Gwangju Metropolitan City
View of the city, appartments and one of the world cup stadiums.
Korean name
Hangul 광주 광역시 Hanja 光州廣域市 Revised Romanization Gwangju Gwangyeoksi McCune-Reischauer Kwangju Kwangyŏksi
Short name
Hangul 광주 Revised Romanization Gwangju McCune-Reischauer Kwangju
Statistics
Area 501.36 km² (194 sq mi) Population (2006) 1,415,953 Population density 2,824/km² (7,314/sq mi) Government Metropolitan City, former capital of South Jeolla Administrative divisions 5 districts (Gu) Region Honam Dialect Jeolla
Location map
Map of South Korea highlighting the city.

Gwangju Metropolitan City is the sixth largest city in South Korea. Gwangju 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 the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak, Muan in 2005. Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Gwangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, southeast of Seoul. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 388 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A view of Gwangju (in South Korea) that shows one of the world cup stadiums. ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Jamo redirects here. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. ... Honam is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. ... The Korean language is spoken in a number of different dialects around the Korean peninsula. ... Map of Gwangju, South Korea From german wikipedia, created by User:Kokiri File links The following pages link to this file: Gwangju Categories: GFDL images ... In North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces (Do). ... South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... This article describes the historical evolution of Koreas provinces (Do ; Hangul: 도; Hanja: 道). For detailed information on current administrative divisions, please see Administrative divisions of North Korea and Administrative divisions of South Korea. ... Namak (or Namak-ri) is a village in Samhyeong district (Samhyeong-myeon), which is part of Muan county in South Jeolla province of South Korea. ... Muan County (Muan-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do), South Korea. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

The city was established in 57 BC, and has been a major political and economic centre of Korea ever since. It was one of the administrative centres of Baekje during the Three Kingdoms Period. Baekje (October 18 BC – August AD 660) was a kingdom in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. ... The Three Kingdoms Period of Korea (hangul: 삼국시대) featured the three rival kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE. Historians claim that the Three Kingdoms period ran from the 1st century BCE (specifically 57 BC) until...

With the construction of a railway to Seoul in 1914, modern industry was established. This includes cotton textiles, rice mills and breweries. Construction of a designated industrial zone in 1967 encouraged marked growth in industry, especially in the sectors linked to the automobile industry. Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... A brewery is a facility that produces beer. ...

In 1929, during the period of Japanese occupation, a confrontation between Korean and Japanese students in the city turned into a regional demonstration, which culminated in one of the major nationwide uprisings against Japanese rule during the colonial period. Flag of the Japanese Empire Anthem Kimi ga Yoa Korea under Japanese Occupation Capital Keijo Language(s) Korean, Japanese Religion Shintoisma Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor of Japan  - 1910–1912 Emperor Meiji  - 1912–1925 Emperor Taisho  - 1925–1945 Emperor Showa Governor-General of Korea  - 1910–1916 Masatake Terauchi  - 1916–1919 Yoshimichi...

In May 1980, civil demonstrations took place in Gwangju against the newly installed military government of Chun Doo-hwan. The demonstrations were suppressed by military forces, including elite units of the Special Operations Command. Most commentators agree that the suppression was characterized by its egregious brutality, including several incidents where military forces fired automatic weapons into crowds of unarmed demonstrators. Some commentators assert the United States is partly responsible for the mass killing in the city, because of its tacit endorsement of the Chun Doo-hwan regime and the mobilization of some units which normally required approval from the U.S. military command. Gwangju is sometimes called "the shrine of Korean democracy" because of this incident, which is known today as the Gwangju Massacre. After civilian rule was reinstated, a national cemetery was established honoring the victims of the incident. This is a Korean name; the family name is Chun Chun Doo Hwan (born 18 January 1931) was former ROK Army general and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. ... The Gwangju Massacre refers to the atrocities comitted in the city of Gwangju, South Korea from May 18 to May 27, 1980. ...

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions in Gwangju

Gwangju is divided into 5 districts ("Gu"). ...

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Amenities

Chonnam National University and Chosun University, Gwangju University are the major educational institutions in the city, with several other universities and colleges also located in the region. Areas of exquisite scenery along the outskirts of the city gave birth to gasa, a form of Korean classical poetry. Located in the heart of the agricultural Jeolla region, the city is also famous for its rich and diverse cuisine. Chonnam National University Korean name Hangul: 전남대학교 Hanja: 全南大學校 South Korea. ... Chosun University is a major South Korean private university. ... This article is about Gwangju Metropolitan City in South Korea. ... Jeolla (Jeolla-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. ... Hanjeongsik Korean cuisine is based on the traditional foods and preparation techniques of Korea. ...

Transportation

Gwangju has one subway line. An extension to the line is under construction. There are also two KTX stations in the city: Gwangju Station and Songjeong-ri Station. Neither of these is yet connected to the subway network, though there are plans to extend include Songjeong-ri in the extension. Gwangju Subway Line 1 is a subway line in Gwangju, a metropolitan city in southwestern South Korea. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ... Gwangju Station is on South Koreas high-speed KTX railway network, 353km south of Yongsan Station. ... Songjeong-ri Station is a station in Gwangju, South Korea. ... Gwangju Subway Line 1 is a subway line in Gwangju, a metropolitan city in southwestern South Korea. ... Songjeong-ri Station is a station in Gwangju, South Korea. ...

People

Actresses Moon Geun Young is one of the notable contemporaries from Gwangju. The city boasts three Major League Baseball players: Choi Hee Seop, Kim Byung Hyun and Seo Jae Weong, who also came from the same high school. Although former president Kim Dae-jung is not a native of the city, he is so widely honoured throughout the city that a convention center was named after him. Moon Geun-young (born May 6, 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean actress. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... Hee-Seop Choi (March 19, 1979 in Hwasun, South Korea) is a professional baseball player who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League Baseball. ... Byung-Hyun Kim (born January 21, 1979 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a right-handed pitcher who has played for the Colorado Rockies since 2005. ... Jae Weong Seo (born May 24, 1977 in Gwangju, South Korea), usually referred to as simply Jae Seo and pronounced Jay So, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher, who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ... Kim Dae-jung (born December 3, 1925) is a South Korean politician. ...

Jung Yun Ho a member of popular South Korean boy group DBSK Dong Bang Shin Ki. TVfXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi), also known as 동방신기, Tōhōshinki ), and Dong Bang Shin Gi/Ki, is a five-member male K-pop group, which sings a cappella. ... TVfXQ (Tong Vfang Xien Qi), also known as 동방신기, 東方神起, Dong Bang Shin Gi/Ki, is a five-member male K-pop group, which no longer sings a capella. ...

Also singer Lee Dong Hae from 13 member boy band Super Junior. Lee Dong Hae (Hangul: 이동해; Hanja: 李東海; born October 15, 1986), more commonly known as Dong Hae (동해) is a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior. ... Super Junior (Korean: ), or simply SJ or SuJu (Korean: ), is a large thirteen member K-pop boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2005. ...

Points of interest

• Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) is a research Institute located in Gwangju, South Korea. ...

Sister cities

• Guangzhou, China
• San Antonio, Texas, USA [1]
• Sendai, Miyagi, Japan [2]
• Tainan City, Taiwan
• Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia [3]

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See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of cities in South Korea

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External links

• Official website of Gwangju
• Cafe Gwangju Information Guide to Gwangju City
• The May 18 Memorial Foundation
• Open Directory list of sites related to Gwangju
• Galbijim wiki page on Gwangju

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