Kwangju, South Jeolla

Also transliterated as Kwanju or Gwangju

Teams that have played here

• Kia Tigers, Korea Baseball Organization (1982-present)

People born here

• Dong-chul Cha, KBO pitcher
• Hyang-nam Choi, KBO and minor league pitcher
• Ji-hoon Choi, KBO outfielder
• Joo-hwan Choi, KBO infielder
• Hyun-woo Hong, KBO infielder
• Chae-keun Jang‎, KBO catcher
• Chan-heon Jeong, KBO pitcher
• Hyung-sik Jung, KBO outfielder
• Young-il Jung, minor league pitcher
• Jung-ho Kang, infielder
• Myung-gu Kang, KBO infielder
• Byung-hyun Kim, pitcher
• Dae-woo Kim, KBO pitcher
• Gi-tae Kim, KBO infielder and manager
• Jong-mo Kim, KBO outfielder
• Jung-bin Kim, KBO pitcher
• Min-hyeok Kim, KBO infielder
• Yu-keun Kim, KBO outfielder
• Dae-jin Lee, KBO pitcher
• Eui-lee Lee, KBO pitcher
• Ho-joon Lee, KBO infielder
• Jong-beom Lee, NPB infielder-outfielder
• Kang-chul Lee, KBO pitcher
• Kun-yol Lee, KBO player
• Seung-kyu Lee, KBO infielder
• Won-seok Lee, KBO infielder
• Chang-min Lim, KBO pitcher
• Chang-yong Lim, pitcher
• Chang-min Mo, KBO infielder
• Ji-wan Na, KBO outfielder
• Kwang-nam Na, KBO outfielder
• Sung-bum Na, KBO outfielder
• Jae-hong Park, KBO outfielder
• Jae-Weong Seo, pitcher
• Keon-chang Seo, KBO infielder
• Eui-ji Yang, KBO catcher
• Hyeon-jong Yang, pitcher
• Myung-jun Yoon, KBO pitcher

Educational Institutions located here

• Gwangju Dongsang High School
• Gwangju Jinheung High School
• Kwangju Commercial High School
• Kwangju Number One High School