| Asan | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal City |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hangul |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Korean: 아산시 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Korean: 牙山市 |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Asan-si |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | Asan-si |
| Coordinates: | 36.7833°N 185°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hoseo |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Chungcheong |
| Area Total Km2: | 542.25 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 42.29 |
| Population As Of: | October, 2022 |
| Population Total: | 332,790 |
| Population Density Km2: | 529.41 |
| Leader Title: | mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gyeong Gwi Park(박경귀) |
| Parts Type: | Administrative divisions |
| Parts: | 2 eup, 9 myeon, 6 dong |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 104px |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem of Asan |
| Website: | asan.go.kr |
| Timezone1: | Korea Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Asan (pronounced as /ko/) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It borders the Seoul Capital Area to the north. Asan has a population of approximately 300,000.
Asan is known for its many hot springs and is a city of spas.
Asan has grown into the neighboring village, Onyang-dong, which is also known for its hot springs.
The city of Asan shares a station for the KTX high speed trains with the directly adjacent city of Cheonan, which is thusly named Cheonan-Asan Station. It takes about 30 minutes to travel from Asan to Seoul by the KTX train. It can be reached within 2 hours from Incheon International Airport by car. Seoul Metropolitan Subway extended one of its lines to service Asan on 15 December 2008. Two major highways, the Seoul-Busan and West Coast expressways, also pass through Asan city.
Companies like Hyundai Motor, Samsung LCD, and Samsung Electronic have factories in Asan. A total of 14 industrial complexes are currently occupied by auto parts, electronic parts and other factories.
The Port of Pyeongtaek, closest to the east China coast among Korean ports, is nearby.
Blue Crystal Village: The Mediterranean village is located in Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do. This place, which was first a vineyard, was created as a new village with the construction of an industrial complex. The white walls and blue roofs of Santorini, Greece, are intact, and create exotic landscapes based on the architectural style of European architecture.[1]
Asan is the home of five universities.
Domestic secondary schools:
International schools:
Asan is home of Asan Woori Bank Woori Won, a women's basketball team competing in the Women's Korean Basketball League. In 2016, the club was relocated from Chuncheon to Asan.[3] K League 2 football club Asan Mugunghwa FC was based in the city from 2017 to 2019 before disbanding after the 2019 season. After the disbandment of Asan Mugunghwa, Chungnam Asan FC became the city's professional football club and plays in the K League 2.
People born in Asan include: