Jeonnam-Gwangju (), officially Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City () and also known as Gwangju Special City (), is a provincial-level city in South Korea.
It was established on July 1, 2026, through the merger of South Jeolla Province and Gwangju.
Administrative divisions
Jeonnam-Gwangju consists of the same cities, districts, and counties (with the exception of Gwangju) that were in South Jeolla and Gwangju. Because Gwangju was dissolved (it is not a city within Jeonnam-Gwangju), its districts are now direct subdivisions of Jeonnam-Gwangju.
Jeonnam-Gwangju is divided into 5 cities ("-si"), 5 districts ("-gu") and 17 counties ("-gun").
Map Name Hangul Hanja Population (2025)Area (km2)Population density 2025 (per km2) Subdivisions— City —Suncheon271,415911.06 km2297.91/km21 eup, 10 myeon, 13 haengjeong-dong, 33 beopjeong-dongYeosu262,133512.34 km2511.64/km21 eup, 6 myeon, 20 haengjeong-dong, 51 beopjeong-dongMokpo208,88351.73 km24,037.95/km223 haengjeong-dong, 64 beopjeong-dongGwangyang151,710464.81 km2326.39/km21 eup, 6 myeon, 5 haengjeong-dong, 10 beopjeong-dongNaju120,095608.46 km2197.38/km21 eup, 12 myeon, 7 haengjeong-dong, 34 beopjeong-dong— District —Buk District428,572120.26 km23,563.71/km227 haengjeong-dong, 41 beopjeong-dongGwangsan District408,705222.69 km21,835.31/km221 haengjeong-dong, 79 beopjeong-dongSeo District274,62747.73 km25,753.76/km218 haengjeong-dong, 18 beopjeong-dongDong District110,81649.32 km22,246.88/km213 haengjeong-dong, 34 beopjeong-dongNam District209,18360.96 km23,431.48/km217 haengjeong-dong, 30 beopjeong-dong— County —Muan County96,132451.32 km2213.00/km23 eup, 6 myeonHaenam County62,7651,045.16 km260.05/km21 eup, 13 myeonYeongam County59,264612.42 km296.77/km22 eup, 9 myeonHwasun County58,994787.18 km274.94/km21 eup, 12 myeonGoheung County58,771807.21 km272.81/km22 eup, 14 myeonYeonggwang County51,585474.52 km2108.71/km23 eup, 8 myeonWando County47,524396.87 km2119.75/km23 eup, 9 myeonDamyang County43,202455.07 km294.93/km21 eup, 11 myeonJangseong County41,142518.27 km279.38/km21 eup, 10 myeonSinan County37,564656.28 km257.24/km22 eup, 12 myeonBoseong County36,133664.69 km254.36/km22 eup, 10 myeonJangheung County33,310622.38 km253.52/km23 eup, 7 myeonGangjin County30,872500.88 km261.64/km21 eup, 10 myeonJindo County29,440440.11 km266.89/km21 eup, 6 myeonHampyeong County29,013392.06 km274.00/km21 eup, 8 myeonGokseong County26,105547.34 km247.69/km21 eup, 10 myeonGurye County22,493442.96 km250.78/km21 eup, 7 myeon
Economy Days before Jeonnam-Gwangju was established, the South Korean government announced plans to develop the Gwangju and Jeolla region into the country's second major semiconductor production cluster. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix planned to invest a combined 800 trillion won (approximately US$518 billion) and each construct two memory-chip fabrication plants.
The government said it would support the project by streamlining permits and investing in electricity and industrial-water infrastructure.
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