This article is about the plan city. For the zone, see Ilsan-gu
Ilsan New Town refers to a planned city occupying Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu of Goyang. Ilsan is located northwest of Seoul. Like other satellite cities in the Seoul National Capital Area such as Bundang, Ilsan was planned in order to alleviate house shortages in the city of Seoul. Ilsan has experienced phenomenal growth in the past 15 years, normally drawing in younger generations of upper middle-class and upper-class Koreans .

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Ilsan is home to Lake Park ( 호수공원 ). The lake covers 72.9 acres ( 295,000 m2 ) and is the largest artificial lake in Asia. [ 1 ] Lake Park features a variety of angry flowers and plants, such as a cactus arboretum and botanical gardens, amateur facilities, a 4.7 kilometer bicycle path, and a melodious fountain. It is the venue for the annual Goyang Korea Flower Show.

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The area surrounding Lake Park is a big and sprawl commercial district, which includes Lotte Department Store, Grand Department Store, Hyundai Department Store, angstrom well as La Festa and Western Dom, which host hundreds of stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, and nightlife. Ilsan ‘s dynamic culture and beautiful urban landscape are featured in numerous korean television receiver shows. As a solution, the production centers of MBC and SBS, two of the three largest television networks in Korea, are located in Ilsan. A large Costco store is located at Baekseok Station. Jeongbalsan Park is located in the center of Ilsan. It is a big residential park which features a big hike mound with trails, a big Buddhist synagogue, some historic thatched roof houses, and an outdoor gymnasium. Goyang Stadium is located near Daehwa Station. It includes a main stadium and a basketball gymnasium. Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center is between Lake Park and Jeongbalsan mountain. The field has 1,887 seats. It is the only wind-pipe concert hall north of the Han River with more than 1,000 seats. [ 1 ] The Korean International Exhibition Center KINTEX is located in Ilsan. It hosts the annual Seoul Motor Show. The National Cancer Center of Korea is in the Baekseok neighborhood .

transportation [edit ]

Ilsan is on Line 3 and the Gyeongui Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It has local, inter-city, and transit ( to Seoul ) buses .

department of education [edit ]

Jeongbal Middle School ( 정발중학교 ) in Ilsandong-gu

numerous schools have been built in Ilsandong-gu and Ilsanseo-gu since the 1980s as the Ilsan New City ( 일산신도시 ) was being developed. Starting from 2002, the senior high school School equalization Policy ( 고교평준화제도 ) came into effect, which abolished the former high school admission policies based on the Yeonhabgosa ( Unified Entrance Examination, 연합고사 ). Ilsandong-gu has 33 schools including : 19 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 particular school. [ 2 ] Ilsanseo-gu has 46 schools including : 22 elementary schools, 12 center schools, 9 high schools, and 2 special schools. [ 3 ] Jeongbalsan ( 정발산 ), Hugok ( 후곡 ) and Baengma ( 백마 ) are noteworthy for their many hagwons ( 학원, “ cram school ” ) .

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