Goseong County, South Gyeongsang

For the county of the same name in Gangwon Province, see Goseong County, Gangwon.

Goseong County (Goseong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Goseong 고성군
County
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	고성군
• Hanja	固城郡
• Revised Romanization	Goseong-gun
• McCune-Reischauer	Kosŏng-gun
Flag Emblem of Goseong
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Yeongnam
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 13 myeon
Area
• Total	516.9 km^2 (199.6 sq mi)
Population  (December 2008)
• Total	55,950
• Density	116.8/km^2 (303/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gyeongsang

Administrative divisions

Goseong-gun is divided into 1 eup and 13 myeon.

• Goseong-eup
• Daega-myeon
• Donghae-myeon
• Gaecheon-myeon
• Georyu-myeon
• Guman-myeon
• Hai-myeon
• Hail-myeon
• Heohwa-myeon
• Maan-myeon
• Samsan-myeon
• Sangri-myeon
• Yeonghyeon-myeon
• Yeongo-myeon

Location

Goseong-gun is located at the southern end of central Gyeongnam. It was the capital of Sogaya, an ancient kingdom of advanced culture.^[1] It is endowed with natural tourism resources of beautiful mountains, ocean, and fields.

It is adjacent to Geoje, Sacheon, Tongyeong, Masan, and Jinju. It is also linked to the Daejeon-Tongyeong Expressway, National Roads No. 14 and No. 33.^[2]

Climate

Its location is quite southern, which makes the climate mild and warm all year around. That is, Goseong is classified as an oceanic climate. The southeast wind blows during the summer and the northwest wind, which is the seasonal wind, blows during the winter.

Climate data for Goseong (1994–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.6 (45.7)	9.8 (49.6)	13.9 (57.0)	19.0 (66.2)	23.8 (74.8)	26.6 (79.9)	29.3 (84.7)	31.1 (88.0)	27.4 (81.3)	22.8 (73.0)	16.2 (61.2)	9.7 (49.5)	19.8 (67.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	3.7 (38.7)	7.9 (46.2)	13.1 (55.6)	18.1 (64.6)	21.8 (71.2)	25.5 (77.9)	26.8 (80.2)	22.2 (72.0)	16.4 (61.5)	9.8 (49.6)	3.6 (38.5)	14.2 (57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−1.9 (28.6)	2.0 (35.6)	7.4 (45.3)	13.1 (55.6)	18.1 (64.6)	22.5 (72.5)	23.2 (73.8)	17.9 (64.2)	10.8 (51.4)	4.1 (39.4)	−1.9 (28.6)	9.3 (48.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26.2 (1.03)	43.2 (1.70)	84.5 (3.33)	133.2 (5.24)	149.7 (5.89)	176.8 (6.96)	304.0 (11.97)	239.5 (9.43)	161.8 (6.37)	81.5 (3.21)	44.4 (1.75)	25.6 (1.01)	1,470.4 (57.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.8	4.6	6.8	7.8	7.9	9.1	12.4	10.8	7.9	4.4	4.8	3.5	83.8
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration^[3]

Festival

Goseong was the center of the Gaya kingdom during ancient years. Goseong county held an annual "Sogaya festival" reemerging marching of ancient people with legends.

Additionally, events also deal with General Yi Sun-sin who beat Japanese invaders at Danghangpo which is near port of Goseong.^[4]

Between 1 April and 12 June 2016, the county will host the Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo (see 'Fossil sites' below for more info).

Cluster

Goseong was designated as a cluster for shipbuilding, including development with its neighbor, Geoje area.

In July 2007, the Ministry of Finance and Economy confirmed the establishment of the complex after securing the land. The construction began in April 2008.^[5]

Fossil sites

Goseong is known for, among other things, its fossilized dinosaur footprints. The county will host the Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo in 2016 for 73 days, between 1 April and 12 June, at Danghangpo Tourist Site and Sangjogam County Park. Goseong county participated in the International dinosaur festival of Zigong, Sichuan Province of China which is a sister city.

The whole area was on the way of propelling registration of UNESCO natural heritages with other southern coast-lying regions. Fossil sites on the southern coast of Korea are the largest scale in Asia.^[6]

Tourist attractions

• Goseong Dinosaur Museum
• Sangjokam County Park^{[permanent dead link]}
• Goseong Ogwangdae - Korea Mask Dance Drama
• Danghangpo Tourist Resort^{[permanent dead link]}
• Mt. Yeonhwa Provincial Park^{[permanent dead link]}
• Namsan Park
• Okcheon Temple
• Munsuam
• Songhakdong Gobungun - presumed to be tombs of political leaders of the Gaya period around A.D. 600.
• Unheung Temple
• Jangui Temple
• Mt. Geumtae Gyesung Temple

Agricultural and Marine Products

• Agricultural products: Dinosaur land rice, green pumpkin, hot pepper, sweet persimmon, pumpkin, chinamul, mushroom, cherry tomato, Goseong persimmon, strawberry
• Marine products: anchovy, Goseong Gaetjangeo (hamo) Hoe - raw fish, giant prawn, oyster.

Notable people

• Jung Jung-suk (1982-2011) was a South Korean women's football player.^[7]
• Kim Cheong (1941–Present) is a poet and writer.^[8]
• Yu Song-jin (born 1964/1965), South Korean engineer^[9]

Sister cities

•   Yeongdeungpo, South Korea
•   Zigong, China
•   Kasaoka, Japan

See also

• Sim Bong-geun, Goseong native and President of Dong-A University.
• Danghangpo Battle, a battle that happen in modern Danghang-ri, Hoehwa-myeon.

References

1. 가야 지배자들의 무덤을 찾아서 Dayliannews http://www.dailian.co.kr/news/n_view.html?id=54195 2007.01.16
2. from County website
3. (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
4. 고성 소가야문화제 개막 [Opening festival of Goseong]. Yonhap News Agency. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
5. 고성 조선산업특구 조성 4월 착공 [Goseong starting shipbuilding cluster from next April]. The Chosun Ilbo. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
6. 남해안 공룡화석지 국제심포지엄 개최 Newsis 2007-02-22 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=003&aid=0000322959
7. "여자축구대표 출신 정정숙씨 별세". Yonhap News Agency. Naver. 2011-06-27.
8. "시간을 거슬러 순간을 붙들다". GosengNews. 2017-02-10.
9. "DPRK Says Probe Of Detained South Korean Underway". Turkish Weekly. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

External links

• County government website
• Goseong at Curlie

34°58′32″N 128°19′12″E / 34.975439°N 128.319912°E / 34.975439; 128.319912