Gwangju

Also known as Gwangju City

Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until its promotion to a metropolitan city in 2005, upon which the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak in Muan County.

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Gwangju is South Korea's sixth-largest city and holds the special status of a metropolitan city that reports directly to the central government rather than being part of a province. The city gained this elevated administrative status in 2005, when it separated from South Jeolla Province and became independently governed.

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Climate
Education
Transportation
Tourism
Sport and culture
Cityscape
International relations
Sister cities
Partnerships and cooperations
Notable people
Art
Literature
Entertainers
Sports
Politics
Science
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links

Its name is composed of the words gwang () meaning "light" and ju () meaning "province". Gwangju was historically recorded as Muju (), in which "Silla merged all of the land to establish the provinces of Gwangju, Ungju, Jeonju, Muju and various counties, plus the southern boundary of Goguryeo and the ancient territories of Silla" in the Samguk sagi. In the heart of the agricultural Jeolla region, the city is also famous for its rich and diverse cuisine.

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