Geographic features

Located about 125 km southwest of Seoul and can be accessed from the capital in about 1 hr.
Several expressways and national railway lines cross the city. Daesan Port in the city is connected by sea route to China (339 km). The city has great hidden potential for development because of its strategic location within transportation networks.

Main industries

Agriculture, Petrochemical, Automotive

Symbols

City tree: Pine
City flower: Chrysanthemum
City birds: Baikal teal, Black-winged stilt

Number of visitors

5,085,593(2020, on the basis of top 15 visitor attractions)

Administrative divisions

Seosan City --- 1 eup, 9 myeon, 5 dong, 275 ri, 102 tong

Official website

www.seosan.go.kr


Sources: Seosan Cityt statics annual report, Chungcheongnam-do official website