Gwangju, Gyeonggi

Gwangju 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, or Guangzhou, the city of Guangdong, China in Hanja.

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.

In 1962, 4 myeons (townships) including 5 ris (villages) were incorporated to Seoul.

In 1973, 6 ris were separated and became a part of Seongnam city. In 1979, Gwangju-myeon was elevated to an eup. Gwangju county became a city in 2001.

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. 

Climate
Gwangju has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa) with cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers.

Notable people

 * Ahn Sun-ju (1987), professional golfer
 * Kim Yu-bin (1988), singer and actress
 * Choi Soo-young (1990), singer and actress, member of Girls' Generation.
 * Lee Hong-gi (1990), singer and actor
 * Lee Hye-ri (1994), singer and actress
 * Julio Ko (1970), kayaker and educator
 * Yoon Shi-yoon (1986), actor and variety entertainer
 * Hyungwon (1994), member of boy group Monsta X
 * Lee Ju-yeon (1998), member of boy group The Boyz

Sister cities

 * Zibo, Shandong, China

Friendship cities

 * Faku County, Liaoning, China
 * 🇲🇳 Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
 * 🇦🇺 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia