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After seven rounds of expansion and reorganization, the administrative district of Gwangju today spans over 501.34㎢, of which 144.81㎢ is developable. Development has been completed on 100.92㎢, an area of 43.89㎢ remains undeveloped; development is discouraged from 52.21㎢, and an area of 304.32㎢ that includes a greenbelt is off-limits to development, which is a stumbling block toward drawing plans for urban development. While 22.99㎢ is not included in the urban development zone, that area is part of the administrative zone of Gwangju City. On March 1, 1995 a part of Seo-gu was separated into Namgu. As of April 2005, the city consists of five gu or districts (Dong-gu, Seo-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Gwangsan-gu) and 90 dong or sub-districts.
Area: Administrative Zone 501.34㎢
Functions of Offices
Classification
Area
Remarks
Gwangju Metropolitan City
501.34
Urban area: 478.35 ㎢
Area under management: 19.44 ㎢
Farms/forested area: 3.55 ㎢
Classification
Area (㎢)
Legal dong districts
Administrative
dong
districts
Tong (city administrative unit)
Ban (city administrative unit)
Total
501.34
201
90
2,236
10,699
Dong-gu
Seo-gu
Nam-gu
Buk-gu
Gwangsan-gu
48.86
46.73
61.07
121.80
222.88
34
17
30
41
79
13
16
16
26
19
165
413
371
748
544
930
2,087
1,665
3,775
2,242
Supervised by(Contact) : Local Autonomy Administration Division(+82-62-613-2913)
Administrative Districts
