Gwangju, Gyeonggi

Gwangju
광주시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 광주시
 • Hanja 廣州市[1]
 • Revised Romanization Gwangju-si
 • McCune-Reischauer Kwangju-si

Emblem of Gwangju

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Sudogwon
Administrative divisions 3 eup, 3 dong, 4 myeon
Area
 • Total 430.99 km2 (166.41 sq mi)
Population (December 2013)
 • Total 286,699
 • Density 665.2/km2 (1,723/sq mi)
 • Dialect Seoul

Gwangju[lower-alpha 1] (Korean pronunciation: [kwaŋ.dʑu]) 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 Metropolitan City, former capital of South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

History

Bunwon-ri in Gwangju took an important role of ceramic production during the Kingdom of Joseon. There had official kilns and produced superb quality of white porcelains for use at the royal court and to export to China.[3]

In 1962, 4 myuns(towns) including 5 ris(townships) were incorporated to Seoul.[4]

In 1973, 6 of ris were separated and these came to parts of Seongnam city. In 1979, gwangju myun promoted eup. In fact, Gwangju was a county but became a city in 2001.[5]

Festival

Gwangju Toechon Tomato Festival - Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province has been holding a festival since 2003 to promote the city's pollution-free tomatoes and sell them to consumers.

Notable people

International relations

Sister cities

Friendship cities

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In the 19th century, Gwangju was sometimes spelled Koang-tsiou.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ 광주역사-연혁. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18.
  2. ↑ EB (1878), p. 390.
  3. ↑ John Onians (2004). Atlas of World Art. Laurence King Publishing. p. 205p. ISBN 978-1-85669-377-6. Government-sponsored kilns at punwon-ri, near Seoul, produced an exquisite and distinctive Joseon white porcelain for use at court and for export to China. Its undecorated cream-colored surfaces, and austere elegant shapes were thought to reflect a purity of mind and moral character appropriate for Neo-Confucian patrons.
  4. ↑ Law concerning Seoul metropolitan city, provinces, counties, districts and counties(1962. 11. 21.)
  5. ↑ Establishment of new cities including Hwasung.(2000. 12. 20.)

Bibliography

  • "Corea", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. VI, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, pp. 390–394 .

Coordinates: 37°22′N 127°17′E / 37.367°N 127.283°E / 37.367; 127.283


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