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Goseong-gun, Gangwon province

  • Sister City Agreement : May 30, 2000
  • Name of the City : Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do
  • Mayor : Myeong-jun Ham
  • Location : Gangwon-do Gosung-gun Kanseong-eup Goseongjungang-gil 9 (Kansung-eup Hari-12), Goseong County Office
  • Size : 664.55km²
  • Population : 26,981 people
  • Governing Areas : 2 eup, 4 myeon, 128 ri (88 Legal ri)
  • Specialties : Goseong-gun is a God given tour spot throughout the seasons. Some of the well-known areas include the Unification Observatory before the Geumgang Mountain’s gate, a long coastal line with white sands and blue water beaches of the east coast, picturesque small and large ports, clean Hwajinpo, Songjiho lake, Alps skiing resort with bright snow landscape, and Geonbong Temple and Cheong-gan-jeong with scent of the ancestors.
  • Major Cultural Events : Goseong Sunrise Festival (Jan.), Suseong Culture Festival (Sept.), Polite Festival (October)
  • Local Harvests and Products :Marine products such as pollack and mackerel, shitake mushrooms, codonopsis, and organic rice
  • Website : https://www.gwgs.go.kr/eng/index.do
  • Exchange Journal
    Exchange Journal
    2009. 2. 19 The 11th Goseong sea cod and winter festivals
    2009. 9. 29 ~ 2009. 9. 30 Attend open farmer’s market for Thanksgiving day
    2010. 2. 25 The 12th Goseong sea cod and winter festivals
    2010. 5. 1. Gangbuk-gu staff club (51) conducted a volunteer to help understaffed rural areas
    2010. 9. 16. ~ 2010. 9. 17. Ganbuk-gu participated in the open farmer’s market events celebrating Thanksgiving
    2010. 10. 10. Headman of Goseong-gun participated in the culture and sports hanmadang event
    2011.9.7.~9.8. Representatives of Gangbuk-gu attended the 2011 chuseok direct trading marketplace of Goseong
    2011.9.23. Representatives of Gangbuk-gu attended the Goseong-gun Suseong Culture Festival and other cultural and sports events
    2011.10.1. Representatives of Goseong-gun attended the Gangbuk-gu Citizens' Day
    2011.11.9. Representatives of Gangbuk-gu, with North Korean escapees, took Unification Culture Tour to Goseong
    2012.9.20. Representatives of Gangbuk-gu attended the 2012 Goseong-gun Citizens' Day and Suseong Culture Festival
    2012.9.25~26 Representatives of Gangbuk-gu attended the 2011 chuseok direct trading marketplace of Goseong
    2012.10.22~23 Representatives of Gangbuk-gu, with North Korean escapees, 60 members of Gangbuk-gu Association, National Unification Advisory Council, took Unification Culture Tour to Goseong
    2013.4.18 Attending Gangbuk-gu 4.19 National Democratic Revolution Festival Opening Ceremony
    2013.9.25 Attending 31st Inhabitants Day of Goseong and Suseong Cultural Festival Opening Ceremony
    2013.10.6 Attending 2013 Inhabitants of Gangbuk-gu Unison Athletic Meet
    2013.10.24 Attending 15th Goseong Pollack Festival
    2014. 2. 20. Provided support by sending calcium chloride (50t) to areas affected by snowstorm in the sister city Goseong-gun
    2014. 9. 24. AttendedGoseong Citizen’s Day and Suseong Culture Festival
    2015. 4. 18. Attendedthe opening ceremony of the419 Festival
    2015. 9. 22. Attendedthe 33rd Goseong Citizen’s Day and Suseong CultureFestival
    2015. 9. 22. ~ 9. 23. Held the agricultural specialty product direct market with sister cities for Chuseok
    2016. 5. 14. Attendedthe celebration for the 「Northernmost Fishing Ground Octopus Festival
    2016. 9. 1. ~ 9. 2. Attendedthe「2016 Direct Market for Chuseok」 in Gangbuk-gu Office Plaza
    2017.4.18. Attended the opening ceremony of the April 19 Revolution Public Cultural Festival
    2017.9.21. ~ 9.22. Attended the Chuseok Sister City Direct Marketplace
    2017.10.26. Attended the opening of the 19th Goseong Unification Pollock Festival
    2018.9.5. Attended the Goseong Specialty Crop (aronia) Direct Marketplace
    2018.9.13. Attended the 2018 Chuseok Sister City Direct Marketplace (Gangbuk-gu Office Plaza)
    2019.4.5. Provided supplies and visited Goseong-gun for a fire disaster
    • Provided supplies worth KRW 13.84 million
    • Provided 5,160 (2L) water bottles, 120 blankets, 50 first-aid kits, and 10 cooking kits
    2019.9.23. Visited the 37th Goseong-gun Residents’ Day and Suseong Cultural Festival
    2019. 9. 27. Added promotions on the official homepage of Goseong Myeongtae (Alaska Pollack) Festival.
    2022. 4. 18. Participated in the opening ceremony of the 4.19 Revolutionary National Cultural Festival
    2022. 9. 1. ~ 9. 2. Attending 「the 2022 Chuseok Farmers' Market」
    2023. 3. 21. Signing of Business Agreement to Enhance Friendly Exchange
    2023. 4. 18. Participating in the Opening Ceremony of 「the April 19th Revolution National Cultural Festival」
    2023. 7. 25. ~ 7. 27. Inviting the Youth in Goseong-gun and Gangbuk-gu to the Youth Exchange Camp
    2023. 9. 21. ~ 9. 22. Attending 「the 2023 Chuseok Farmers' Market」
    2023. 10. 26. Visited 「the 23rd Goseong Myeongtae (Alaska Pollack) Festival」
    2024. 4. 18. Attended the Opening Ceremony of 「the April 19th Revolution National Cultural Festival」

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