Geographic features

Gongju City is located in the center of Korea and the center of Chungcheongnam-do Province. It borders with the most cities and counties in the province at 6, those being Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City and Daejeon Metropolitan City to the east, Cheongyang County and Yesan County to the west, Buyeo County and Nonsan City to the south, and Asan City and Cheonan City to the north.

Main industries

Agriculture (rice and chestnuts) , forestry

Symbols

City tree: Zelkova
City flower: Forsythia
City bird: Magpie

Number of visitors

3,534,000 （tourists 2019）

Administrative divisions

Gongju City --- 1 eup, 9 myeon, 6 dong, 379 ri / tong

Official website

http://www.gongju.go.kr/


Sources: Official website of Gongju City