On November 27, 2007 the city was chosen as the site for the futureUniversal Studios South Koreatheme park. Originally set to open in 2016, it will be the world's largest Universal Studios theme park, being larger than all the other four combined. The US$3.1 billion park is expected to create at least 58,000 new jobs. In 2014, the project was put on hold. The plan was restarted in 2015, and K-Water was chosen as a business partner. Universal Studios South Korea is projected to open in 2021.
Climate
Hwaseong city is located in the western area of the Korean Peninsula. The temperatures in winter are low along the coast since it is located in the lower plains and close to the Yellow Sea, where the water is shallow. Additionally, Siberian air flows directly into the western flatlands of the Korean peninsula, making several areas colder.
Demographics
Hwaseong is populated by 49% male South Korean citizens, 46% South Korean females, and 5% foreign residents. With 236,241 homes, there are on average 2.8 people per registered place of residence in the city. With the exceptions of Byeongjeom 2-dong, Dongtan 2-dong and Dongtan 3-dong, there is a larger number of males than females in every division of the city. Administrative divisions Hwaseong has 4 towns, 9 townships and 13 neighborhoods. Each eup and myeon is further divided into villages. In October 2014, Namyang-dong was downgraded to an eup- the first case in South Korea. "Hwaseong is old name of Suwon 'Hwaseong' castle built by king Jeonjo of Yi dynasty. West area mainly called Namyang, East area called new city of Byeongjeom and Dongtan 1 new city. East side new city is under construction as Dongtan 2 city with 300,000 population smart city including SRT Dongtan high speed rail station, Ease side of Gyeongbu expressway in the Hwaseong East area started operation since December 2017. West Hwaseong is segrated by Seohae expressway from Ansan to Pyeongtaek port.
Place
Population
Household
Area
Bongdam-eup
69,941
24,887
42.7
Ujeong-eup
18,090
8,101
59.7
Hyangnam-eup
70,374
28,560
50.0
Namyang-eup
26,917
11,615
67.0
Maesong-myeon
8,317
3,675
27.4
Bibong-myeon
5,863
2,810
38.5
Mado-myeon
6,762
3,347
31.7
Songsan-myeon
11,287
5,205
53.9
Seosin-myeon
6,993
3,639
43.2
Paltan-myeon
10,556
5,784
50.9
Jangan-myeon
10,983
5,297
67.7
Yanggam-myeon
4,235
2,237
31.1
Jeongnam-myeon
12,487
5,926
40.6
Saesol-dong
Jinan-dong
36,351
16,266
6.2
Byeongjeom 1-dong
28,520
9,983
1.5
Byeongjeom 2-dong
26,758
8,892
1.0
Banwol-dong
27,024
8,566
3.9
Gibae-dong
14,859
4,843
4.2
Hwasan-dong
23,494
9,137
11.6
Dongtan 1-dong
53,494
18,728
5.3
Dongtan 2-dong
37,246
11,669
2.2
Dongtan 3-dong
44,354
15,369
1.9
Dongtan 4-dong
Dongtan 5-dong
Dongtan 6-dong
Total
619,766
236,241
689.7
Local products
Many special products are sold in the Hwaseong area that are different from other regions of Gyeonggi-do. There are many facilities that grow products ranging from honey melons to herbs. Additionally, meat and dairy products are also available. Hangwa is also made by local companies as a specialty.
Iljin cable, Hyundai proving ground cum R&D complex,Sansung electronics semiconductor Hwaseong complex, Kia Hwaseong assembly plant Vatech www.vatech.co.kr,Hyundaitransys www.hyundai-transys.com,Kumho electric etc Hyangnam pharmaceutical complex houses Daewoong pharma,Daewoong bio,Daewon pharma,Samjin pharma,Ankook pharma,Daewon pharma,Korea Otuska pharma etc. Thanks to Kia Hwaseong complexes Many tiee1 suppliers of car parts like Denso,Fauresia Korea etc
