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Explore Chimak in South Korea

Chimak in the region of Gwangju is a town in South Korea - some 167 mi or ( 269 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chimak

Current time in Chimak is now 06:42 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yusan, Yulch'i, Yuch'on-dong, Daejeon, and Daegu. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yusan . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chimak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Raining in Gwangju

2:13 min by daveanddawn
Views: 2170 Rating: 3.00

This is a clip from our first full day of living in Gwangju, South Korea. We moved here from Mokpo. ..

A hike in Korea: Mudeung Mountain

3:59 min by stephenworldwide
Views: 1516 Rating: 4.85

Mudeung Mountain is right next to Gwangju; a 15 minute bus ride to the base. I had to experience what so many of my fellow Gwangju residents do, so I took a trip to the summit in December 2010. Will p ..


Christmas at SungBin Orphanage Gwangju, Korea

3:42 min by stephenworldwide
Views: 1048 Rating: 5.00

Recapping the Christmas party at an orphanage in Gwangju, Korea. Many volunteers bought and wrapped gifts off of the children's "wish list", most of which were clothes and boots for the winter. It was ..

Clear (Skeleton) type Inflatable video balloon 2M(60inch)

1:37 min by kairmax
Views: 1035 Rating: 5.00

Floating video balloon screen tv.. clear skeleton(clean) (Floating standing hanging) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chosun University

Chosun University is one of the oldest and most prestigious private universities in South Korea. Its campus is situated in Gwangju metropolitan city, in southwestern South Korea. The current president is Joen Ho-Jong. Around 33,000 students are enrolled.

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Located at 35.14 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1946, Universities and colleges in Gwangju

Namgwangju Station

Namgwangju Station ("South Gwangju Station") is a station on Line 1 of the Gwangju Subway, located at Hak-dong 994 in Dong-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It opened for service on April 28, 2004. It lies at the site of the former Korail Namgwangju Station, which had opened as Singwangju Station in 1936 and been renamed Namgwangju in 1938. That station was closed in 2000 as part of the realignment of the Gyeongjeon Line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.14 126.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Dong District, Gwangju, Railway stations in South Korea

Hakdong·Jeungsimsa Station

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Located at 35.13 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Dong District, Gwangju, Railway stations in South Korea

Sotae Station

Sotae Station is a subway station on Line 1 of the Gwangju Subway in Dong-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It is named after the Sotae Valley, a large valley of Mudeungsan.

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Located at 35.12 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Dong District, Gwangju, Gwangju Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 2004

Gwangju

Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak in Muan County in 2005. Gwang (광, hanja 光) means "light" and Ju (주, hanja 州) means "province. " Areas of exquisite scenery along the outskirts of the city gave birth to gasa, a form of Korean classical poetry.

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Located at 35.17 126.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 57 BC establishments, Gwangju, Special Cities and Metropolitan Cities of South Korea

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