Gwangju, formerly romanized as Kwangju, was a city in South Korea. In July 2026, the city was merged with South Jeolla Province into a new provincial-level city called Jeonnam-Gwangju.
A memorial to commemorate the lives lost in the 1980 Gwangju uprising.
Gwangju World Cup Stadium.
Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, home field of Kia Tigers.
Picture taken from a hill overlooking Gwangju in April 2017.
South Jeolla Province, name sometimes rendered as Jeollanam-do, was a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea. It was made defunct on July 1, 2026. I
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…Gwangju (Korean: 광주; Korean: ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, was a city in South Korea. In July 2026, the city was merged with South Jeolla Province into a new provincial-level city called Jeonnam-Gwangju. Gwangju was the sixth-largest metropolis in the country. It was a designated metropolitan city…
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