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| translit_lang1 = Korean
| translit_lang1_type1 = [[Hangul]]
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|ko-Hang|{{linktext|고|성|군}}고성군}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = [[Hanja]]
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|ko-Hant|{{linktext|高|城|郡}}}}
| 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 =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Goseong, Gangwon.svg
}}
'''Goseong''' (''{{Korean|hangul=고성군|rr=Goseong-gun''}}; {{IPA-|ko|ˈkosʌŋ‿ɡun|}}) is a [[Administrative divisions of South Korea|county]] in [[Gangwon-do (South Korea)|Gangwon]] Province, [[South Korea]].
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]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} [[Kaesong]], which is south of the 38th parallel and a part of South Korea before 1953, became part of the North after the Armistice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=291958&v=43#P5|title=개성시 開城市 (Kaesong)|access-date=May 8, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610082842/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=291958&v=43#P5|archive-date=June 10, 2011}}</ref>
==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Ganseong-eup, Goseong (elevation: {{convert|6|m|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high C = 3.8
| Feb high C = 5.8
| Mar high C = 10.7
| Apr high C = 16.7
| May high C = 21.4
| Jun high C = 24.2
| Jul high C = 27.0
| Aug high C = 27.8
| Sep high C = 23.8
| Oct high C = 19.4
| Nov high C = 12.8
| Dec high C = 6.1
| year high C = 16.6
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = -0.6
| Feb mean C = 1.1
| Mar mean C = 5.6
| Apr mean C = 11.5
| May mean C = 16.3
| Jun mean C = 19.7
| Jul mean C = 23.3
| Aug mean C = 24.0
| Sep mean C = 19.2
| Oct mean C = 14.1
| Nov mean C = 7.9
| Dec mean C = 1.5
| year mean C = 12.0
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low C = -5.3
| Feb low C = -3.7
| Mar low C = 0.4
| Apr low C = 6.0
| May low C = 11.6
| Jun low C = 16.0
| Jul low C = 20.2
| Aug low C = 20.6
| Sep low C = 15.1
| Oct low C = 9.0
| Nov low C = 2.9
| Dec low C = -3.1
| year low C = 7.5
<!-- Total precipitation -->
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 37.1
| Feb precipitation mm = 33.7
| Mar precipitation mm = 49.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 70.2
| May precipitation mm = 86.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 126.6
| Jul precipitation mm = 279.3
| Aug precipitation mm = 305.5
| Sep precipitation mm = 196.9
| Oct precipitation mm = 95.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 92.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 28.3
| year precipitation mm = 1401.9
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 4.7
| Feb precipitation days = 4.9
| Mar precipitation days = 6.7
| Apr precipitation days = 7.0
| May precipitation days = 7.5
| Jun precipitation days = 9.9
| Jul precipitation days = 13.3
| Aug precipitation days = 12.8
| Sep precipitation days = 9.6
| Oct precipitation days = 6.0
| Nov precipitation days = 7.0
| Dec precipitation days = 3.4
| source = [[Korea Meteorological Administration]]<ref name= KMA>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211110/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| archive-date = 29 January 2022
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/korea_pdf_0106_v2.pdf
| title = Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 4 April 2022
| language = ko}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/climate/average30Years/selectAverage30YearsKoreaFileset.do?pgmNo=716
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 4 April 2022
| script-title = ko:우리나라 기후평년값 - 파일셋
| language = ko}}</ref><ref name= KMAstationdata>
{{cite web
| url = https://data.kma.go.kr/climate/average30Years/selectAverage30YearsKoreaList.do?pgmNo=188
| publisher = Korea Meteorological Administration
| access-date = 4 April 2022
| script-title = ko:우리나라 기후평년값 - 그래프
| language = ko}}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
| location = Jinburyeong, Goseong (elevation: {{convert|586|m|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high C = -1.1
| Feb high C = 1.8
| Mar high C = 7.4
| Apr high C = 14.4
| May high C = 20.1
| Jun high C = 23.2
| Jul high C = 24.9
| Aug high C = 25.5
| Sep high C = 21.1
| Oct high C = 16.2
| Nov high C = 8.4
| Dec high C = 0.9
| year high C = 13.6
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = -5.5
| Feb mean C = -3.1
| Mar mean C = 2.1
| Apr mean C = 8.6
| May mean C = 14.4
| Jun mean C = 18.0
| Jul mean C = 21.0
| Aug mean C = 21.3
| Sep mean C = 16.2
| Oct mean C = 10.7
| Nov mean C = 3.9
| Dec mean C = -3.2
| year mean C = 8.7
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low C = -9.6
| Feb low C = -7.7
| Mar low C = -2.7
| Apr low C = 3.4
| May low C = 9.3
| Jun low C = 13.7
| Jul low C = 18.1
| Aug low C = 18.2
| Sep low C = 12.1
| Oct low C = 5.9
| Nov low C = -0.2
| Dec low C = -7.1
| year low C = 4.5
<!-- Total precipitation -->
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 30.8
| Feb precipitation mm = 38.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 54.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 89.0
| May precipitation mm = 99.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 141.5
| Jul precipitation mm = 351.6
| Aug precipitation mm = 316.1
| Sep precipitation mm = 247.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 85.0
| Nov precipitation mm = 82.6
| Dec precipitation mm = 27.9
| year precipitation mm = 1564.5
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 4.2
| Feb precipitation days = 5.3
| Mar precipitation days = 7.5
| Apr precipitation days = 9.2
| May precipitation days = 9.4
| Jun precipitation days = 11.1
| Jul precipitation days = 15.3
| Aug precipitation days = 14.9
| Sep precipitation days = 11.0
| Oct precipitation days = 6.7
| Nov precipitation days = 8.0
| Dec precipitation days = 4.7
| source = [[Korea Meteorological Administration]]<ref name= KMA/>
}}
== Festival ==
*The '''Goseong Lavender Festival -'''is Everyheld every June,. aThe [[Lavandula|lavender]] festival is held in Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province. The lavender festival has a concert, a trial performance of lavender perfume, and a variety of lavender classes. In addition, there are programs that can be enjoyed by anyone from children to the elderly, such as lavender pizza making, children's drawing contest, and poetry making.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lavenderfarm.co.kr |script-title=ko:라벤더 마을 하늬팜|website=www.lavenderfarm.co.kr|access-date=2018-06-03}}</ref>
==2019 Firefire==
{{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 6-76–7
==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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