Gyeongju, Güney Kore Güncel Saati — KST.

Gyeongju, historically known as Seorabeol, is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering 1,324 km2 (511 sq mi) with a population of 264,091 people as of December 2012. Gyeongju is 370 km (230 mi) southeast of Seoul, and 55 km (34 mi) east of Daegu. The city borders Cheongdo and Yeongcheon to the west, Ulsan to the south and Pohang to the north, while to the east lies the coast of the Sea of Japan. Numerous low mountains—outliers of the Taebaek range—are scattered around the city.

Distance-wise, Gyeongju is closest to Tokyo (~942 km), Singapore (~4,644 km), Dubai (~7,018 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 18,591 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Gyeongju sits inside Güney Kore — the Eastern Asia subregion, capital Seoul, languages Korean, currency KRW (₩).

Around Gyeongju, the nearest mapped reference cities are Yeonil (20 km), Pohang (25 km), Eisen (29 km), Heunghae (32 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for KST planning.

Upcoming country holiday signals around Gyeongju: Children's Day, Buddha's Birthday, Memorial Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Güney Kore.

Closest curated airport references from Gyeongju: TAE Daegu (50 km), PUS Busan (78 km), CJJ Cheongju (182 km).