Sangwon
in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.979 and 129.400 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 58' 43" and E 129° 24' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Won - KRW
Spoken languages:
Korean, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:32 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Asia/Seoul
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:23 am and 7:14 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.046 and -53.541 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Punta del Diablo
References
This place on Geonames.org

Explore Sangwon

Sangwon in Gyeongsangbuk-do is a city in South Korea about 173 mi (or 279 km) south-east of Seoul, the country's capital.

Local time in Sangwon is now 02:32 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Seoul with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Sangwon, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in South Korea is Pohang Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in South Korea is Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), South. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ocheon, Pohang, Heunghae, Guryongpo and Gampo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 58 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 95%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

14°C (57 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 9th of May 2024

22°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 10th of May 2024

25°C (77 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

BEST WESTERN POHANG HOTEL

Address
4,8 mi
1 SAMHO-RO 265 BEON-GIL
791 801 Pohangsi Bug-gu
South Korea

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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First Impressions of Korea - Episode 2/6 Seoul

Published: July 03, 2010
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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Pohang Steel Yard

Pohang Steel Yard is a football stadium in Pohang, South Korea. It is the home stadium of Pohang Steelers. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was built in 1990 (It is the first football-specific stadium in Korea. ) It's balcony typed structure presents a full view at any place to the spectators for a close look and its roof makes shades for them under the sun. the stadium has a seating of 25,000 along with supporters' seats of 500, which are located at the left side of headquarters.

Located at 35.9978, 129.384 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Football venues in South Korea, Sports venues in North Gyeongsang Province, Pohang Steelers

Pohang Airport

Pohang Airport is an airport in Pohang, South Korea. In 2011, 260,050 passengers used the airport. http://kac. airport. co. kr/eng/airnat/airstat/act_airport_view. jsp

Located at 35.9878, 129.42 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in South Korea

Pohang Stadium

Pohang Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Pohang, South Korea. It was used as the stadium of Pohang Steelers matches until the Pohang Steel Yard Stadium opened in 1990. The capacity of the stadium is 22,934 spectators.

Located at 36.0087, 129.364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Athletics (track and field) venues in South Korea, Football venues in South Korea, Sports venues in North Gyeongsang Province

Nam-gu, Pohang

Nam-gu is a non-autonomous district in the City of Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Located at 36.01, 129.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Districts of Pohang

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sangwon.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sangwon, Sangwŏn, 상원