Gokseong

Gokseong is a county in Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, . Situated along the Seomjingang River, it is known for its rural scenery, mountains, temples, and railway heritage.
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  • Type: County with 30,900 residents
  • Description: administrative division of South Korea
  • Also known as: “Gokseong County”, “Gokseong-gun”, and “곡성”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gokseong Police Station.

Police station
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gokseong

Latitude
35.2819° or 35° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
127.2915° or 127° 17′ 29″ east
Population
30,900
Elevation
544 metres (1,785 feet)
United Nations Location Code
KR GSE
Open location code
8Q7977JR+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358896884
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
1842714
Wiki­data ID
Q50212
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Gokseong” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gokseong-gun”
  • Chinese: “谷城郡”
  • Dutch: “Gokseong”
  • French: “district de Gokseong”
  • French: “District de Gokseong”
  • French: “Gokseong”
  • German: “Gokseong-gun”
  • German: “Gokseong”
  • Greek: “Γκόκσονγκ”
  • Italian: “Contea di Gokseong”
  • Italian: “Gokseong”
  • Japanese: “谷城郡”
  • Korean: “Gokseong-gun”
  • Korean: “곡성군”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gokseong Kūn”
  • Mongolian: “Куксон-гүнь”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gokseong”
  • Norwegian: “Gokseong”
  • Persian: “گوکسئونگ”
  • Polish: “gokseonggun”
  • Romanian: “Gokseong”
  • Russian: “Коксон”
  • Spanish: “Gokseong-gun”
  • Spanish: “Gokseong”
  • Swedish: “Gokseong-gun”
  • Swedish: “Gokseong”
  • Turkish: “Gokseong”
  • Urdu: “گوکسئونگ کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Gokseong”
  • Welsh: “Sir Gokseong”
  • Yue Chinese: “谷城”

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