Wonju

Wonju

원주시
Wonju 원주시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	원주시
• Hanja	原州市
• Revised Romanization	Wonju-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Wŏnju-si
	Flag Emblem of Wonju
	Location in South Korea
	Coordinates: 37°20′30″N 127°55′15″E / 37.34167°N 127.92083°E
Country	South Korea
Region	Gwandong
Administrative divisions	1 eup, 8 myeon, 16 dong
Area
• Total	867.30 km2 (334.87 sq mi)
Population (2023)
• Total	364,860
• Density	421/km2 (1,090/sq mi)
• Dialect	Gangwon
Area code	+82-33-7xx
ISO 3166 code	KR-42

The city is located approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Seoul. During the time of Great Joseon, Wonju was the capital of the historic Gangwon Province, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea. It was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War.

Geography

Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangwon Province, bordering Gyeonggi Province to the west and North Chungcheong Province to the south. Within Gangwon, Wonju borders Yeongwol County to the east and Hoengseong County to the north. Unlike much of Gangwon Province, Wonju is not a mountainous area, but rather a basin along the wide plain created by the Seom River.

Administrative divisions

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

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Population	Area (km²)
Munmak-eup	문막읍	文幕邑	17,659	104.34
Socho-myeon	소초면	所草面	8,468	103.08
Hojeo-myeon	호저면	好楮面	3,687	76.97
Jijeong-myeon	지정면	地正面	28,438	89.70
Buron-myeon	부론면	富論面	2,261	82.67
Gwirea-myeon	귀래면	貴來面	2,177	76.55
Heungeop-myeon	흥업면	興業面	8,627	59.59
Panbu-myeon	판부면	板富面	7,269	67.72
Sillim-myeon	신림면	神林面	3,538	127.41
Jungang-dong	중앙동	中央洞	2,663	1.90
Wonin-dong	원인동	園仁洞	5,059	0.48
Gaeun-dong	개운동	開運洞	12,738	1.05
Myeongnyun il-dong	명륜1동	明倫洞	8,525	0.92
Myeongnyun i-dong	명륜2동	明倫洞	15,515	0.94
Dangu-dong	단구동	丹邱洞	44,364	3.91
Ilsan-dong	일산동	一山洞	8,583	0.80
Hakseong-dong	학성동	鶴城洞	4,713	0.73
Dangye-dong	단계동	丹溪洞	28,990	4.16
Usan-dong	우산동	牛山洞	13,507	7.40
Taejang il-dong	태장1동	台壯洞	10,067	3.04
Taejang i-dong	태장2동	台壯洞	24,736	8.94
Bongsan-dong	봉산동	鳳山洞	8,059	7.26
Haenggu-dong	행구동	杏邱洞	7,786	13.44
Musil-dong	무실동	茂實洞	32,906	8.59
BangokGwanseol-dong	반곡관설동	盤谷觀雪洞	44,433	21.00
Total			354,768	872.56

Transportation

Wonju Bus Terminal [ko]
Wonju Express Bus Terminal [ko]
Manjong station
Wonju station
Seowonju station
Wonju Airport

Education

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

According to data released by Wonju City Hall in 2015, the number of kindergartens located in Wonju was 71.

There are 48 elementary and 22 middle schools, respectively.

In the case of high schools, there are 15 general high schools, 2 special purpose high schools, and 3 specialized high schools, a total of 20.

Culture

A Rail Park has been built on the disused rail tracks connecting the stations of Pandae and Ganhyeon, for a total of 6.5 km (4.0 mi). The total ride journey is about 40 minutes, offering scenic views of the surrounding mountains while cycling.

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
Museum San

Libraries

Wonju City Library
Taejang Library
Jungcheon Philosophical Library
Wonju Education and Culture Center
Munmak Library

Climate

The climate of Wonju is a hot-Summer, monsoon-influenced Humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa).

Climate data for Wonju (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.9 (57.0)	21.1 (70.0)	24.5 (76.1)	33.2 (91.8)	34.1 (93.4)	35.3 (95.5)	38.0 (100.4)	38.8 (101.8)	34.2 (93.6)	28.6 (83.5)	25.5 (77.9)	17.2 (63.0)	38.8 (101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	5.6 (42.1)	11.8 (53.2)	19.1 (66.4)	24.4 (75.9)	28.1 (82.6)	29.7 (85.5)	30.3 (86.5)	25.9 (78.6)	20.0 (68.0)	12.0 (53.6)	4.3 (39.7)	17.8 (64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.1 (26.4)	−0.3 (31.5)	5.5 (41.9)	12.2 (54.0)	17.9 (64.2)	22.4 (72.3)	25.1 (77.2)	25.3 (77.5)	20.2 (68.4)	13.3 (55.9)	6.0 (42.8)	−1.1 (30.0)	12.0 (53.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−5.6 (21.9)	−0.3 (31.5)	5.7 (42.3)	11.8 (53.2)	17.3 (63.1)	21.4 (70.5)	21.5 (70.7)	15.5 (59.9)	7.8 (46.0)	1.0 (33.8)	−5.7 (21.7)	6.9 (44.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.6 (−17.7)	−23.7 (−10.7)	−13.8 (7.2)	−6.7 (19.9)	0.9 (33.6)	5.5 (41.9)	11.5 (52.7)	9.8 (49.6)	2.0 (35.6)	−6.9 (19.6)	−15.1 (4.8)	−26.8 (−16.2)	−27.6 (−17.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	18.0 (0.71)	28.5 (1.12)	43.8 (1.72)	73.0 (2.87)	86.1 (3.39)	136.7 (5.38)	357.8 (14.09)	289.8 (11.41)	147.0 (5.79)	52.7 (2.07)	42.1 (1.66)	23.5 (0.93)	1,299 (51.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.7	6.2	8.1	8.9	8.9	10.1	16.6	14.9	9.2	6.0	8.5	7.6	111.7
Average snowy days	8.2	6.6	3.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.0	6.2	27.1
Average relative humidity (%)	64.0	60.5	57.9	56.4	61.3	67.1	76.3	75.8	73.3	71.1	68.6	66.8	66.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	162.5	164.5	189.5	199.7	217.2	186.2	132.4	153.7	166.2	188.4	148.7	154.2	2,063.2
Percent possible sunshine	52.8	54.1	51.1	54.0	50.3	44.1	32.8	40.2	46.8	53.6	48.7	51.2	47.7
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (snow and percent sunshine 1981–2010)

Sports

Wonju is home city of the Wonju DB Promy, playing in the Korean Basketball League. Their home arena is Wonju Gymnasium, which is located in Myeongnyun il-dong, Wonju. The team has won the Championship three times (2002–03, 2004–05, and 2007–08).