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Wŏnju geodata

Wŏnju (Gangwon-do) is a populated place; located in South Korea in Asia/Seoul (GMT+9) time zone. With population of 243,387 people, there are 30 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in South Korea, 76.9% of cities are located further ↓South; 76.9% of cities are located further ←West and 85% of cities have lower elevation than Wŏnju. Note1

Administrative division(s):

Current local time in Wŏnju:

09:11 AM, Monday
Difference from your time zone: hours
[3]

Wŏnju on map:[1]

Wŏnju on map

Wŏnju GPS coordinates[2]

37° 21' 5.004" North, 127° 56' 43.008" East

Map corner latitude longitude
Upper-left 37.90824°, 127.24216°
Center: 37.35139°, 127.94528°
Lower-right: 36.79038°, 128.64841°
Map W x H: 124.3×124.3 km = 77.2×77.2mi
max Lat: 38.37881°
  ⇑23.1% North
Wŏnju: 37.35139°
min Lat:   ⇓76.9% South
33.25333°
Note1
min Long Wŏnju max Long
126.10863° 127.94528° 129.55377°
W 76.9%⇐   ⇒23.1% E

Elevation

Elevation of Wŏnju is 133 m = 436 ft, and this is 62.6 m = 205 ft above average elevation for this country.

Max E:
 
691 m = 2267 ft 15%
Wŏnju 133 m 436 ft  
Avg. 70.4 m = 231 ft  

Min E:
1 m = 3 ft 85%

See also: Wŏnju elevation on elevation.city.


Geographical zone

Wŏnju is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1547.2 km =961.4 mi to South.
Distance of km miles from Wŏnju
North Pole 5854 3637.5 to North
Arctic Circle 3248.1 2018.3 to North
Tropic Cancer 1547.2 961.4 to South
Equator 4153.1 2580.6 to South
5854 km
4153.1 km

Nearby cities:

15 places around Wŏnju: (largest is in red/bold)

Cheongpyeong 63.2 km =39.3 mi, 312°
Chuncheon 61.1 km =38 mi, 342°
Dongnae 57.5 km =35.7 mi, 343°
Gwangju 61.1 km =38 mi, 276°
Hongch’ŏn 38.2 km =23.7 mi, 352°
Hwado 65.5 km =40.7 mi, 300°
Icheon-si 45.2 km =28.1 mi, 259°
Koesan 61.6 km =38.3 mi, 192°
Neietsu 49.9 km =31 mi, 111°
Pubal 39.3 km =24.4 mi, 260°
Pyeongchang 39.6 km =24.6 mi, 86°
Seoseok 45.4 km =28.2 mi, 28°
Sindong 55.6 km =34.5 mi, 338°
Yangp'yŏng 43 km =26.7 mi, 290°
Yeoju 28.2 km =17.5 mi, 257°

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Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in South Korea existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia

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