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Big municipal cities are given the power to subdivide themselves into non-autonomous districts (Korean: 일반구; Hanja: 一般區). [3] However, some big municipal cities have chosen not to divide themselves into districts, such as Bucheon, Gimhae, Hwaseong, or Namyangju. Currently, South Korea has a total of 17 big cities.
The city is served by the Gwangju Subway. An extension was completed in April 2008 with the remainder being completed in 2012. The first phase of a second line, which, when completed, will be an orbital loop line, will open in 2026. [19] There are two KTX stations in the city: Gwangju station and Gwangju Songjeong Station. Gwangju Songjeong ...
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 .
Seoul was designated a "special free city" (teukbyeol jayusi; 특별자유시; 特別自由市) separate from Gyeonggi Province on August 15, 1946; it became a "special metropolitan city" on August 15, 1949. [1] Metropolitan cities were called "direct control (meaning directly-administered) city" (jikhalsi; 직할시; 直轄市) before 1995.
South Korea; Provinces; ... Gwangju: 242,559 430.69 563.2 Gwangmyeong: 334,526 38.5 ... List of cities in South Korea This page was last edited on 2 ...
Gwangju Koryoin Village (Korean: 광주고려인마을) is an enclave of Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union) in Wolgok-dong , Gwangsan District, Gwangju, South Korea. [1] Along with Ansan's Ttaetgol Village , it is one of the largest communities of Koryo-saram in the country. [ 2 ]
Namhansanseong (Korean: 남한산성) is a historic Korean fortress city in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the fortress lies atop the mountain Namhansan and stretches 12 km in length. It served as an emergency capital city during the 1392–1910 Joseon period.
Gwangju (10 C, 9 P) I. Incheon (11 C, 10 P) S. Sejong City (6 C, 10 P) Seoul (20 C, 2 P) U. Ulsan (12 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Special Cities and Metropolitan ...