Simwon: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: Jeollabuk-do
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 35.5245° N, 126.5511° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 230 km (143 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV): 43 km (26 mi), straight line
• Gwangju Airport (KWJ): 50 km (31 mi), straight line
• Muan International Airport (MWX): 61 km (38 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Haeri: 7.1 km (4.4 mi)
• Sangha: 10 km (6 mi)
• Yuyu: 12 km (7 mi)
• Gongeum: 17 km (10 mi)
• Koch'ang: 17 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jeongeup, 34 km (21 mi)