Bangsan: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: Gangwon-do
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 38.2088° N, 127.9503° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 111 km (69 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yangyang International Airport (YNY): 65 km (40 mi), straight line
• Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU): 86 km (53 mi), straight line
• Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS, North Korea): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Dongmyeon: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Yanggu: 12 km (7 mi)
• Haean: 19 km (11 mi)
• Hwacheon: 24 km (15 mi)
• Chuncheon: 42 km (26 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chuncheon, 42 km (26 mi)