Wonju

Wonju 원주시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	원주시
• Hanja	原州市
• Revised Romanization	Wonju-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Wŏnju-si
Official logo of Wonju Emblem of Wonju
Location in South Korea
Coordinates:
Country	South Korea
Region	Gwandong
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 8 myeon, 16 dong
Area
• Total	867.63 km2 (334.99 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	310,854
• Density	317/km2 (820/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon

Wonju is the most populous city in Gangwon province, South Korea.

Wonju is a city approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Seoul and the capital can be reached within 1hr 20 minutes by bus or train. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War.

Administrative divisions

Wonju City is divided into 1 eup (town), 8 myeon (townships) and 16 dong (neighborhoods).

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population	Area (㎢)
Munmak-eup	문막읍	文幕邑	19,452	104.34
Socho-myeon	소초면	所草面	9,517	103.08
Hojeo-myeon	호저면	好楮面	4,440	76.97
Jijeong-myeon	지정면	地正面	3,013	89.70
Buron-myeon	부론면	富論面	2,481	82.67
Gwirea-myeon	귀래면	貴來面	2,052	76.55
Heungeop-myeon	흥업면	興業面	8,482	59.59
Panbu-myeon	판부면	板富面	6,677	67.72
Sillim-myeon	신림면	神林面	3,880	127.41
Jungang-dong	중앙동	中央洞	3,430	1.90
Wonin-dong	원인동	園仁洞	7,002	0.48
Gaeun-dong	개운동	開運洞	14,963	1.05
Myeongnyun il-dong	명륜1동	明倫洞	11,379	0.92
Myeongnyun i-dong	명륜2동		19,187	0.94
Dangu-dong	단구동	丹邱洞	48,570	3.91
Ilsan-dong	일산동	一山洞	8,950	0.80
Hakseong-dong	학성동	鶴城洞	6,195	0.73
Dangye-dong	단계동	丹溪洞	24,654	4.16
Usan-dong	우산동	牛山洞	11,668	7.40
Taejang il-dong	태장1동	台壯洞	11,212	3.04
Taejang i-dong	태장2동		26,646	8.94
Bongsan-dong	봉산동	鳳山洞	10,822	7.26
Haenggu-dong	행구동	杏邱洞	8,093	13.44
Musil-dong	무실동	茂實洞	28,112	8.59
BangokGwanseol-dong	반곡관설동	盤谷觀雪洞	20,321	21.00
Total			321,198	872.56

Transportation

• Wonju Bus Terminal
• Wonju Station
• Wonju Airport

Education

• Gangneung-Wonju National University [1]
• Sangji Youngseo College [2]
• Halla University [3]
• Sangji University [4]
• Yonsei University/ Wonju Campus [5]

There is one international school: Wonju Chinese Primary School (原州華僑小學校/원주화교소학교).

Culture & Festivals

Museums

• Mureung Museum
• Yonsei University Wonju Museum
• Museum yetchaek towns
• Wonju City Museum
• Chiak Folk Museum
• Myeongjusa Chiaksan and Engraving Museum
• Toji Literature park
• Toji Cultural Center
• Hanji museum
• On Museum of the Arts

Climate

Climate data for Wonju (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	1.7 (35.1)	5.0 (41)	11.1 (52)	19.0 (66.2)	23.9 (75)	27.6 (81.7)	29.3 (84.7)	30.0 (86)	25.7 (78.3)	19.8 (67.6)	11.5 (52.7)	4.4 (39.9)	17.4 (63.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.3 (24.3)	−1.2 (29.8)	4.7 (40.5)	11.8 (53.2)	17.3 (63.1)	21.8 (71.2)	24.6 (76.3)	24.8 (76.6)	19.5 (67.1)	12.6 (54.7)	5.2 (41.4)	−1.4 (29.5)	11.3 (52.3)
Average low °C (°F)	−9.5 (14.9)	−6.6 (20.1)	−1.1 (30)	4.8 (40.6)	11.1 (52)	16.5 (61.7)	20.8 (69.4)	20.9 (69.6)	14.7 (58.5)	6.9 (44.4)	0.0 (32)	−6.2 (20.8)	6.0 (42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22.0 (0.866)	26.3 (1.035)	51.6 (2.031)	66.7 (2.626)	93.5 (3.681)	140.1 (5.516)	362.2 (14.26)	290.1 (11.421)	173.4 (6.827)	50.1 (1.972)	43.5 (1.713)	24.1 (0.949)	1,343.6 (52.898)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.4	7.0	9.2	8.1	8.9	10.4	16.6	14.8	9.0	6.1	8.1	8.0	113.6
Average relative humidity (%)	66.9	64.2	61.6	58.4	64.1	70.3	78.5	78.1	76.0	73.2	70.9	69.2	69.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours	162.4	165.1	189.3	213.0	221.0	194.1	146.8	169.4	174.7	186.9	149.0	153.0	2,124.6
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration

Sport

Wonju is home city of Dongbu Promy Basketball team (KBL). Their home stadium is Wonju Sports complex and it is located in Myeongnyun il-dong, Wonju. Wonju Dongbu Promy won the Championship threetime (2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2007-2008).

Sister cities

• Roanoke, Virginia, United States
• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Yantai, Shandong, China
• Hefei, Anhui, China
• Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
• Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

External links

• Wonju city government home page
• Sungwoo Ski and Golf resort home page
• Chapel of Hope home page