Namwon

South Korea
Namwon, South Korea
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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.

  • Population81,257
  • Nearest water from center0.4 km
  • Nearest mountain from center1.8 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km4

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