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Country
  
South Korea

ISO 3166 code
  
KR-42

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:00 PM

Region
  
Gwandong

Population
  
310,854 (2010)

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Administrative divisions
  
1 eup, 8 myeon, 16 dong

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 89% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Chiaksan, Chiaksan National Park, Kuryong sa, 뮤지엄 산 Museum SAN

Wonju ([wʌn.dʑu]) is the most populous city in Gangwon province, South Korea.

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Map of Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Wonju is a city approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Seoul and the capital can be reached within 1hr 20 minutes by bus or train. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War.

2015 wonju dynamic dancing carnival


Administrative divisions

Wonju City is divided into 1 eup (town), 8 myeon (townships) and 16 dong (neighborhoods).

Transportation

  • Wonju Bus Terminal
  • Wonju Station
  • Wonju Airport

    • Education

  • Gangneung-Wonju National University [1]
  • Sangji Youngseo College [2]
  • Halla University [3]
  • Sangji University [4]
  • Yonsei University/ Wonju Campus [5]

    • There is one international school: Wonju Chinese Primary School (原州華僑小學校/원주화교소학교).

    Museums

  • Mureung Museum
  • Yonsei University Wonju Museum
  • Museum yetchaek towns
  • Wonju City Museum
  • Chiak Folk Museum
  • Myeongjusa Chiaksan and Engraving Museum
  • Toji Literature park
  • Toji Cultural Center
  • Hanji museum
  • On Museum of the Arts

    • Sports

    Wonju is home city of Dongbu Promy Basketball team (KBL). Their home stadium is Wonju Sports complex and it is located in Myeongnyun il-dong, Wonju. Wonju Dongbu Promy won the Championship threetime (2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2007-2008).

    Sister cities

  • Roanoke, Virginia, United States
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Yantai, Shandong, China
  • Hefei, Anhui, China
  • Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    • References

    Wonju Wikipedia
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