Joseong: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: Jeollanam-do
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 34.8092° N, 127.2475° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 307 km (191 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yeosu Airport (RSU): 34 km (21 mi), straight line
• Gwangju Airport (KWJ): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base (HIN): 81 km (51 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Donggang: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Yureo: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• Gyeombaek: 9.0 km (5.6 mi)
• Beolgyo: 9.6 km (5.9 mi)
• Yuro-ri: 9.9 km (6.2 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Suncheon, 27 km (17 mi)