Gwangsan District
District of Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea
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Gwangsan District (Korean: 광산구) is a district, similar to a ward, of Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea.
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| Country | South Korea |
| Region | Honam |
| Provincial-level city | Jeonnam-Gwangju |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Park Byeong-gyu (박병규) |
| Area | |
• Total | 222.89 km2 (86.06 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2024[1]) | |
• Total | 392,653 |
| • Density | 1,761.6/km2 (4,562.6/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Jeolla |
| Website | Gwangsan District Office |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 광산구 |
| Hanja | 光山區 |
| RR | Gwangsan-gu |
| MR | Kwangsan-gu |
The district was once part of the city of Gwangju, but on July 1, 2026, that city was dissolved and merged with South Jeolla Province into the provincial-level city of Jeonnam-Gwangju. Now, the district is directly managed under Jeonnam-Gwangju.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
Its area was about 45% of the city of Gwangju.[6]
The district bird is the White Heron, the district flower is Magnolia, and the district tree is the Pine Tree.[7] Gwangsan District has 1913 Songseong Market, and Songseong Market (held every 3,8 day), Yonga birthplace, and there has Korean wheat festival.
Sister cities
Panyu district, Guangzhou