Goseong, Gangwon Province, South Korea
๐ฐ๐ท Goseong is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Prior to the 1953 Armistice which ceased the Korean War, Goseong was a part of North Korea. Kaesong, which is south of the 38th parallel and a part of South Korea before 1953, became part of the North after the Armistice.
Festival The Goseong Lavender Festival is held every June. The lavender festival has a concert, a trial performance of lavender perfume, and a variety of lavender classes. In addition, there are programs that can be enjoyed by anyone from children to the elderly, such as lavender pizza making, children's drawing contest, and poetry making.
2019 fire On April 4, 2019, high winds led to a high-voltage power line owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation to fall causing an electric arc. The fire spread to the cities of Sokcho, Inje, Donghae and Gangneung leading to two deaths, over 30 injuries and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents. The fire burned 1,307 acres (5.3ย kmยฒ), damaged over 200 homes, over 2000 buildings causing an estimated damages of 5.2 billion Korean Won ($4.6 million). More than 13,000 firefighters were mobilized from throughout the Korean peninsula to fight the fire. By April 6, the fire was extinguished with firefighters checking for potential hot spots. They finally extinguished the fire on April 6-7.
Asia/Seoul/Gangwon-do
Goseong has a population of over 29,120 people. Goseong also forms part of the wider Gangwon Province which has a population of over 1,564,615 people. Goseong is situated 23 km north-west of Sokcho.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Goseong has links with:
๐ฐ๐ท Gangbuk, South Korea ๐บ๐ธ Glendale, USA ๐ฐ๐ท Hampyeong, South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท Taean, South Korea ๐จ๐ณ Zigong, China๐ช๐ธ San Vicente del Raspeig 38.383
๐บ๐ธ Huntington 38.417
๐น๐ท Karabaglar 38.367
๐ฌ๐ท Missolonghi 38.367
๐ฌ๐ท Messolonghi 38.367
๐บ๐ธ Charleston 38.35
๐ฐ๐ท Seo District 128.56
Locations Near: Goseong 128.47,38.381
๐ฐ๐ท Sokcho 128.583,38.2 d: 22.4
๐ฐ๐ท Gangneung 128.896,37.755 d: 78.9
๐ฐ๐ท Chuncheon 127.736,37.859 d: 86.6
๐ฐ๐ท Donghae 129.114,37.525 d: 110.7
๐ฐ๐ท Wonju 127.949,37.345 d: 124
๐ฐ๐ท Samcheok 129.161,37.444 d: 120.5
๐ฐ๐ท Jecheon 128.191,37.133 d: 141
๐ฐ๐ต Wลnsan 127.431,39.161 d: 125
๐ฐ๐ท Yangpyeong 127.488,37.491 d: 131.2
Antipodal to: Goseong -51.53,-38.381
๐บ๐พ Maldonado -54.95,-34.9 d: 19522.3
๐บ๐พ Montevideo -56.198,-34.907 d: 19447.1
๐ฆ๐ท Mar del Plata -57.55,-38 d: 19487.4
๐บ๐พ Canelones -56.284,-34.538 d: 19412.4
๐บ๐พ Florida -56.215,-34.099 d: 19380.3
๐ง๐ท Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19308.2
๐ง๐ท Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 19275.5
๐บ๐พ Durazno -56.517,-33.367 d: 19299.3