Kwangyang: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: Jeollanam-do
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 89,281
• Coordinates: 34.9753° N, 127.5892° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 293 km (182 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Yeosu Airport (RSU): 15 km (9 mi), straight line
• Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base (HIN): 46 km (28 mi), straight line
• Gwangju Airport (KWJ): 73 km (45 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bonggang: 4.1 km (2.6 mi)
• Ongnyong: 5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Haeryong: 8.3 km (5.1 mi)
• Suncheon: 9.6 km (6.0 mi)
• Okgok: 10 km (6 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Suncheon, 9.6 km (6.0 mi)