Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
The Seoul Metropolitan Area (Sudogwon; Korean: 수도권, [sʰu.do.k͈wʌ̹n]) or Gyeonggi region (경기 지방), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-western South Korea. [4] Its population of 26 million (as of 2024) is ranked as the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the world.
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 ...
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)
Info This map is part of a series of location maps with unified standards: SVG as file format, standardised colours and name scheme. The boundaries on these maps always show the de facto situation and do not imply any endorsement or acceptance.
It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east and North Korea to the north. South Korea's capital and largest city is Seoul, the world's second largest metropolitan city. Korea has a history of 5,000 years, [2] with its foundation dating back to 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun.
Downtown Seoul (Korean: 서울 도심, 서울 도심부, 서울 시내), also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An is traditional city center and central business district of Seoul, located through Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Seoul Station of Jung District along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro.
The Lotte World Tower in Songpa District, Seoul, is the tallest building in South Korea and the 6th tallest in the world. South Korea's mixed economy [ 191 ] [ 192 ] [ 193 ] is the 13th largest by nominal GDP and the 14th largest GDP by purchasing power parity in the world, [ 194 ] identifying it as one of the G20 major economies.