Dong-gu

Dong District is a district of Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea. It was once a part of the city of , but on July 1, 2026, that city was merged into Jeonnam-Gwangju.
donggu.gwangju.kr
Wikipedia
  • Type: Borough with 106,000 residents
  • Description: administrative division of Gwangju, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Dong District”, “Dong District, Gwangju”, and “Dong District, Jeonnam-Gwangju”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gwangju and Gwangju National University of Education.

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

University
is a national university located in Buk-gu, , . It is one of ten national universities that are designed to raise high-quality elementary school teachers.

Photo: Lain4lest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also referred to as ACC, is located in , South Korea. It was opened in November 2015 after more than 10 years of planning and development.

Dong-gu

Latitude
35.1462° or 35° 8′ 46″ north
Longitude
126.9229° or 126° 55′ 22″ east
Population
106,000
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
8Q784WWF+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415146372
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­borough
Geo­Names ID
8462137
Wiki­data ID
Q50375
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Dong-gu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Dong-gu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dong-gu”
  • Chinese: “Dong Khu”
  • Chinese: “东区 (光州)”
  • Chinese: “东区”
  • Chinese: “東区”
  • Chinese: “東區 (光州)”
  • Chinese: “東區”
  • Esperanto: “Orienta Distrikto”
  • Greek: “Ντονγκ-γκου”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Dong”
  • Italian: “Dong-gu”
  • Japanese: “東区”
  • Korean: “Dong-gu”
  • Korean: “광주 동구”
  • Korean: “광주광역시 동구”
  • Korean: “광주시 동구”
  • Korean: “동구”
  • Malayalam: “ഡോങ് ജില്ല, ഗ്വാങ്‌ജു”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dong Khu”
  • Persian: “ناحیه دونگ”
  • Russian: “Тон-гу”
  • Russian: “Тонку”
  • Spanish: “Dong-gu”
  • Spanish: “Dong”
  • Swedish: “Dong-gu, Gwangju”
  • Swedish: “Dong-gu”
  • Turkish: “Dong, Gwangju”
  • Urdu: “دونگ ضلع، گوانگ جو”
  • Vietnamese: “Dong-gu, Gwangju”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Đông”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Dong-gu”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jang-dong and Gwangsan-dong.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dong-gu Office and 동구청 별관.

South Jeolla: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Muan, Yeosu, Mokpo, and Gwangyang.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.