Gwangju, Gyeonggi
Gwangju is a city in the eastern part of the province of Gyeonggi in South Korea with 236 688 inhabitants ( July 2009). It is located around 25 km south-east of the Korean capital, Seoul. In July 2010, they will be merged into a new metropolis called Seonggwangha together with the neighboring cities of Seongnam and Hanam.
Name and symbols
The city's name is composed of the syllables广( 넓을 광 far ) and州( 고을 주, district) together. The symbol tree, flower and bird of the city are the gingko tree, the forsythia and the swallow.
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 3 eup, myeon 4 and 3 administrative dong, which together comprise 13 legal dong.
- Opo - eup ( 오포읍 )
- Chiwol - eup ( 초월읍 )
- Silchon - eup ( 실촌읍 )
- Docheokmyeon ( 도척면 )
- Jungbu -myeon ( 중부면 )
- Namjong -myeon ( 남종면 )
- Toichon -myeon ( 퇴촌면 )
- Gyeongan -dong ( 경안동 ) - Gyeongan -dong ( 경안동 ) Ssangryeong -dong ( 쌍령동 ) Yeok -dong ( 역동 )
- Songjeong -dong ( 송정동 ) - Hoideok -dong ( 회덕동 ) Mokhyeon -dong ( 목현동 ), Songjeong -dong ( 송정동 ) Tanbeol -dong ( 탄벌동 )
- Gwangnam -dong ( 광남 동 ) - Jangji -dong ( 장지동 ), Jik -dong ( 직동 ) Jungdae -dong ( 중대동 ), Mok -dong ( 목동 ), Sam -dong ( 삼동 ) Taejeon -dong ( 태전동 )
Transport and Infrastructure
Gwangju is not connected to the metro network of Seoul.