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One of the largest ethnic enclaves of Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union) in South Korea is located in Gwangju: the Gwangju Koryoin Village. [11] [12] Schools in the vicinity of the village, such as Ha-nam Jung-ang Elementary School , have significant proportions of Russian speakers as a result. [13]
Gwangju [a] (Korean: 광주; Korean pronunciation:) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a suburb southeast of Seoul. The city is not to be confused with the much larger Gwangju , former capital of South Jeolla Province , or Guangzhou , the city of Guangdong , China in Hanja .
It is a free, non-profit publication written and produced by volunteers. It covers events and news in Gwangju and the larger South Jeolla Province area with an emphasis on international residents and English-speaking communities. [1] Gwangju News is the oldest monthly English language magazine for a general audience in all of Korea. It is the ...
The Gwangju Uprising, also known in South Korea as May 18 Democratization Movement (Korean: 오일팔 민주화운동; Hanja: 五一八民主化運動; RR: Oilpal minjuhwa-undong; lit. Five One Eight Democratization Movement), [ b ] was a series of student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju , South Korea , in May 1980, against the ...
Honam (Korean pronunciation:; literally "south of the lake") is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. [1] Today, the term refers to Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, Jeju Province and Jeonbuk State. [1]
Gwangsan District (Korean: 광산구; RR: Gwangsan-gu) is a district, similar to a ward, situated in 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. [2] [3] Its area is about 45% of the city of Gwangju.
South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out ...
Nam District (Korean: 남구; RR: Nam-gu) is the southern district of Gwangju, South Korea.. Among Gwangju’s five districts, it has a relatively short history. It was established in 1995 after being separated from the Seo District, and a month later, it absorbed the Daechon Subdistrict Office from the Gwangsan District.