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city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Key facts

Hangul
광주시
Hanja
廣州市
Revised romanization
Gwangju-si
Mccune reischauer
Kwangju-si
Country
South Korea
Region
Gyeonggi Province ( Sudogwon )
Administrative divisions
2 eup , 10 dong , 4 myeon
Mayor
Sehwan Bang ( 방세환 )
Total
430.99 km (166.41 sq mi)
Density
918.94/km (2,380.0/sq mi)
Dialect
Seoul

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Population
397269
Area
430.96
Official website
www.gjcity.go.kr
Image
The cityscape of Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea.jpg
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IPA transcription
ˈɡwɑŋd͡ʒu
topic's main category
Category:Gwangju, Gyeonggi
Commons category
Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do
twinned administrative body
Wenzhou
different from
Kuang-chou
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Encyclopedic overview

Gwangju (Korean: 광주; pronounced [kwaŋ.dʑu]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gwangju” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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