Nonsan is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at 36°12′ N 127°5′ E. The city consists of villages that have grown together and some outlying towns. The character is a mix of rural mentality and innumerable city-neighborhood stores and eateries, with high-rise complexes scattered among and between, and a modicum of urban amenities. There are a few old houses in traditional style - mostly in disrepair. The population is about 140,000. There is a mid-sized university (Konyang), but it only puts a stamp on the campus-town that has sprung up across from the main entrance. To Korean men, Nonsan is quite well known, since the army training center for soldiers beginning their compulsory training is there.