City · South Korea
Gwangju
Gwangju, formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until its promotion to a metropolitan city in 2005, upon which the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak in Muan County.
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- Population: 1,401,235.
- Founded: 1986.
- Area: 501.2 sq km.
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul.