Gunsan

Also known as Gunsan-si, Kunsan

Gunsan (; ), also romanized as Kunsan, is a city in North Jeolla Province, 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 southwest of Seoul on the midwest coast of the Korean Peninsula.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gunsan
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipal City
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Gunsan-si
Settlement.translit_lang1_info4: Kunsan-si
Settlement.image_caption: From the left: Daeya Station, Haemang Cave, Former Gunsan Branch of Korean Food Corporation, Teddy Bear Museum, Gunsan City Hall, Dunyul-dong Cathedral, Seonyudo
Settlement.image_map: North Jeolla-Gunsan.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Dialect
Settlement.population_blank1: Jeolla
Settlement.area_total_km2: 377.72 <!--
Settlement.population_total: 264,656
Settlement.population_as_of: September 2024
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 275155
Area: 37772
Official website: www.gunsan.go.kr
Image: Gunsan city 2.jpg

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Commons category: Gunsan
postal code: 54000–54172

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Contents

History
Economy
Culture
Tourist attractions
Festival
Museum
Park
Climate
Food
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Universities
Shopping
Transportation
Port
Airport
Island
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people from Gunsan
See also
References
Sources
External links

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| government_footnotes = 2—is the biggest discount shopping mall in Gunsan with an indoor parking lot from the fourth to seventh floor which provides shopping convenience.