Sokcho: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: Gangwon-do
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 81,164
• Coordinates: 38.2070° N, 128.5918° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 159 km (98 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yangyang International Airport (YNY): 18 km (11 mi), straight line
• Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU): 102 km (63 mi), straight line
• Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS, North Korea): 143 km (89 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Toseong: 6.2 km (3.9 mi)
• Kosong: 22 km (14 mi)
• Haean: 41 km (25 mi)
• Jumunjin: 41 km (25 mi)
• Dongmyeon: 48 km (30 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gangneung, 56 km (35 mi)