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Kaesong [a] (UK: / k eɪ ˈ s ɒ ŋ /, US: / k eɪ ˈ s ɔː ŋ /; Korean:) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty.
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kaesong, North Korea.The site consists of 12 separate components, which together testify to the history and culture of the Koryo Dynasty from the 10th to 14th centuries.
Currently more than half of the people who move from one region to another are moving to the capital area. In 2020, it was reported that the Seoul Metropolitan Area's population had exceeded 50% of the country's total population, with 25,925,799 people living in the area (50.002% of the total 51,849,861). [7]
Seoul, [b] officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, [c] is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, [8] emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population.
Three Kingdoms of Korea: Jolbon — first capital of Goguryeo (37 BCE — 3 CE) Gungnae City — second capital of Goguryeo (3 — 427 CE) Pyongyang — third capital of Goguryeo (427 — 668 CE) Wiryeseong (modern Seoul) — first capital of Baekje (18 BCE — 475 CE) Ungjin (modern Gongju) — second capital of Baekje (476 — 538 CE)
Gangnam Commercial Area The Flag of the Seoul. Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and hosts more than half ...
The provincial capital is Sariwon. The province is bordered by Pyongyang and South Pyongan to the north, Kangwon to the east, Kaesong Industrial Region and South Korea's Gyeonggi Province to the south, and South Hwanghae southwest. In 2003, Kaesong Directly Governed City (Kaesong Chikhalsi) became part of North Hwanghae as Kaepung County.
The site of the former village is 53 kilometers north-northwest of the capital of South Korea, Seoul, and 10 kilometers east of Kaesong.The village, a small cluster of fewer than ten huts, is on the south side of the Kaesong-Seoul road on the west bank of the Sa'cheon stream.