Gwangju

18 · South Korea

Gwangju is a major city of South Korea, with a population of around 1.4M. This page covers the essentials — climate, currency, transit links — so you can plan a stop here without digging through a guidebook.

Population

1.4M

Timezone

Asia/Seoul

Currency

KRW

Coordinates

35.155, 126.916

🗺 Map 📖 Wikipedia

Nearest airports

KWJ — Gwangju Airport (11 km) MWX — Muan International Airport (52 km) RSU — Yeosu Airport (73 km)

Other cities in South Korea

Seoul Busan Incheon Daegu Daejeon Suwon Ulsan Goyang-si Changwon Seongnam-si

City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).