• Signing date of sisterhood relationship : November 21, 2011
• City name : Iksan city, Jeonbuk province
• Mayor : Hyeon-yul Jeong
• Location : Iksan city hall, 1, 32 Gil, Inbukro, Iksan city, Jeonbuk province (60 Namjung-dong Iksan city, Jeonbuk province
• Area : 506.61㎢
• Population : 279,207 people
• Administrative structure : 1 eup, 14 myeons, 14 dongs
• Memorial days and major cultural events : Citizens' day (May), Seodong Festival (September), Ten Million Flowers of Chrysanthemum Festival (Oct.), Jewelry Festival (Oct.)
• Local special products : jewelry, stone crafts, Iksan rice, sweet potato, yam, traditional cookie
• Characteristics of the city : Located at the North-west end of Jeonbuk province, Iksan commands Mt. Cheonho and Mt. Mireuk to the east, beautiful mountains extending from the Noryeong Mountains. Iksan also has fertile plains surrounded by hills extending toward the southeast from Mt. Hamra to the northwest of Iksan, and small and big rivers. It borders with Nonsan city and Buyeo gun, Chungnam province, by the Geom River to the north, and Okgu Plains to the west, and Gimjae Plaims over the Mangyeong Plains to the south.
• website : http://trans.iksan.go.kr/etgi/
• Exchange Journal

  Exchange Diary

  2011.8.4.~8.5.	Advance exchange (adolescents camp in Iksan)
  2011.9.27.	Advance exchange (field trip to the rice fields of Iksan)
  2011.11.21.	signing of the sisterhood relationship
  2012.6.2.	The Iksan Art Corps was invited and performed in the Gangbuk Welfare Exhibition
  2012.9.25.~9.26.	Representatives of Gangbuk-gu attended the 2011 chuseok direct trading marketplace of Goseong
  2012.10.26.	Representatives of Gangbuk-gu attended the Ten Million Flowers of Chrysanthemum Festival and Continuing Education Festival
  2013.4.18.	Attending Gangbuk-gu 4.19 National Democratic Revolution Festival Opening Ceremony
  2015.9.22.~9.23.	Held the agricultural specialty product direct market with sister cities for Chuseok
  2016.9.1.~9.2.	Attended the「2016 Direct Market for Chuseok」 in Gangbuk-gu Office Plaza
  2016.10.28.	Attended the opening ceremony of 「The 13th Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival」 in the sister city Iksan-si
  2017.4.18.	Attended the opening ceremony of the April 19 Revolution Public Cultural Festival
  2017.9.21.~9.22.	Attended the 2017 Chuseok Sister City Direct Marketplace
  2018.4.18.	Attended the opening ceremony of the April 19 Revolution Public Cultural Festival
  2018.9.13.	Attended the 2018 Chuseok Sister City Direct Marketplace (Gangbuk-gu Office Plaza)
  2018.10.12.	Attended the opening ceremony of the 99th Iksan Korean National Sports Festival
  2019.4.18.	Attended the opening ceremony of the April 19 Revolution Public Cultural Festival 2019
  2023. 1. 11.	Promoting Iksan’s Seollal Agricultural Product Sales on the Official Website
  2023. 7. 21.	Delivery of Ion Supply Drinks and Emergency Rations to Torrential Rain Damage Recovery Site in Iksan - Providing KRW 1.5 million Worth of Aid Supplies - 500ml Bottled Water: 1,920 bottles / 340ml Ion Supply Drink: 1,920 bottles
  2023. 7. 31. ~ 8. 2.	Inviting the Youth in Gangbuk-gu and Iksan to the Youth Exchange Camp
  2023. 9. 21. ~ 9. 22.	Attending 「the 2023 Chuseok Farmers' Market」
  2024. 4. 18.	Attended the Opening Ceremony of 「the April 19th Revolution National Cultural Festival」

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