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24-485: Jangseong is in the southern region of the Korean peninsula and Gwangju and Naju is the nearest city from Jangseong. In South Jeolla, it near the northern border of its province, meeting North Jeolla. Jangseong is assumed to be the birthplace of Hong Gildong . The festival host bowing place with local river. Hong Gildong festival was chosen as superior festival of South Jeolla . The Republic of Korea Army Armor School

48-491: A long history of voting for left-leaning politicians and is the main stronghold for the liberal Democratic Party of Korea along with its predecessors, as well as the progressive Justice Party . Gwangju held many sports events such as 2002 FIFA World Cup , 2015 Summer Universiade , 2019 World Aquatics Championships . Gwangju is divided into 5 districts ("Gu"). [REDACTED] Religion in Gwangju (2015) According to

72-638: A permanent TSOC in Korea began to take shape in 1983, growing on 1 October 1988 to the creation of a special operations element within the USFK J3. Colonel James Estep, the first Commander, also served as Chief, J3 SOD-K and Deputy Commander, Combined Operations (C-3,) SOD-K. This dual-hatted command continued until July 1995. Colonel Skip Booth separated this special operations element from USFK J3 SOD, establishing it as an independently functioning command. The name of this element changed to SOCKOR to begin to align with

96-416: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gwangju Gwangju ( Korean :  광주 ; Korean: [kwaŋ.dʑu] ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis . It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province Province until

120-428: Is a private community college offering associate degrees in humanities and social sciences, healthcare sciences, and a bachelor's degree in nursing. Gwangju has 593 schools, consisting of 234 kindergartens, 145 elementary schools, 84 middle schools, 65 high schools, 1 science high school, 7 junior colleges, 9 universities, 38 graduate schools, and 11 others (as of 1 May 2009) with a total of 406,669 students, or 28.5% of

144-504: Is located in the county. A fire at a 397-bed hospital, which had opened in 2007 in Jangseong was the scene of a major fire just after midnight on 28 May 2014. Twenty one patients and a nurse died in the fire, while several more people were injured. Jangseong is twinned with: 35°18′06″N 126°47′05″E  /  35.301782°N 126.784755°E  / 35.301782; 126.784755 This South Korea location article

168-574: Is mainly used. Gwangju has an extensive system of public buses that traverse the city. Bus stops and buses themselves contain stop information in Korean and in English. Local buses, but not the subway or KTX, connect to the intercity Gwangju Bus Terminal known as U-Square. Gwangju is also served by the Gwangju Airport . Gwangju is twinned with: Special Operations Command Korea The Special Operations Command Korea or SOCKOR ,

192-635: The Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command (ROK SWC) and United Nations (U.N.) SOF in support of the Commander, United Nations Command (UNC)/ Combined Forces Command (CFC)/ United States Forces Korea (USFK) in order to deter aggression and promote stability in the region. On order, SOCKOR combines with ROK SWC to form the Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force (CUWTF) and the Commander, SOCKOR also becomes

216-553: The Special Operations Command . The situation escalated after a violent crackdown, resulting in the Gwangju Uprising , where civilians raided armories and armed themselves. By the time the uprising was suppressed 9 days later, many hundreds of civilians and several police forces / soldiers were dead. After civilian rule was reinstated in 1987, a national cemetery was established to honor the victims of

240-554: The Three Kingdoms period . During the Imperial Japanese rule , the city was known as Kōshū. In 1929, a confrontation between Korean and Japanese students in the city turned into Gwangju Student Independence Movement , a regional demonstration, which culminated in one of the major nationwide uprisings against Imperial Japanese cruelty during the colonial period. The modern industry was established in Gwangju with

264-515: The United Nations Command Special Operations Component (UNCSOC) Commanding General to conduct special operations in support of the Commander, UNC/CFC/USFK efforts to defeat external threats and restore stability. Prior to 1988, management of Special Operations Forces in Korea fell to United States Forces Korea (USFK) Joint Operations (J3), Special Operations Division-Korea (SOD-K). The concept of

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288-675: The United States (U.S.) Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) in the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a Sub-Unified Command assigned under the Combatant Command (CCMD) of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), who delegated Operational Command (OPCON) of SOCKOR to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Commander, who further delegated OPCON of SOCKOR to the United States Forces Korea (USFK) Commander. SOCKOR focuses on readiness and

312-594: The ability to fight in defense of the Korean peninsula and the U.S.-ROK Alliance . This is accomplished through several means, ranging from individual and unit readiness and training to continuous updates and validation of operational plans, and participation in Joint Chiefs of Staff meetings and other exercises. During armistice, crisis, and conflict, SOCKOR serves as the headquarters for command and control of all U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) assets in Korea, develops supporting plans, and works together with

336-607: The census of 2015, 9.5% of the population followed Buddhism and 28.7% followed Christianity (20% Protestantism and 8.7% Catholicism ) 61% of the population are irreligious. The estimated population of Gwangju is as follows: One of the largest ethnic enclaves of Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union) in South Korea is located in Gwangju: the Gwangju Koryoin Village . Schools in

360-677: The city's southwesterly position in the Korean peninsula. Summers are hot and humid with abundant precipitation, particularly in the form of thunderstorms. Gwangju is one of the warmest cities in Korea in the summer due to its geographic location. Chonnam National University , Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology , and Gwangju Education University are public universities in Gwangju. Honam University , Gwangju University , Gwangshin University, Gwangju Women's University, Nambu University, Chosun University , and Honam Christian University are private universities. Gwangju Health University

384-501: The construction of a railway to Seoul . Some of the industries that took hold include cotton textiles, rice mills and breweries . Construction of a designated industrial zone in 1967 encouraged growth in industry, especially in the sectors linked to the automobile industry. In May 1980, peaceful demonstrations took place in Gwangju against Chun Doo-hwan , leader of the military coup d'état of 12 December 1979 . The demonstrations were suppressed by military forces, including elite units of

408-483: The incident. In 1986, Gwangju separated from South Jeolla Province to become a Directly Governed City (Jikhalsi), and then became a Metropolitan City (Gwangyeoksi) in 1995. Due to a variety of factors, including the ancient rivalry between Baekje and Silla , as well as the biased priority given to the Gyeongsang Province region by political leaders in the 2nd half of the 20th century, Gwangju has

432-453: The land to establish the provinces of Gwangju, Ungju, Jeonju, Muju and various counties, plus the southern boundary of Goguryeo and the ancient territories of Silla" in the Samguk sagi . In the heart of the agricultural Jeolla region, the city is also famous for its rich and diverse cuisine . The city was established in 57 BC. It was one of the administrative centers of Baekje during

456-470: The only TSOC in which U.S. and host nation SOF are institutionally organized for combined operations. SOCKOR and ROK SWC regularly train in their combined roles, while SOCKOR’s Special Forces Detachment-39 works as the full-time liaison between ROK SF and U.S. SOF. In armistice, the CG of SOCKOR is responsible for the planning, training, and execution of all U.S. SOF activities in Korea. The SOCKOR CG also serves as

480-437: The other TSOCS, and the staff began transforming SOCKOR into a separate sub-unified command under the operational control of the Commander, United States Forces Korea (COMUSFK). In 2000, SOCKOR was recognized as a fully operational TSOC and the billet for the commander of SOCKOR was elevated to Brigadier General, mirroring the other TSOCs. SOCKOR has been commanded by a General Officer since 2000. Since inception, SOCKOR has been

504-508: The provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak in Muan County in 2005 because Gwangju was promoted to a metropolitan city and was independent of South Jeolla Province . Its name is composed of the words gwang ( Korean :  광 ; Hanja :  光 ) meaning "light" and ju ( 주 ; 州 ) meaning "province". Gwangju was historically recorded as Muju ( 무주 ; 武州 ), in which " Silla merged all of

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528-730: The senior advisor to COMUSFK regarding all U.S. SOF issues. If the armistice fails, SOCKOR and ROK SWC will combine to establish the Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force under the Combined Forces Command. SOCKOR is then also designated as the United Nations Command Special Operations Component under the United Nations Command, with the SOCKOR Commanding General serving as the UNCSOC Commanding General. SOCKOR

552-644: The total city population. The average number of students per household is 0.8. The city is served by the Gwangju Subway . An extension was completed in April 2008 with the remainder being completed in 2012. There are two KTX stations in the city: Gwangju station and Gwangju Songjeong Station . Gwangju Songjeong Station connects to the Gwangju Subway and local bus system. Now the Songjeong station

576-599: The vicinity of the village, such as Ha-nam Jung-ang Elementary School  [ ko ] , have significant proportions of Russian speakers as a result. Gwangju has a cooler version of the humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa/Cwa ) with four distinct seasons and rainfall year-round but particularly during the East Asian Monsoon Season in the summer months. Winters, while still somewhat cold, are milder than in Seoul and cities further north due to

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