Gunsan

Gunsan
군산시
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul군산시
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationGunsan-si
 • McCune-ReischauerKunsan-si
From the left: Daeya Station, Haemang Cave, Former Gunsan Branch of Korean Food Corporation, Teddy Bear Museum, Gunsan City Hall, Dunyul-dong Cathedral, Seonyudo
Flag of Gunsan
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Coordinates: 35°59′N 126°43′E / 35.983°N 126.717°E / 35.983; 126.717
Country Republic of Korea
RegionHonam
ProvinceNorth Jeolla
Administrative divisions1 eup, 10 myeon, 19 dong
Government
 • mayorImjoon Kang (강임준)
Area
 • Total377.72 km2 (145.84 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2024[1])
 • Total264,656
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Area code+82-63
FlowerCamellia
TreeGinko biloba
BirdCommon gull

Gunsan (Korean군산; Korean pronunciation: [kun.sʰan]), also romanized as Kunsan, is a city in Jeonbuk State, South Korea. It is on the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its exit into the Yellow Sea. It has emerged as a high-tech manufacturing industrial city and an international trade seaport that is approximately 200 km (120 mi) southwest of Seoul on the midwest coast of the Korean Peninsula.

Kunsan Air Base operated by the United States Air Force is in the city. To encourage investment, a free trade zone has been declared.


Dialect: Jeolla dialect

  1. ^ "Population statistics". Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety. 2024.