Honam

Honam is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now . Today, the term refers to , , and Jeonbuk State.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gwangju Airport and Geungnakgang.

Aerodrome
is an airport in , South Korea, and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. In 2018, 1,986,125 passengers used the airport.

Railway station
is a railway station.

Railway station
station is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Sinchon-dong, , , . The station serves , and there is a connection to the via Gukrak Bridge Haje Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwangju.

, formerly romanized as Kwangju, is a metropolitan city in the center of province, . has a thriving youth and arts culture and even a glance down the streets of 'Geumnam-ro' will note a generally more fashion-conscious populace.

Honam

Latitude
35.1793° or 35° 10′ 45″ north
Longitude
126.8232° or 126° 49′ 24″ east
Population
5,940,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8Q785RHF+P7
Geo­Names ID
12908611
Wiki­data ID
Q494131
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Honam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: هونام
  • Central Kurdish: ھۆنام
  • Chinese: Honam
  • Chinese: 湖南地方
  • Hungarian: Honam
  • Indonesian: Honam
  • Italian: Honam
  • Japanese: ホナム地方
  • Japanese: 湖南地方 (朝鮮)
  • Korean: 호남 지방
  • Korean: 호남
  • Korean: 호남권
  • Korean: 호남지방
  • Malay: Honam
  • Min Nan Chinese: Honam
  • Mongolian: Хунам
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Honam
  • Norwegian: Honam
  • Russian: Хонам
  • Spanish: Honam
  • Thai: โฮนัม
  • Turkish: Honam
  • Urdu: ہونام
  • Uzbek: Honam
  • Vietnamese: Honam

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