Gwangju

Gwangju, formerly romanized as Kwangju, is a metropolitan city in the center of province, . Gwangju has a thriving youth and arts culture and even a glance down the streets of 'Geumnam-ro' will note a generally more fashion-conscious populace.
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  • …has 1,410,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 46 metres (151 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Gwangju-gwangyeoksi”
    “Gwangju-si”
    “Kwangju”
    “Kwangju-jikhalsi”
    “Kwangju-si”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gwangju and Gwangju World Cup Stadium.

Railway station
Photo: IMKSv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is a train station located in , , 353 km south of Yongsan station.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , South Korea. is situated 5 km southwest of Gwangju.

Stadium
Photo: Pioneerhj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a baseball in , .

Gwangju

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Latitude
35.1667° or 35° 10′ north
Longitude
126.9167° or 126° 55′ east
Open location code
8Q785W88+MM
Geo­Names ID
1841808

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Gwangju” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ግዋንግጁ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gwangju”
  • Bengali: “গোয়াংজু”
  • Chinese: “光州”
  • Chinese: “光州市”
  • Chinese: “光州广域市”
  • French: “Gwangju”
  • German: “Gwangju”
  • Hausa: “Gwangju”
  • Japanese: “光州”
  • Japanese: “光州市”
  • Japanese: “光州廣域市”
  • Javanese: “Gwangju”
  • Kazakh: “Квангджу”
  • Kirghiz: “Квангджу”
  • Korean: “Kwangju-gwangyŏksi”
  • Korean: “광주”
  • Korean: “광주광역시”
  • Korean: “광주시”
  • Korean: “光州”
  • Korean: “光州廣域市”
  • Malay: “Gwangju”
  • Oromo: “Gwangju”
  • Panjabi: “ਗਵਾਂਗਜੂ”
  • Persian: “گوانگجو”
  • Portuguese: “Gwangju”
  • Pushto: “ګوانجو”
  • Somali: “Gwangju”
  • Spanish: “Gwangju”
  • Swahili: “Gwangju”
  • Tajik: “Квангджу”
  • Tatar: “Квангджу”
  • Uzbek: “Gwangju”

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