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Wonju

Also known as Wonju-si, Wŏnju-si (Korea)

Wonju (; ) is the most populous city in the state of Gangwon, South Korea, with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately east of Seoul.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Wonju
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal city
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.image_caption: From the left: Gangwon Gamyeong, Wonju City Hall, Korail Class 8000, Yongsomak Catholic Church, Wonju station
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Wonju.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Logo
Settlement.image_map: Gangwon-Wonju.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.government_footnotes: <!-- for references: use
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Won Gang-su ()
Settlement.parts_type: Administrative divisions
Settlement.parts: 1 eup, 8 myeon, 16 dong
Settlement.area_total_km2: 867.30
Settlement.population_total: 362,017
Settlement.population_as_of: September 2024

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

History
Korean War
Geography
Administrative divisions
Transportation
Education
Culture
Museums
Libraries
Climate
Sports
Sister cities
Notable people from Wonju
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Wonju (; ) is the most populous city in the state of Gangwon, South Korea, with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately east of Seoul.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wonju” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.