Namwon
Known as "the City of Love" for the celebrated Korean folk story of Chunhyang, Namwon is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea, sitting at the edge of Jirisan National Park — home to the largest mountain range on the South Korean mainland — and bordered by the Seomjin River. Gwanghanlu Garden serves as a shrine to the Chunhyang story, and each May the Chunhyang Festival draws traditional cultural performances to the area around it.
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- Population81,257
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.8 km1.1 mi
Namwon: quick answers
Where is Namwon?
Namwon is in South Korea, about 51 km32 miles in a straight line from Gwangju.
How do you get to Namwon?
The nearest airport is Jeonju (CHN), about 1 hr 6 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Namwon?
The warmest month is August, averaging 24°C75°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C29°F. The wettest month is July, with about 270 mm10.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Namwon?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 11 restaurants, 5 cafés and 1 place of worship within 2 km of the centre.