Tuesday, June 26, 2007

South Korea (KR) Gwangju Metropolitan Province

Gwangju Metropolitan Province (광주광역시 Gwangju-gwangyeoksi)

Summary

Gwangju is a major city with a population of 1 000 000. The city of Gwangju--Gwangsan (250 000) is also in Gwangju Metropolitan Province.

Detailed Analysis

Gwangju Metropolitan Province has an area of 501 km² and a population of 1 401 172 (2004).

Gwangju Metropolitan Province is divided into 5 districts subdivided into 90 neighborhoods:

Bukgu District (북구 Buk-gu) population 458 030, 26 neighborhoods

Donggu District (동구 Dong-gu) population 117 733, 13 neighborhoods

Gwangsan District (광산구 Gwangsan-gu) population 296 101, 19 neighborhoods

Gwangju--Gwangsan has an area of 21 km² and an estimated population of 250 000.

Gwangju--14 km W of Gwangju has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of zero.

Namgu District (남구 Nam-gu) population 213 321, 16 neighborhoods

Seogu District (서구 Seo-gu) population 315 987, 16 neighborhoods

Gwangju, in all districts except for Gwangsan District, has an area of 57 km² and an estimated population of 1 000 000.

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