Gwanchon: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: Jeollabuk-do
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 35.6746° N, 127.2707° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 212 km (132 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV): 64 km (40 mi), straight line
• Gwangju Airport (KWJ): 74 km (46 mi), straight line
• Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base (HIN): 98 km (61 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Imsil: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Seongsu: 7.5 km (4.6 mi)
• Sanseo: 15 km (9 mi)
• Gangjin: 19 km (12 mi)
• Jinan-gun: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jeonju, 20 km (12 mi)