Gokseong

Gokseong
곡성
—  County  —
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 곡성군
 • Hanja 谷城郡
 • Revised Romanization Gokseong-gun
 • McCune-Reischauer Koksŏng-gun

Emblem of Gokseong
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon
Area
 • Total 547.37 km2 (211.3 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 37,080
 • Density 67.7/km2 (175.3/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla

Gokseong County (Gokseong-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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Transportation

Train

Jeolla Line comes into Gokseong station. The Saemaul and Mugunghwa trains all stop on the way to Gokseong.

Bus

Buses to Gwangju and Gurye take 30 minutes and to Namone takes one hour. However, it is quite difficult to go to southern parts of Jeollas like Suncheon, Jeonnam.

Car

There are 3 interchanges on the Honam Expressway. These interactions are joined with other roads.

Sister cities

Gokseong is twinned with:

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