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Seoul, [b] officially Seoul Special City, [c] is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Capital Area, encompassing Gyeonggi province and Incheon metropolitan city, emerged as the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, trailing only Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, hosting more than half of South Korea's population.
Seoul. Ulsan. v. t. e. The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five gu ("districts"; hangeul: 구; hanja: 區) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km 2) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000). Songpa-gu is the most populated, while Seocho-gu has the largest area. Gu are similar to London 's or New ...
Seodaemun-gu official website. A sketch of the Seodaemun (Great West Gate) around 1894. Seodaemun District ( Korean: 서대문구, romanized : Seodaemun-gu, "Great West Gate") is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea . Seodaemun has a population of 313,814 (2010) and has a geographic area of 17.61 km 2 (6.8 sq mi ), and is divided into ...
Central District) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea . Jung has a population of 131,452 (2013) and has a geographic area 9.96 km 2 (3.85 sq mi ), making it both the least-populous and the smallest district of Seoul, and is divided into 15 dong (administrative neighborhoods). Jung is located at the centre of Seoul on the northern ...
Map of Hanseongbu's territory Gyeongjo-obu-do, an old map of Seoul Map of boundary expansion of modern Seoul (from 1914 to 1995). The history of Seoul can be traced back as far as 18 BC, although humans have occupied the area now known as Seoul since the Paleolithic Age.
Sudokwŏn Chŏnch'ŏl. The Seoul Metropolitan Subway ( Korean : 수도권 전철) is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including the Incheon metropolis and satellite cities in ...
Mapo-gu official website. Mapo District ( Korean: 마포구, romanized : Mapo-gu) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea . Mapo has a population of 381,330 (2015) and has a geographic area of 23.87 km 2 (9.22 sq mi ), and is divided into 24 dong (administrative neighborhoods). Mapo is located in western Seoul on the northern bank of ...
Neighbourhoods of Seoul are not governmental administrative divisions, but rather more informal area designations, often surrounding a particular landmark, such as a road, a university, or a gate of the old city. Names are listed in Hangul and Hanja. Apgujeong (압구정 狎 鷗 亭) Bukchon Hanok Village (북촌 한옥마을 北 村 韓 屋마을)