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Gwangsan District

Gwangsan
광산구
Autonomous District
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hanja
 • Revised Romanization Gwangsan-gu
 • McCune-Reischauer Kwangsan-gu
Korail Songjeong-ri Station.jpg
Gwangsan-gu GWANGJU.PNG
Country South Korea
Region Honam
Provincial level Gwangju
Area
 • Total 86.1 km2 (33.2 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 295,294
 • Density 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
 • Dialect Jeolla
Website www.gwangsan.go.kr

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. Its area is about 45% of the city of Gwangju.

The district bird is the White Heron, the district flower is Magnolia, and the district tree is the Pine Tree.

Coordinates: 35°08′05″N 126°47′40″E / 35.13472°N 126.79444°E / 35.13472; 126.79444


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