North Gyeongsang · South Korea
Gumi travel guide
Gumi is a city in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, home to about 421,000 people.
- Best months
- April and October
- Nearest airport
- TAE44 km · Daegu International Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
About
About Gumi
Gumi (Korean: 구미; Korean pronunciation: [ku.mi]) is the second largest and most densely populated city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located on the Nakdong River, halfway between Daegu and Gimcheon, also lies on the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway which are the principal traffic routes of the country.
Gumi is a major industrial center in South Korea, home to the Samsung mobile and LG Display industrial complexes. Gumi is also the birthplace of Park Chung-hee, the military dictator who ruthlessly ruled South Korea in the 1960s-1970s. Ironically, the city is also the birthplace of his assassin, KCIA director Kim Jae-gyu, who shot him in 1979. Gumi has a rich history that dates back to prehistoric times.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Gumi
See
- Geumosan Provincial Park
- President Park Chung Hee Birthplace
- Dongrak Park (동락공원)
- Haeunsa Temple (해운사)
- Geumosan Market (금오시장)
- Gumi Culture & Arts Center
- Gumoland
- Gumi Ecoland
- Seonsan Hyanggyo
- Oksung Natural Recreation Forest
- Gumi Municipal Folk Museum
- Gumi Neo-Confucian History Museum
Do
- Gumi LIG Greaters Volleyball Game
- Nakdonggang Sports Park
- Geumosan Provincial Park
- Nakdong River Riverside
- Gumi Municipal Folk Museum
- Gumi Sandan Festival
- Gumi Ramen Festival
- Youth Geumocheon Cherry Blossom Festival
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Where to stay
Which part of Gumi to stay in
Love motels are cheap and plentiful in Gumi. One can usually get a room for around $20 on weeknights or $30 on weekends. For business travelers, there are several modern hotels near Gumi Station and Indong Industrial Complex. If you prefer a scenic location, stay near Geumosan Mountain, where you can find resorts and pensions surrounded by nature. Nowadays, people also look for places to stay on Airbnb.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Gumi
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gumi Century Hotel | 12.1 km | |
| Hotel Geumosan | 11.8 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Gumi
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gumi are April and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 275 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Gumi: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Daegu International Airport (TAE), about 44 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ, 95 km) and Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) (KPO, 99 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Gumi does not have its own airport, so travelers typically use airports in nearby cities.
Getting around
Gumi, a pivotal city in Korea's electronics industry, offers a variety of transportation options for navigating its urban landscape. The city's bus system is efficiently operated by Gumi Bus Co., Ltd. and Ilseon Transportation Co., Ltd. through a joint dispatch system, covering most routes with key exceptions like numbers 91, 184, and 190-3.
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TAE · Daegu International Airport
CJJ · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
KPO · Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3)
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Gumi
Eat
Eat Makchang (막창) and Gopchang (곱창). One can find very decent restaurants that serve these dishes on nearly every block of the city. Makchang is historically from nearby Daegu, but Gumi has some delicious restaurants that serve the dish. If you do not know about Makchang, it is grilled pork intestine that is then chopped up and served with Doenjang (bean paste sauce). Gopchang is the only dish that Gumi can really try to claim as its own, though it originates from nearby Seonsan (선산). Gopchang is a boiled version of Makchang, but it is cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce and is very delicious.
Drink
Gumi has a lively nightlife scene thanks to its large working population. Most drinking areas are clustered around Wonpyeong-dong, Indong-dong, and Gumi Station. Local favorites include casual hof bars (beer pubs) and Korean-style soju bars. You’ll also find cafés that transform into cocktail spots after dark.
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Questions
Gumi: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gumi?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gumi are April and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 275 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gumi?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Daegu International Airport (TAE), about 44 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ, 95 km) and Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) (KPO, 99 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Gumi?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Gumi
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.