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Wonju

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Total population

340,196

Coordinates37.34°, 127.92°

Demographic figures from Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Wonju is a mid-sized city that lies in Gangwon, South Korea. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 340,196. Coordinates of 37.342°, 127.920° situate Wonju in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,391 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 54% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
37.3421
Longitude
127.9198
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Gangwon

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,391

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,902
Avg daily Wikipedia views
63
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wonju

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library