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광주 (Kwangju)

광주 (Kwangju, also transliterated as Gwangju), is a city of 1.628 million residents1 (1.467 million in the city itself2) located in the interior of southwestern 대한 (Daehan or South Korea). The tallest building as of early 2016 is the Ahju Life Insurance Headquarters (417 feet, 30 stories, 1996).3

External references

Overview of Kwangju (Gwangju), Daehan (South Korea)

Historical Map

map showing Chosŏn (North Korea) and Daehan (South Korea), 2000 CE

Footnotes

1. 2012 figure from world-gazetteer.com, accessed 2/6/2013.
2. 2012 figure from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_South_Korea, accessed 8/31/2015.
3. emporis.com, accessed 1/8/2016.