| Gwangsan | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Settlement Type: | Autonomous District |
| Translit Lang1: | Korean |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 光山區 |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Gwangsan-gu |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Kwangsan-gu |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Honam |
| Subdivision Type2: | Provincial level |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gwangju |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Park Byeong-gyu(박병규) |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative divisions |
| Area Total Km2: | 222.89 |
| Population As Of: | September 2024[1] |
| Population Total: | 392,653 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Dialect |
| Population Blank1: | Jeolla |
Gwangsan District is a district, similar to a ward, situated in Gwangju, South Korea. The total population of the district, as of September 2004, is 295,294, and the population density of the district is 1,085 per 1 km.[2] [3] Its area is about 45% of the city of Gwangju.[4]
The district bird is the White Heron, the district flower is Magnolia, and the district tree is the Pine Tree.[5] Gwangsan District has 1913 Songseong Market, and Songseong Market(held every 3,8day), Yonga birthplace, and there has Korean wheat festival.