Gokseong County

Gokseong
곡성군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Gokseong-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Koksŏng-gun

Emblem of Gokseong

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Honam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon
Area
  Total 547.37 km2 (211.34 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 31,009
  Density 56.7/km2 (147/sq mi)
  Dialect Jeolla

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

Attractions

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 Namwon 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.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Gokseong is twinned with:

References

  1. Cin Woo Lee "Simply stunning: 33 incredible Korean temples" CNN Go. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-12

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Coordinates: 35°16′51″N 127°17′43″E / 35.2808333433°N 127.295277788°E