Gwangju, Gyeonggi

Gwangju 광주시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	광주시
• Hanja	廣州市[1]
• Revised Romanization	Gwangju-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Kwangju-si
Flag Emblem of Gwangju
Location in South Korea
Country	South Korea
Region	Gyeonggi Province (Sudogwon)
Administrative divisions	2 eup, 10 dong, 4 myeon
Government
• mayor	Sehwan Bang (방세환)
Area
• Total	430.99 km2 (166.41 sq mi)
Population  (October, 2022)
• Total	391,722
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Gwangju^[a] (Korean: 광주; Korean pronunciation: [kwaŋ.dʑu]) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul. The city is not to be confused with the much larger Gwangju Metropolitan City, former capital of South Jeolla Province, or Guangzhou, the city of Guangdong, China in Hanja.

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