Wolgye-dong
Wolgye-dong is a quarter in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Jeolla. Wolgye-dong is situated nearby to the quarter Ssangam-dong, as well as near the hamlet 동원촌.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gwangju Mail Center and Gwangju Science High School.
Gwangju Science High School
School
Gwangju Science Academy for the Gifted is one of the science schools in South Korea, located in Gwangju. It was opened in March 1984 as Jeonnam Science High School which was changed to the current name in 1990.
Gwangju Foreign School
School
Kwangju Foreign School is an international school in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It was opened in response to city officials needing an international school to attract foreign business.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daejeon-myeon.
Daejeon-myeon
Town
Daejeon-myeon is an administrative unit of Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do. This is located in southern part of South Korea. Daejeon-myeon is situated 9 km northeast of Wolgye-dong.
Wolgye-dong
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Wŏlgye-dong” and “Wŏlgye-ri”
- Category: locality
- Location: Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.21413° or 35° 12′ 51″ northLongitude
126.83853° or 126° 50′ 19″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8Q786R7Q+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 415146249OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1833341
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Wolgye-dong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “月桂洞”
- Greek: “Ουόλγκιε-ντονγκ”
- Korean: “Wolgye-dong”
- Korean: “월계동”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ssangam-dong and 동원촌.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sungdeok High School and 우리들어린이공원.
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