Gokseong
곡성군
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 곡성군 |
| • Hanja | 谷城郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Gokseong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Koksŏng-gun |
Flag 
Emblem of Gokseong | |
Location in South Korea
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| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Administrative divisions | 1eup, 10 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 547.37 km2 (211.34 sq mi) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 31,009 |
| • Density | 56.7/km2 (147/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
Gokseong County (Korean: 곡성군; RR: Gokseong-gun) is a countyinJeollanam-do, South Korea and the least densely populated subdivision of the province.
| Climate data for Gokseong (1995–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.1 (0.99) |
39.7 (1.56) |
57.6 (2.27) |
79.7 (3.14) |
85.1 (3.35) |
135.5 (5.33) |
288.3 (11.35) |
321.9 (12.67) |
162.5 (6.40) |
63.8 (2.51) |
45.9 (1.81) |
27.8 (1.09) |
1,332.9 (52.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 101.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
Jeolla Line comes into Gokseong station. The Saemaul and Mugunghwa trains all stop on the way to Gokseong.
Buses to Gwangju and Gurye take 30 minutes and to Namwon takes one hour. However, it is quite difficult to go to southern parts of Jeollas like Suncheon, Jeonnam.
There are 3 interchanges on the Honam Expressway. These interactions are joined with other roads.
Gokseong is twinned with:
Gangdong-gu, South Korea (1996) Geochang, South Korea (1998) Seo-gu, South Korea (2000) Uijeongbu, South Korea (2010)35°16′51″N 127°17′43″E / 35.2808333433°N 127.295277788°E / 35.2808333433; 127.295277788
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