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Gunpo
City in Gyeonggi, South Korea

Gunpo

Gunpo, formerly romanized as Kunp'o, is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Plan a trip to Gunpo→From Seoul

It is south of Seoul and in the Seoul National Capital Area. It borders Anyang to the north, Uiwang to the east, and Ansan to the south and west, and is connected to its neighbors and to Seoul by lines 1 and 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Gunpo is also home to three stops on the Gyeongbu Line, a national railway that links it to the rest of the country. Although 73.2% of the city is greenspace, owing largely to Surisan and various smaller mountains, Gunpo is home to over 286,000 residents in several urban areas. The city's downtown core is Sanbon New Town, a commercial hub which centers on a pedestrian "street of culture" that Gunpo has designated as one of its eight scenic locations.

Get in

Getting to Gunpo

Gunpo is located on Subway Line 1 and Subway Line 4: Seoul Station (서울역). It will take 1 hour to Gunpo via Seoul Station. Oido Station (오이도역). It will take 44 minutes to Gunpo via Oido Station. Sinchang Station (신창(순천향대)역). It will take 2 hours to Gunpo via Sinchang Station.

  1. 01
    Geumjeong Station
  2. 02
    Sanbon Station
  3. 03
    Gunpo Station
  4. 04
    Surisan Station
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Surisa Temple

    Surisa Temple was founded in the southwest region of Mount Surisan during the reign of King Jinheun (539-575 AD) of the Silla Dynasty.

  2. 02
    Taeeulbong Peak

    Taeeulbong Peak is a place where the forest is still very well preserved.

  3. 03
    Dang Forest of Deokgogae

    Located in Deokgogae in Daeyami, Gunpo, this forest was selected as the grand prize winner in the '3rd National Beautiful Forest Contest'.

  4. 04
    Galchi Reservoir

    Galchi Reservoir is located near 75 Sokdal-dong in Jeongjandeul in the northern part of Daeam.

  5. 05
    Cherry Blossom Path of Gunpo

    The Cherry Blossom Path of Gunpo, built near Geumjeong Station, is Gunpo's great pride.

  6. 06
    Royal Azalea Hill

    Planted with 90,000 azaleas and 27,000 wild grasses, the azalea hills are in full bloom from late April to early May every year.

Do

Things to do

Royal Azaleas Festival, 1152-10, Sanbon-dong. The Royal Azalea Festival, which is held at the time of the royal azalea blooms, consists of various events. The events include concerts, exhibitions, experience events, love letter writing and sketch contests which serve to provide many opportunities to enjoy the beauty of Royal Azalea Hills. Surisan Drawing Contest. Drawing contest held every October. Forest Concert.

  1. 01
    Gunpo Reading Festival
  2. 02
    Lotte Cinema Sanbon FITIN

    It is the largest theater in Sanbon-dong.

  3. 03
    CGV Sanbon

    It was built where the former Lotte Cinema used to be, and is relatively small in size.

  4. 04
    Megabox Geumjeong Ak Plaza

    143 LS-ro.

  5. 05
    Gunpo Urban Corporation Citizen Sports Plaza

    A very good place for you who love sports.

  6. 06
    Gunpo Urban Corporation National Sports Center
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Johnson's GogiGuksu

    This restaurant specializes in meat noodles.

  2. 02
    Binghwa Mandu

    This restaurant specializes in dumplings.

  3. 03
    Gunpo Sikdang

    This restaurant specializes in Korean meat.

  4. 04
    Ogsang Sikdang

    This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisines.

  5. 05
    HongkongBanjeom

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Trainholic (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.