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Gunsan (Korean: 군산; Korean pronunciation:), also romanized as Kunsan, is a city in Jeonbuk State, South Korea. It is on the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its exit into the Yellow Sea .
Most Korean place names derive either from the Korean language and its predecessors on the Korean peninsula, or from Chinese. However, Korean place names cannot be directly translated from the literal meanings of the different elements which amount to the name itself. Historical factors could also shape the meaning of the city name as well.
Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a gun which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a gun which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. [1]
A view of the Saemangeum Seawall. In 1991 the South Korean government announced that a dyke would be constructed to link three headlands just south of the South Korean industrial port city of Gunsan, 270 kilometres (168 mi) south-west of Seoul, to create 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) of farmland and a freshwater reservoir.
August 28, 1936 – a typhoon struck South Korea, killing 1,104 people. [1] July 10, 1939 – a typhoon struck the western coast of North Korea. [2] July 12, 1940 – local newspapers reported a typhoon that struck the city of Seoul, killing 52 people. [3] July 23, 1940 – a typhoon moved across much of the Korean Peninsula. [3]
The Port of Gunsan(Korean: 군산항; Hanja: 群山港) is a port in South Korea, located in the city of Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. References This ...
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA; Korean: 기상청; Hanja: 氣象廳; RR: Gisangcheong) is the national meteorological service of the Republic of Korea. The service started in 1904 joining the WMO in 1956. Numerical weather prediction is performed using the Unified Model software suite.
South Jeolla Province (Korean: 전라남도; RR: Jeollanam-do), also known as Jeonnam (전남), is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the north, South Gyeongsang to the northeast, and Jeju to the southwest in the Korea Strait.