GWANGJU

Gwangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, southeast of Seoul. The city is not to be confused with the much larger Gwangju Metropolitan City, former capital of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The city also shares the same Hanja (Chinese characters) name as the mainland Chinese city of Guangzhou. .

<Location>

<Population>

  214,498

<Area>

  431.61 km2

<Schools>

  113 schools 55476 students

<Distance to Seoul>

  60 min from Gwangju to Gangnam by bus
  35 min to Gangnam by Taxi ( cost 26000 won)
  There is Bundang near from Gwangju

<Other information>

  City Info: http://english.gjcity.go.kr/
  Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education: http://www.goe.go.kr/
  Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_City_(Gyeonggi)
  - Lake Paldang , Namhansansung Fortress, Cheonjinam Temple, Ceramic Town
  - Bunwon Steamed Crucian Carp Festival, Namhansanseong Culture Festival, and so on..
  - shopping malls, theaters, big grocery shopping markets