Hwanggan: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: North Chungcheong
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 36.2324° N, 127.9083° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 170 km (105 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ): 65 km (40 mi), straight line
• Daegu International Airport (TAE): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV): 122 km (76 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chupungnyeong: 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
• Yongsan: 7.8 km (4.8 mi)
• Yeongdong: 13 km (8 mi)
• Cheongsan: 16 km (10 mi)
• Simcheon: 17 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gimcheon, 23 km (14 mi)