asia using
2223-679: The end of 2012, of which the Korean citizen population was 715,108 with 43,465 foreigners recorded. Ansan had Hyanggyo , nationally sponsored schools, throughout the Joseon period and Goryeo . Modern institutions of higher learning located in Ansan include Ansan University , Shin Ansan University , Seoul Institute of the Arts , and the ERICA campus of Hanyang University . List of universities in Ansan: There are 24 high schools, 29 middle schools, 54 elementary schools and 96 kindergartens in
2280-399: The hottest area is Pyeongtaek , making the average temperature of August 26.5 °C (79.7 °F). The annual average precipitation is around 1,100 millimetres (43 in), with a lot of rainfall. It is rainy in summer and dry during winter. The northeastern inland areas of Bukhangang and the upper stream of Imjingang has a precipitation of 1,300–1,400 millimetres (51–55 in), whereas
2337-466: The largest domestic "English village" for education in the English language , as well as villages in Ansan and Yangpyeong. Gyeonggi Province has long been a capital area, leaving many historic relics and ruins. For royal tombs (called reung), there are Donggureung of Guri , and Gwangreung, Hongreung and Yureung of Namyangju . For castles (called seong), there are Suwon Hwaseong , which is designated as
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2394-736: The listed, the scenery of well-known mountains including Soyosan of Dongducheon City, Yongmunsan of Yangpyeong County , and Gwanaksan of Anyang and Gwacheon , along with Hangang and Imjingang are tourist sites of Gyeonggi Province. Gyeonggi Province has shown a rapid increase in population due to the modernization and urbanization of the Republic of Korea. Its population has increased from 2,748,765 in 1960 to 3,703,761 in 1980; 6,050,943 in 1990; 8,984,134 in 2000; 11,379,459 in 2010; and 13,511,676 in 2020. In 2010 there were 4,527,282 households, with an average of 3 people per family. There were 6,112,339 males and 5,959,545 females. The population density
2451-567: The living space in Ansan. Currently, Seohae Line starts from Ansan to Sosa Station in Bucheon. But the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is extended to Goyang through Gimpo International Airport Station . It was planned to be completed by 2023 and extended Seohae Line officially opened on 1 July 2023. The Shin Ansan Line will connect Yeouido to Ansan in 2024. It will take only 30 minutes from Yeouido to Ansan Also,
2508-424: The local Banwol plating industrial complex. In the past, Ansan had fewer attractions and a poor reputation due to its industrial and fishing roots, but the east side of the city has recently experienced several beautification projects. The canal systems which bisect the city have bicycling and walking paths, and are covered with roses, tulips, and cherry blossoms in spring. A community bicycle system sponsored by
2565-597: The north and Hwaseong to the south. Ansan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate ( Köppen : Dwa ) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers. According to the South Korean Ministry of Justice, Ansan's Danwon District is the district which has the largest foreign population in Korea, with 68,119 residents followed by Siheung (66,103), Hwaseong (59,942), Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (48,682), Guro-gu, Seoul (48,343), Pyeongtaek (42,243), and Asan, South Chungcheong (35,567 people). The Ansan Line
2622-535: The only city to change control after the countries were divided at the 38th parallel , which is now part of North Korea's North Hwanghae Province . In 1967 the seat of the Gyeonggi provincial government was transferred from Seoul to Suwon . After Incheon separated from Gyeonggi Province in 1981, Gyeonggi regions such as Ongjin County and Ganghwa County were incorporated into Incheon in 1995. Gyeonggi Province
2679-483: The population is mostly not religious or follow indigenous religions . The Province has Ilsan Lake Park , one of the largest lake parks in the country. In addition, there is Gwanggyo Lake Park , which was redeveloped in 2013. The 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup matches were held in Suwon World Cup Stadium . As for the professional soccer teams with Gyeonggi Province as their home ground, there are
2736-445: The public bicycle service in 2021. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority , a government agency in South Korea, is headquartered in Ansan. Other major institutions in Ansan include: The administrative district of Ansan is parted into 25 Dong, 1187 Tong, and 5884 Ban. The extent of Ansan is 149.06 km (Sangnok-gu: 57.83 km Danwon-gu: 91.23 km ). The population standard was 281,829 households and 761,279 people at
2793-605: The south. Uijeongbu has its own light rail system, the U Line , which connects to Line 1. A short section of the AREX line between Gimpo and Incheon airports passes through Gyeonggi, but there are no stops within the province. Gyeonggi Province is actively investing in education to foster a talented population suitable for the globalized economy. It is promoting the opening of local campuses of reputable universities as well as establishing special purpose high schools for high-quality education. It has also founded and operates at Paju
2850-475: The southeast region. Since the period of King Taejong and Sejong the Great , the Gyeonggi region has been very similar to the current administrative area of Gyeonggi Province. In 1895 the 23-Bu system, which reorganized administrative areas, was effected. The Gyeonggi region was divided into Hanseong (modern Seoul ), Incheon , Chungju , Gongju , and Kaesong . During the Japanese colonial period , Hanseong-bu
2907-584: The west), where the Gwangju Mountain Range and the Charyeong Mountain Range spreads from the east and drops in elevation in the west. The fields of Gimpo, Gyeonggi, and Pyeongtaek extend to the west. Gyeonggi Province natural environment includes its rivers, lakes, mountains, and seas. Its representative rivers are the Hangang, Imjingang, and Anseongcheon Fg(Stream), which flow into the Yellow Sea, with Gyeonggi Plain, Yeonbaek Plain and Anseong Plain forming
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#17327833112802964-413: The west, Gangwon Province to the east, North Chungcheong Province and South Chungcheong Province to the south, and has Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, in its center. Its provincial government is in Suwon, but some of its government buildings are in Uijeongbu for the administrative conveniences of the northern region . The climate of Gyeonggi Province is the continental climate, which has
3021-422: Was 1,119 people/km , almost double the national average of 486 people/km . The province's most heavily populated area as of 2024 is Suwon (1,195,000) followed by Yongin (1,085,000), Goyang (1,071,000), Hwasung (962,000), Seongnam (915,000) and Bucheon (772,000). The lowest populated area in 2010 was Yeoncheon County (41,000), followed by Gapyeong County (62,000) and Yangpyeong County (72,595). As
3078-651: Was called Hansanju. The Gyeonggi region started to rise as the central region of Goryeo as King Taejo of Goryeo (the kingdom following Silla) set up the capital in Gaesong. Since 1018 (the 9th year of Goryeo's King Hyeonjong ), this area has been officially called "Gyeonggi". During the Joseon , which was founded after the Goryeo, King Taejo of Joseon set the capital in Hanyang, while restructuring Gyeonggi's area to include Gwangju, Suwon, Yeoju, and Anseong, along with
3135-463: Was incorporated into Gyeonggi Province. On October 1, 1910, it was renamed Keijo and a provincial government was placed in Keijo according to the reorganization of administrative districts. After liberation and the foundation of two separate Korean states, Gyeonggi Province and its capital, Seoul, were separated with partial regions of Gyeonggi Province being incorporated into Seoul thereafter in 1946. Additionally, Kaesong became North Korean territory,
3192-637: Was then a fishing village. In 1986, several towns of Hwaseong county became incorporated, representing the beginning of Ansan as a city. With currently over 700,000 residents, Ansan now has two distinct and separate districts: Danwon, which has 12 dongs as of 2009, and Sangnok, with 13. Ansan is located in the southwest of Gyeonggi Province and is situated on the coast of the Yellow Sea (locally called West Sea ), at 37°19′N 126°50′E / 37.317°N 126.833°E / 37.317; 126.833 . Portions of various Yellow Sea islands lie within its jurisdiction. The largest and best-known of these
3249-413: Was turned over to Goryeo , founded by Wang Geon. First, the Gung Ye Ganggu-gun was changed to Ansan-gun but the state of the military was preserved. Ansan belonged to Gyeonggijwa-do (left Gyeonggi Province ) in the Joseon period. Taejo 's 5th year (AD 1396), Ansan-eoso (meaning Ansan fishery) that is now under the direct control of a detached building of Saongwon (the Department of foods and meals in
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