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Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a gun which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a gun which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. [1]
A Korean sign for Gyeongju, which translates to "congratulatory province" or "capital province". Korean place name etymologies are based upon a large linguistic background of Chinese, Japanese and Old Korean influence and history. [1] The commonplace names have multiple meanings in Korean, Chinese, and when transliterated to English as well. [2]
Name Korean Span Length Type Carries Crosses Opened Location Province Ref. 1: Yi Sun-sin Bridge: 이순신대교: 1,545 m (5,069 ft) 2,260 m (7,410 ft) Suspension Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 357+1545+357
Name Malaysian Malay Distinction Length Type Carries Crosses Opened Location State Ref. 1: Petronas Towers Skybridge: Walkway joining the two Petronas Towers 170 metres (560 ft) above the ground: 58 m (190 ft) Beam bridge Steel
The Seri Wawasan Bridge is a longitudinally asymmetric cable‐stayed box-girder bridge with an inverted-Y shape concrete/steel pylon 96 metres (315 ft) high. The main span, 165 metres (541 ft) long, is supported by 30 pairs of forward stay cables, anchored on the 75° forward‐inclined pylon and on the outer edges of the bridge deck, arranged ...
However, Singapore's expulsion in 1965 meant that George Town would remain Malaysia's only city until Kuala Lumpur's declaration as a city in 1972, by Abdul Halim of Kedah, the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. In 1988, Kuching was chartered as the first city in East Malaysia.
The longest place name in Israel [3] is כעביה-טבאש-חג'אג'רה (21 letters and 2 hyphens), a local council. it is named for the three Bedouin tribes who live there, Ka'abiyye, Tabbash and Hajajre. The longest place names in Poland are Sobienie Kiełczewskie Pierwsze and Przedmieście Szczebrzeszyńskie, with 30 letters (including ...
The bridge will connect Cheongna International City in Seo District, Incheon and Jung District, Incheon on Yeongjongdo providing a third link to Incheon International Airport. In addition to a six-lane highway, pedestrian and cycle lanes will be installed, together with an observatory on one of the bridge's 180m towers.