Icheon

Icheon
이천시
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul이천시
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationIcheon-si
 • McCune–ReischauerIch'ŏn-si
Flag of Icheon
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 37°16′N 127°26′E / 37.267°N 127.433°E / 37.267; 127.433
Country South Korea
RegionSudogwon
ProvinceGyeonggi
Administrative divisions2 eup, 8 myeon, 4 dong
Government
 • mayorKyung Hee Kim (김경희)
Area
 • Total461.3 km2 (178.1 sq mi)
Population
 (October, 2022)
 • Total224,077
 • Density485.8/km2 (1,258/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Seoul
Websiteicheon.go.kr

Icheon (Korean이천; Korean pronunciation: [i.tsʰʌn]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice. Local institutions of higher learning include Korea Tourism College and Chungkang College of Cultural Industries.

Icheon is home to Hynix, the world's second largest memory chip maker.


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