Jeollanam-do, South Korea · Asia
Gwangyang sits on the route: 10 minutes from Okgok, 44km from Jirisan National Park.
Gwangyang is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, with about 150,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Okgok, about 5 km away.
Gwangyang (Korean: 광양; Korean pronunciation: [kwaŋ.jaŋ]) is a city in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea. Gwangyang is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world.
The city is also home to K League Classic football side Jeonnam Dragons.
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for the Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone (GFEZ), the third-largest among the six free economic zones of South Korea, covering 92.7 square kilometers. The Free Economic Zone focus on port container handling, steel production, shipbuilding as well as leisure facilities. The area has become a mega business hub, exploiting its accessibility to China.
Famous people from Gwangyang include National Intelligence Service head Kim Seung-kew. To the north of the city is the county of Gurye, to the east along the Seomjin River is the county of Hadong in Gyeongsangnam-do, and to the south is the Gwangyang Bay. Mountains in the city include Baegunsan (백운산, 1,217m), to the south is Gayasan (가야산, 497m) and Gubonghwasan (구봉화산, 473m). Baegunsan is the second-highest mountain in Jeonnam-Gwangju with the exception of Jirisan (지리산, 1,915 m).
The average yearly temperature is 13.7 °C (56.7 °F), the average in January is 0.1 °C (32.2 °F), and the average in July is 27.8 °C (82.0 °F). The average yearly precipitation is 1,296 mm (51.02 in)
As of October 14, 2007, plans are being set up and a referendum is being planned for a merging of the cities of Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang into a new metropolitan city, taking advantage of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, Yeosu's Expo 2012 bid and port facilities, Suncheon's educational institutes and Gwangyang's POSCO plant.[1]
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Within an hour or so of Gwangyang: Naganeupseong Folk Village (33 km), Seonamsa (34 km), Jirisan National Park (44 km).
Gwangyang is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, about 5 km from Okgok.
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Essential numbers in South Korea
Tourist helpline (English): 1330.
Full driving guide for South Korea3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
A walled Joseon-era town still inhabited, with thatched-roof houses inside 1.4 km of stone rampart that can be walked in full. Unlike most folk villages, residents farm the surrounding fields.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A quiet Buddhist temple on the flank of Jogyesan, approached over Seungseongyo, a 17th-century granite arch bridge that forms a perfect circle with its reflection in the stream.
34 km · about 40 min drive
national park
South Korea's first national park, centred on the 1,915-metre Cheonwangbong peak, crossed by the Jeongnyeongchi pass road.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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