Gwangsan-gu
Gwangsan District is a district, similar to a ward, of Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea. The district was once part of the city of Gwangju, but on July 1, 2026, that city was dissolved and merged with South Jeolla Province into the provincial-level city of Jeonnam-Gwangju.
- Borough with about 295,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
- …is also known as “Gwangsan District”
- Description: administrative division in Gwangju, South Korea
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Gwangsan-gu
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Latitude
35.1396° or 35° 8′ 23″ north
Longitude
126.7938° or 126° 47′ 38″ east
Open location code
8Q784QQV+VG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = borough
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Gwangsan-gu” goes by many names.
Gwangsan-guCebuano
光山区Chinese
光山區Chinese
Gwangsan DistrictDutch
Γκουάνγκσαν-γκουGreek
Distrik GwangsanIndonesian
Distretto di GwangsanItalian
Gwangsan-guItalian
光山区Japanese
Gwangsan-guKorean
광산Korean
광산구Korean
ഗ്വാങ്സാൻ ജില്ലMalayalam
Gwangsan KhuMin Nan Chinese
КвансанRussian
Квансан-гуRussian
Gwangsan-guSwedish
GwangsanTurkish
گوانگسان ضلعUrdu
Gwangsan-guVietnamese
Quận GwangsanVietnamese
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