Wonju

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Wonju
Korean alphabet : 원주시
Chinese characters : 原 州市
Revised Romanization : Wonju-si
McCune-Reischauer : Wonju-si
Basic data
Province : Gangwon-do
Coordinates : 37 ° 21 '  N , 127 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 21 '  N , 127 ° 55'  E
Surface: 867.63 km²
Residents: 275,217  (as of: 2001)
Population density : 317 inhabitants per km²
Structure: 1 eup , 8 myeon , 16 dong
Postal code : 220-003-220-980
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Wonju (South Korea)
Wonju
Wonju
Wonju on the map of South Korea.

Wonju is a South Korean city. It is the most populous city in the north-east of Gangwon Province .

Wonju is bordered by Hoengseong County to the north and Yeongwol County to the east , both of which are also part of Gangwon Province. The city borders on Gyeonggi Province to the west and Chungcheongbuk Province to the south .

There are three universities in Wonju: Sangji University and the private Halla University and Yonsei University (second campus next to Seoul).

history

The city was founded in 678 as Bugwongyeong ( 北 原 京 ), and in 940 it was renamed Wonju. In 1395 it became the administrative seat of Gangwon Province and remained so until the administrative division was reorganized in 1896, when Chuncheon became the new provincial capital.

Korea was part of the Japanese Empire between 1910 and 1945 . Since Japanese was the national language at that time, the city name 原 州 was read Genshū in Japanese .

Administrative division

  • Munmak-eup ( 문막읍 )
  • Buron-myeon ( 부론면 )
  • Gwirae-myeon ( 귀래면 )
  • Hojeo-myeon ( 호저면 )
  • Hongeop-myeon ( 흥업면 )
  • Jijeong-myeon ( 지정면 )
  • Panbu-myeon ( 판부면 )
  • Sillim-myeon ( 신림면 )
  • Socho-myeon ( 소초면 )

Attractions

To the east of the city is the Chiaksan National Park , which covers an area of ​​181 square kilometers. The highest point is the Birobong with 1288 meters. The historical temples of Kuryongsa , Sangwonsa and Ipseoksa are also located in the area of ​​the national park .

Twin cities

sons and daughters of the town

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