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Gokseong County

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Country
  
South Korea

Administrative divisions
  
1 eup, 10 myeon

Population
  
31,009 (2014)

Dialect
  
Jeolla Province

Region
  
Honam

Area
  
547.4 km²

Province
  
South Jeolla Province

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

Contents

Map of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

Attractions

  • Taeansa Temple
  • 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)

    • 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

    Gokseong County Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA