Gwacheon-si

Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi, immediately south of Seoul. Its museums, zoo, amusement park and mountain trails make it a destination for day trips from the capital.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seoul Land and Gwacheon National Science Museum.

Seoul Land

Theme park

Photo: Bart0278, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seoul Land is an amusement park opened in 1988, in Gwacheon, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea. Located in the Seoul Grand Park complex, it opened just before the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Gwacheon National Science Museum

Museum

Photo: Kwangmo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gwacheon National Science Museum is a national museum in Gwacheon, South Korea. It opened in 2008.

Korea Racing Authority Equine Museum

Museum

The Korea Racing Authority Equine Museum is a horse museum in Gwacheon, South Korea. Established on September 13, 1988, to complement Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, it has over 50,000 visitors annually in a variety of audiences, ranging from the elderly to children.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anyang and Burim-dong.

Anyang

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For the city in China, see Anyang Anyang is a city in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province, and one of the satellite cities of Seoul. It serves as the central hub of the Anyang region, which also includes Gunpo and Uiwang.

Burim-dong

Quarter

Burim-dong is a dong of Dongan District, Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Burim-dong is situated 5 km southwest of Gwacheon-si.

Gwacheon-si

Also known as: “Gwacheon” and “Gwacheon City”
Location: Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.4341° or 37° 26′ 3″ north

Longitude

126.9999° or 126° 59′ 60″ east

Population

85,400

Elevation

51 metres (167 feet)

Open location code

8Q98CXMX+JX

GeoNames ID

8393798

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In Other Languages

“Gwacheon-si” goes by many names.

Korean: “과천”
Korean: “과천시”

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