Gwangju-si

Gwangju is a city in Province, about 6 km southeast of eastern . Gwangju is an exciting city filled with diverse activities that are hard to find elsewhere in the Seoul metropolitan area.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Chowol and Gyeonggi Gwangju.

Metro station
station is a railway station on Gyeonggang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway in Chowol-eup, , , South Korea.

Metro station
Station is a railway station on the Gyeonggang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is located at Yeok-dong, , , South Korea. By 2016, it served 8000-9000 passengers a day. is situated 4 km west of Gwangju-si.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toechon-myeon.

Town
Toechon or or Toechon-myon or Toichon-myeon is a township in the city of in the in South Korea. is situated 7 km north of Gwangju-si.

Gwangju-si

Latitude
37.4033° or 37° 24′ 12″ north
Longitude
127.2986° or 127° 17′ 55″ east
Population
396,000
Elevation
143 metres (469 feet)
Open location code
8Q99C73X+8C
Geo­Names ID
1841809
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In Other Languages

“Gwangju-si” goes by many names.
  • Korean: 광주
  • Korean: 광주시

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Localities in the Area

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