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As of 2026-08, 16,811 registered foreigners live in Gwangsan-gu (광산구), Gwangju, and 7 clinics and hospitals there are registered to treat foreign patients. That is 4.2 per 10,000 foreign residents, compared with a national average of 25.2 and a Gwangju average of 14.9. The number of registered foreigners rose 7.8% since 2025-08.
| Registered foreigners | 16,811 |
|---|---|
| Clinics & hospitals | 519 |
| Clinics open on Sunday | 25 |
| Clinics open on holidays | 41 |
| Pharmacies | 168 |
| Night pharmacies (after 22:00) | 15 |
| Hospitals with an ER | 9 |
| Foreign-patient facilities | 7 |
| Foreign-patient facilities per 10,000 foreigners | 4.2 |
Registration as a foreign-patient facility does not guarantee interpretation. Call ahead to check which languages are available, and use 1345 three-way interpretation if needed. In an emergency, call 119.
Method and limitations
- Registered foreigners are the latest month of the Ministry of Justice “Monthly registered foreigners by city/county/district” (data.go.kr 15100022). Short-term visitors and overseas Koreans with residence reports are not included.
- Clinics, pharmacies, and opening hours by day come from the National Medical Center nationwide clinic and pharmacy data. Sunday and holiday counts only include institutions that registered those hours, so the real numbers may be higher.
- Foreign-patient facilities are clinics and hospitals whose name and province match the Korea Health Industry Development Institute registration list (agencies excluded). Registration means the institution may treat foreign patients; it does not guarantee interpretation.
- Cities with districts (Suwon, Yongin, etc.) are combined at the city level. Addresses in the merged Jeonnam-Gwangju special city are split into Gwangju (autonomous districts) and Jeonnam (cities and counties).
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