Special metropolitan city
Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Korean: 전남광주통합특별시
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Source: law.go.kr, checked (+2 more)Governed here by
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Government State or region
- Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Council State or region
Upcoming votes
- Must be held by June 2030 (no fixed date) General election · Mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Must be held by June 2030 (no fixed date) General election · Member of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Council
Places within Jeonnam-Gwangju
Metropolitan cities (1)
Provinces (1)
Sources
- law.go.kr · checked Korea Ministry of Government Legislation, National Law Information Center (law.go.kr, DRF lawService MST 291147, law ID 015064), read 2026-10-12: 전남광주통합특별시 설치를 위한 특별법 (Special Act on the Establishment of Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City), originally Act No. 21446 promulgated 2026-03-05, in force 2026-07-01 (addenda art. 1). Art. 7(1): South Jeolla Province and Gwangju Metropolitan City are each abolished and the integrated special city is established directly under the national government, covering the whole former area of both; short name 광주특별시. valid_from 2026-07-01 set from this. For: Jeonnam-Gwangju (name, type and address code)
- wikidata.org · checked Korean names (ko) from official Korean administrative names / Wikidata ko labels, read 2026-10-12. For: Jeonnam-Gwangju (name, type and address code)
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Jeonnam-Gwangju, read 2026-10-12: city established 2026-07-01 by merging South Jeolla Province and Gwangju; official name Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City (전남광주통합특별시). Member rows kr-29 and kr-46 record that it is made of the two former units. Fallback: Wikipedia, because no official gazette retrieved. For: Jeonnam-Gwangju (name, type and address code)
- github.com · checked Outline of Jeonnam-Gwangju = ST_Union of the existing kr-29 (Gwangju) and kr-46 (South Jeolla) outlines, which come from geoBoundaries gbOpen KOR ADM1 simplified (boundary year 2021, build Dec 12, 2023; underlying source Natural Earth, public domain; gbOpen CC BY 4.0, see decision 51). The act (law.go.kr law ID 015064, art. 7(1)) defines the city's area as the whole former area of both. Generalised small-scale outline: not precise near the coast or the borders with North Jeolla and South Gyeongsang. For: Jeonnam-Gwangju boundary
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