Goyang-si
City in South Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Goyang street: Nagyman, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Goyang-si is a city in South Korea, in Gyeonggi-do. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of South Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 37.66° N, 126.83° E, about 19 m (62 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Seoul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Goyang-si. Green dots: other major cities of South Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Goyang-si has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (19°F). Around 1,241 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in South KoreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Seoul · 16 km
- Incheon · 25 km
- Seongnam-si · 36 km
- Suwon · 43 km
- Cheongju-si · 127 km
- Daejeon · 153 km
- Daegu · 251 km
- Gwangju · 278 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1842485 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q42061 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Goyang street: Nagyman, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)