Seosan, Chungnam
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| Seosan, Chungnam |  |
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| Hangul: | 서산시 |
| Hanja: | 瑞山市 |
| Revised Romanization: | Seosan-si |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Sŏsan si |
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| Area: | 739.15 km² |
| Population: | 148,697 2002 [1] |
| Pop. density: | 201.2 people/km² |
| Administrative divisions: | 1 eup, 9 myeon, 5 dong |
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Seosan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at . It has a population of approximately 150,000.
Seosan has four distinct seasons. In spring, mild temperatures are accompanied by strong winds bearing dust from the Chinese mainland; this dust is called hwangsa (황사). In summer, the monsoon (jangma, 장마) lasts for about three weeks and is typied by heavy rainfall. As in the rest of Korea, Seosan may be affected by typhoons during the Summer, but fortunately there has been little damage to this city in the past. August is the hottest month and is humid. Fall begins in September and temperatures fall away quickly by November. The first winter snows usually appear in early December.
The famous Korean singer and actor Rain was born here. Another famous singer from Seosan is Star (별). Seosan is renowned for oysters and garlic. The historic Haemi castle (해미읍성) is located about 12km from the city, in Haemi-eup.
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| Administrative divisions of South Chungcheong province, South Korea | |
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| Capital: | Daejeon |
| Cities: | Asan | Boryeong | Cheonan | Gongju | Gyeryong | Nonsan | Seosan |
| Counties: | Buyeo | Cheongyang | Dangjin | Geumsan | Hongseong | Seocheon | Taean | Yeongi | Yesan |
