A Safe, Pleasant, and Livable City

Foremost educational environment : The best education-oriented city in southern part of Korea
Pleasant and convenient living environment
- Diffusion ratio of house of 104.4%
- 90% of residents showed satisfaction living in Gwangju(Survey)
Nature-friendly green environment
- Mudeungsan National Park
- No. of Parks : 636 parks
Outstanding medical and health services
- Accommodates 2163 medical institutions
- 40 hospitals that are easily accessible by foreign residents
Nation’s finest cultural and sports facilities
- Gwangju Biennale, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju National Museum
- Nambu University International Swimming Pool, Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Neat and diverse Namdo foods
- Korean Table d'hote, Duck soup, rice balls, fried food with lettuce, boiled barley dish, Songjeong grilled short-rib patties
A safe city with hardly any large disasters
In 2018, selected as an outstanding agency in the national safety diagnosis
In 2017, recorded hardly any damages caused by natural disasters (2nd least, 2.4 million won)