Goseong (Gangwon)
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Korean alphabet : | 고성군 | ||
Chinese characters : | 高 城 郡 | ||
Revised Romanization : | Goseong gun | ||
McCune-Reischauer : | Kosŏng-gun | ||
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Province : | Gangwon-do | ||
Coordinates : | 38 ° 23 ' N , 128 ° 28' E | ||
Surface: | 660 km² | ||
Residents: | 28,392 (as of 2019) | ||
Population density : | 43 inhabitants per km² | ||
Structure: | 1 eup, 10 myeon | ||
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Goseong County ( Korean : 고성군 , Goseong-gun ) is located in Gangwon-do Province in South Korea . The administrative headquarters are in the city of Goseong-eup. The district had an area of 660 km² and a population of 28,392 inhabitants in 2019.
Before the 1953 armistice, which ended the Korean War , Goseong (north of the 38th parallel) was part of North Korea . Kaesŏng , which was south of the 38th parallel and part of South Korea before 1953, became part of the north after the armistice.