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{{For|the county of the same name in South Gyeongsang Province|Goseong County, South Gyeongsang}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Goseong
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| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1 = [[Hangul]]
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|ko
| translit_lang1_type2 = [[Hanja]]
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|ko
| translit_lang1_type3 = {{nowrap|Revised Romanization}}
| translit_lang1_info3 = Goseong-gun
| translit_lang1_type4 = {{nowrap|McCune-Reischauer}}
| translit_lang1_info4 = Kosŏng-gun
| image_skyline = Goseong Unification Observation Tower 03.jpg
| imagesize =
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| image_flag = Flag of Goseong, Gangwon.svg
}}
'''Goseong''' (
Prior to the [[Korean Armistice Agreement|1953 Armistice]] which ceased the [[Korean War]], Goseong (which is located north of the [[38th parallel north#Korea|38th parallel]]) was a part of [[North Korea]].
== Festival ==
==2019
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2019}}
On April 4, 2019, high winds led to a high-voltage power line owned by [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] to fall causing an electric arc. The fire spread to the cities of Sokcho, Inje, Donghae and Gangneung leading to two deaths, over 30 injuries and the evacuation of over 4,000 residents. The fire burned 1,307 acres (5.3 km<sup>2</sup>), damaged over 200 homes, over 2000 buildings causing an estimated damages of 5.2 billion Korean Won ($4.6 million). More than 13,000 firefighters were mobilized from throughout the Korean peninsula to fight the fire. By April 6, the fire was extinguished with firefighters checking for potential hot spots. They finally extinguished the fire on April
==Sister cities==
*{{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Gangbuk-gu]], [[Seoul]]
*{{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Jixi]], [[Heilongjiang]], China
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" caption="Goseong, Gangwon" heights="120px" perrow="3">
File:Goseong-eup office.JPG|Goseong-eup office
</gallery>
==See also==
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