Salesian High School (South Korea)

Gwangju National Museum is a national museum located in Gwangju, South Korea. The museum opened in 1978.

Chonnam National University (CNU; Korean: 전남대학교) is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities located in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In March 2006, Yeosu National University merged with Chonnam National University to become a satellite campus. CNU ranked the 10th nationwide and the 420th worldwide in world university rankings in the CWUR (Center for World University Rankings). It was also the 1st among the nine Korean national flagship universities in "Asia’s Top 75 Most Innovative Universities" in 2017 Reuters. CNU has also expanded its global reach by establishing partnerships with 499 Universities in 62 countries as of 2019. CNU now offers courses in major areas of academic studies with 16 colleges and 11 graduate schools. It has two main campuses, one in Gwangju Metropolitan City and the other in the City of Yeosu. CNU also has two medical campuses and four university teaching hospitals. With more than 1,700 full-time professors, it now is a home to 35,000 students including 2,000 international students from 75 different countries. Each year, approximately 500 international exchange students come to study at CNU, while approximately 600 CNU students study abroad at various sister universities around the world. Its complex of dormitories can house 4,000 students. CNU is a research-oriented university, and the amount of its research funds exceeds more than US$150 million. It is particularly distinguished in the fields of agricultural studies, life sciences, computer science, biorobotics, engineering, and medical sciences.

Chonnam National University Law School is a national law school in Gwangju, South Korea. Since it was founded in 1954, the school has produced a myriad of lawyers who have contributed to establishing justice in Korea. After setting up an approved three-year JD program in 2008 under the newly introduced law school system, the school is now one of the largest and each JD class enrolls approximately 120 students. Hankyung Business Magazine has recently ranked Chonnam National Law 9th among top law schools in Korea in 2017.

The Gwangju-Kia Champions Field (Korean: 광주 KIA 챔피언스 필드) is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It has been the home of KBO club Kia Tigers since 2014.

Buk District (Buk-gu) is a district situated in the northern part of the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It is similar to a ward in the United States. The district is by far the most populated district in Gwangju, and elects two lawmakers for the South Korean National Assembly. Gwangju Station is here.

Gwangju Health University (GHU) is a private bachelor's degree-granting community college located in Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea. Established in 1972, GHU, has received national accreditation by the Ministry of Education as a World Class College in 2013, rated "Level A" for Structure Reformation Evaluation in 2016, and rated "Level S" for Specialized Education since 2015. There are over 4,000 students attending one of fourteen academic programs on campus. The academic programs at GHU focus on humanities and social sciences and the natural sciences. Various 2-year associate degree programs, 3-year associate degree programs, 4-year bachelor's degree program, and intensive study programs for a bachelor's degree (전공심화과정) are offered at GHU.

Gwangju Station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan station.

Gwangju National University of Education (also Kwangju National University of Education 광주교육대학교) is a national university located in Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It is one of ten national universities that are designed to raise high-quality elementary school teachers. On average incoming students at the national education university have a 95th percentile of the national college entrance exam. Its origins lie in the Chonnam Public Teachers School founded in 1923. In 1961 this became the Gwangju Teachers College running a two-year teacher training programme. In 1993 it became the Gwangju National University of Education and runs four year teacher training programmes. Starting in 1996 it has also run a graduate school.

Yangdong Market station (Korean: 양동시장역; Hanja: 良洞市場驛) is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Seo-dong, Seo District, Gwangju, South Korea. The station name comes from the nearby Yangdong Market.

Nongseong station (Korean: 농성역; Hanja: 農城驛) is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Nongseong-dong, Seo District, Gwangju, South Korea.

Gwangju Jeil High School (Korean: 광주제일고등학교) is a boys' high school in Gwangju, South Korea. It has 840 students in grades 10, 11, and 12. The school is considered to be one of the most prestigious high schools in Gwangu. Historically, the school is known as the birthplace of the Gwangju Student Independence Movement, a series of protests in 1929 against the 1910–1945 Japanese rule of Korea. The school is also known for its baseball team, and has won the Cheongryonggi championship multiple times. A number of its alumni have gone on to play professional baseball in Korea, Japan, and the United States. One of the school's most famous graduates is Sun Dong-yol, considered one of the greatest pitchers in the history of Korean professional baseball. Another graduate, Lee Jong-beom, nicknamed "Son of the Wind," is widely considered one of the best five-tool players in Korean baseball history, and the best all-around KBO player of the 1990s. As of 2015, the school had produced more Major League Baseball players — four — than any other high school in Asia, including Osaka, Japan's famous PL Gakuen High School.

Dolgogae station (Korean: 돌고개역) is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Wolsan-dong, Nam District, Gwangju, South Korea.