Mokpo is the third largest and most densely populated city in South Jeolla Province,South Korea,located at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula,close to Yudal mountain. Mokpo has frequent high-speed train services to Seoul,and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea and Dadohae National Maritime Park.
Gwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province,South Korea. Gwangyang city is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works,the largest facility of its kind in the world. The city is also home to K League Classic football side Jeonnam Dragons.
Muan County (Muan-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do),South Korea. In 2005,Muan County became the capital of Jeollanam-do following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location,Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan. Muan International Airport was opened here,and will eventually replace the airports in Gwangju and Mokpo.
Yeongam is a city and county in South Jeolla Province,South Korea. Bordered with Mokpo and Naju to the north,Jangheung County to the east,and Haenam and Gangjin to the south,Yeongam County comprises two eups and nine myeons,populated with about 57,000 people,and its county hall is seated in Yeongam-eup.
Goyang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Goyang,South Korea used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Goyang Zaicro FC of the K League Challenge from 2013-16. The seating capacity is 41,311 and construction was completed in 2003. It is occasionally used for matches of the South Korea national football team.
The Honam high-speed railway,also known as Honam HSR,is a high-speed rail between Osong and Mokpo in South Korea. The line is a part of Korail's Korea Train Express (KTX) system,accelerating Seoul–Mokpo and Seoul–Gwangju KTX high-speed services which currently use the existing conventional Honam Line. On April 1,2015,the line was inaugurated by the South Korean President Park Geun-hye with the attendance of 1200 invited guests and members of the public at Gwangju Songjeong Station in Gwangju,the line's terminus. The line diverges from Osong station on the Gyeongbu high-speed railway,and stops at Gongju,Iksan,Jeongeup Stations. Journey times between Seoul and Gwangju has been cut from 2 h 40 min to just 90 min,making daily commuting possible. The Honam HSR is intended to bring business,and economic opportunities to the province of Jeollanam-do,which has seen slower development than other parts of South Korea. The line has been open to the public since April 2,2015 for revenue service.
The 2015 Summer Universiade was a Universiade held in the city of Gwangju,South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14,2015.
Paju National Football Center,shortly called Paju NFC is training ground in Paju,South Korea. It is mostly used as training ground by Korea Republic national football team and other national football team in South Korea.
Mokpo station is a station on the Honam Line in Mokpo,South Jeolla Province. It is the westernmost railway station in South Korea. This station is the last stop on the Honam Line. Being located in the southwestern part of the Korean peninsula,it is used by customers who visit Jeju Island,Heuksan Island,and Hong Island in connection with KTX.
Mokpo National University is located in Muan and Mokpo,South Korea. Mokpo,located in the most southwestern region of Korea,is a key coastal city of the Korean Peninsula. The main campus is located in the valley of Seungdal Mountain,which has a beautiful view of the sea and the surrounding area.
Mokpo Catholic University is a Catholic university located in Mokpo,South Korea.
Aphae Bridge connects Mokpo and Aphae island of Sinan county of South Jeolla province,South Korea. The project was first set up in June,2000 and the construction of the bridge was finalized in 2008. The whole bridge belongs to some part of national route 2 to cut down on discomforts by visiting Aphae area by ferries.
Daebul Industrial Complex is an industrial complex which covers a large portion of Samho,Yeongam of South Jeolla province in South Korea. The complex was initially designed to set up fundamental base for development in the Mokpo area. Finalized in December 1996,the residence of enterprises start from 1997. The complex was initially aimed at the south east Asia and China market.
Yudal Mountain is a mountain located in Mokpo city,Jeollanam-do in South Korea. It is one of the "8 Scenes of Mokpo" and is a symbol of the city. At the summit,thousands of islands can be seen with several hills of strange looking rocks. The nickname of the mountain is Mountain Gaegol,which refers to Mountain Geumgang in North Korea during the summer. The three highest peaks are called first,second and madang bawi(rock). Two monuments are found on or near the mountain;the first is a statue of General Yi Sun-sin,the other is of a famous singer Lee Nan-young.
The men's tournament of football at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held from July 2 to 13 in Gwangju,South Korea.
The women's tournament of football at the 2015 Summer Universiade will be held from July 2 to 12 in Gwangju,South Korea.
Brazil sent a team of 203 athletes to compete in the 2015 Summer Universiade held in Gwangju,South Korea from July 3 to 17,2013.
Amtaedo is the sixth largest island in Sinan County,South Jeolla Province,South Korea. The island lies in the Yellow Sea about 25 km west of Mokpo,South Jeolla Province,South Korea. The highest peak on Amtaedo is Seungbong mountain (승봉산),which stands at 355 meters above sea level. In the past it was only possible travel to Amtaedo by a ferry departing from the Mokpo Coast Ferry Terminal. However,on April 4,2019 the Angel Bridge (천사대교) was completed connecting Amtaedo with the island of Aphaedo (압해도). Since Aphaedo is connected to the mainland by two bridges,it is now possible to drive to Amtaedo by car. The neighboring islands of Jaeundo (자은도),Palgeumdo (팔금도) and Chupodo (추포도) are connected to Amtaedo by bridges.
