General status of Wanju-gun

Population : 91,137

Area : 821.05㎢ (the largest  part of  Jeollabuk-do)

Location : Wanju-gun is located in the center of Jeollabuk-do surrounding Jeonju-si, with a distance of 36km from east to west, 71km from north to south. It has Jinan-gun to the east, Gimje-si to the west, Imsil-gun and Jeongeup-si to the south, and Iksan-si and Chungcheongnam-do’s Nonsan-si and Geumsan-gun to the north.

Geographical features : 

Wanju-gun is surrounded by Godeok-san Mountain and Moak-san Mountain with ups and downs in the mountains. The northwest is connected to the Jeonbuk Plain, a socalled ‘Okyacheonri’ meaning agricultural treasure repository, leading to the Mangyeong-gang (river) flowing through the northwest area of Jeonbuk, where all of Soyang-cheon (stream), Gosan-cheon, and Samcheon-cheon meet. Roads connect all directions centering around Jeonju. There are national and local roads leading to Gunsan, Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Mokpo, Gwangju, and Yeosu, and the Jeolla Line runs north and south, making its transportation convenient.

Origin of the name Wanju : When Jeonju-eup was promoted to Jeonju-bu in 1935, the name ‘Wanju’ was first d by taking Chinese characters each from Wansan, the past name of Jeonju, and Jeonju, the current place name.

Wanju’s leading tourist destinations: Daedun-san Provincial Park, Gosan Natural Recreation Forest, Moak-san Provincial Park, Dae-a Arboretum & Dae-a Lake, Songgwang-sa & Cherry Blossom Road, Wibong-sa, Wibong Falls & Wibong Fortress, Hwaam-sa, Bibi-jeong, Sanggwan Air Village Cypress Forest