Area: 461.15㎢ Administrative Jurisdiction: 2 Eup 8 Myun 3 Dong Population: 60,585 Household 184,255 People (2001.12.31) Location of City Hall: 187 Jungri-Dong, Icheon City, Gyeonggi Provinc TEL: 82-31-644-2114 HomePage:http://www.icheon.go.kr/icmain/eng/index.php" target=_blank>http://www.icheon.go.kr/icmain/eng/index.php

Geographically: Located in further Southeastern part of Ggyeonggi Province, the center region of Korea with 27km long by east to West and 36km long by north to South which shaped like small gourd. The low hills extended by Kwangju mountain range, are scattered over the city and the tributary rivers of Namhan river, Bokha river, songgok river, Chungmi river are flowing into the region creating small scale floodplain. The soil is fertile with well irrigated facilities makes good region for rice farming. Also good excess by Chungby highway and Yongdong highway by four direction. Culturally: It is the place of great-historied Yongweol temple, Seolbong festival, Icheon new crop of rice festival, Icheon ceramic ware festivals are held every year. Also, hosted “International Ceremic Ware Expo 2001 Gyeonggi Province”. The pride of best quality Icheon rice and electrnic industries, 1,2,3 industries are evely developed and more than 300 ceremic ware furnaces are located in the region.

Icheonbaeksa sansuyu flower festival (During April) Based on successful 2001 International Ceramic Ware Expo Icheon has growth development potential to become a international tour city and to celebrate coming of spring, host Sansuyu flowers festival during April. The festival site, Baeksa-Myeon has Sansuyu over 100 years old are growing wild in the area and Songmal-Ri, Kyungsa-Ri, Dorip-Ri of Baeksa-Myeon and the hills of Wonjeok mountain village are covered with Sansuyu trees blooms yellow flowers in the early spring and red flower in autumn and is the regions largest growing place. Inquiry: Icheon city hall 82-31-644-2114 Ceramic Ware festival(during Sep-Oct) The Icheon ceramic ware festival which are held during September-October of every year are recognized for excellence in scale and the management amongst 500 culture/tour festival through out the country and was selected by the Ministry of Culture Tour as a main concentrated festival. Icheon ceramic ware festival is the place of reconciliation of people and is a on hand experience tour where visitors become the host’and large influx of local foreign tourists gather every year to experience lively and fantastical festival. Inquiry: Icheon City Hall 82-31-644-2114