Gwangsan District (Gwangsan-gu) is a district, similar to a ward, situated in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. The total population of the district, as of September 2004, is 295,294, and the population density of the district is 1,085 per 1 km.[1][2] Its area is about 45% of the city of Gwangju.[3]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2010)

Gwangsan 광산구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
• Hanja	光山區
• Revised Romanization	Gwangsan-gu
• McCune-Reischauer	Kwangsan-gu
Flag
Country	South Korea
Region	Honam
Provincial level	Gwangju
Area
• Total	222.89 km2 (86.06 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	404,672
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
• Dialect	Jeolla
Website	Gwangsan District Office

The district bird is the White Heron, the district flower is Magnolia, and the district tree is the Pine Tree.[4] Gwangsan-gu has 1913 Songseong Market, and Songseong Market(held every 3,8day), Yonga birthplace, and there has Korean wheat festival.

Sister cities

• Jinnan, China

References

External links

• Website of District (in English)

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