Hongseong: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Korea
• Region: Chungcheongnam-do
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 89,174
• Coordinates: 36.6009° N, 126.6650° E
• Time zone: Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Won (KRW)
• Distance to the capital, Seoul: 111 km (69 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ): 76 km (47 mi), straight line
• Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV): 78 km (48 mi), straight line
• Incheon International Airport (ICN): 98 km (61 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yesan: 18 km (11 mi)
• Cheongyang: 21 km (13 mi)
• Seosan: 28 km (17 mi)
• Boryeong: 29 km (18 mi)
• Tangjin: 33 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Cheonan, 49 km (30 mi)