Wonju

Wonju is the most populous city in the state of , with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately 140 kilometres east of .
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  • Type: City with 340,000 residents
  • Description: city in South Korea
  • Also known as: “Genshū”, “Wŏnju-si (Korea)”, “ウォンジュ市”, and “原州面”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Manjong and Wonju.

Railway station
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station, is a railway station in Hojeo-myeon, Wonju, South Korea. It is served by the Gangneung Line. The station opened on 1 September 1942.

Railway station
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station is a railway station in the city of , , . It is on the Jungang Line.

Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Wonju, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people and was opened in 1980.

Wonju

Latitude
37.3421° or 37° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
127.9198° or 127° 55′ 11″ east
Population
340,000
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
IATA airport code
WJU
UN/LOCODE
KR WJU
Open location code
8Q998WR9+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415154551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1833105
Wiki­data ID
Q42131
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Wonju” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وونجو”
  • Armenian: “Վոնջու”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vonju”
  • Basque: “Wonju”
  • Belarusian: “Ванджу”
  • Bengali: “ওনজু”
  • Catalan: “Wonju”
  • Cebuano: “Wŏnju”
  • Chinese: “原州市”
  • Czech: “Wondžu”
  • Danish: “Wonju”
  • Dutch: “Wonju”
  • Esperanto: “Vonĝu”
  • Estonian: “Wonju”
  • Estonian: “Wŏnju”
  • Finnish: “Wonju”
  • Finnish: “Wŏnju”
  • French: “Wonju”
  • Georgian: “ვონჯუ”
  • German: “Wonju”
  • Greek: “Ουόντζου”
  • Gujarati: “વોન્જુ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Ngièn-chû-sṳ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Wonju Sṳ”
  • Hebrew: “וונג’ו”
  • Hindi: “वॉन्जू”
  • Hungarian: “Vondzsu”
  • Indonesian: “Wonju”
  • Irish: “Wonju”
  • Italian: “Wonju”
  • Japanese: “うぉんじゅし”
  • Japanese: “原州市”
  • Kannada: “ವೊನ್ಜು”
  • Korean: “Wonju-si”
  • Korean: “원주시”
  • Latvian: “Vondžu”
  • Lithuanian: “Vondžu”
  • Lombard: “Wonju”
  • Malay: “Wonju”
  • Marathi: “वुन्जू”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wonju Chhī”
  • Mongolian: “Воньжү”
  • Northern Frisian: “Wonju”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wonju”
  • Norwegian: “Wonju”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Wonju”
  • Persian: “ونجو”
  • Persian: “وون‌جو”
  • Polish: “Wonju”
  • Portuguese: “Wonju”
  • Romanian: “Wonju”
  • Russian: “Вонджу”
  • Sinhala: “වොන්ජු”
  • Slovak: “Wondžu”
  • Slovenian: “Vondžu”
  • Spanish: “Wonju”
  • Swedish: “Wonju”
  • Tagalog: “Wonju”
  • Tamil: “வான்ஜூ”
  • Tatar: “Вонҗу”
  • Telugu: “వోంజులో”
  • Thai: “ว็อนจู”
  • Thai: “วอนจูซี”
  • Turkish: “Wonju”
  • Ukrainian: “Вонджу”
  • Urdu: “وونجو”
  • Venetian: “Wonju”
  • Vietnamese: “Wonju”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Wonju”
  • Welsh: “Wonju”

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