Gokseong County

Gokseong 곡성군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	곡성군
• Hanja	谷城郡
• 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

• Taeansa Temple^[1]
• Neungpa Tower
• Seomjin River
• Dongli mountain valley
• Gok-song Haneulnari Village (a farming-themed village)
• Gokseong Train Village (site of historical steam engine train where folks can take a ride on an old fashioned train)

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:

• Gangdong-gu, South Korea (1996)
• Geochang, South Korea (1998)
• Seo-gu, South Korea (2000)
• Uijeongbu, South Korea (2010)

References

External links

• County government home page

South Jeolla Province Muan (capital) Cities Gwangyang Mokpo Naju Suncheon Yeosu Counties Boseong Damyang Gangjin Goheung Gokseong Gurye Haenam Hampyeong Hwasun Jangheung Jangseong Jindo Muan Sinan Wando Yeongam Yeonggwang

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