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Incheon administers several of Korea's western islands, including Ganghwa Island, Yeongjong Island, and Baengnyeongdo, with Baengnyeongdo being South Korea's westernmost point. Key points of interest in Incheon include: Bupyeong Station: A major transport hub where Seoul Subway Line 1 and Incheon Subway Line intersect. Bupyeong is known for its ...
South Korea; Provinces; North Chungcheong; ... Administrative map of Incheon. Incheon is divided into 8 districts ...
South Korea – densely populated sovereign presidential republic located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. [1] Also known as the "Land of the Morning Calm". 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 ...
To the northwest, the Yalu River separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Tumen River separates Korea from China and Russia. The Yellow Sea lies to the west, the East China Sea and Korea Strait to the south, and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east. [1] Notable islands include Jeju, Ulleung, and the Liancourt Rocks.
Map of South Korea. The following is a list of major islands of South Korea, the Republic of Korea, arranged by body of water and then by province.. South Korea is mostly surrounded by water and has 2,413 kilometres (1,499 mi) of coast line along three seas; to the west is the Yellow Sea (called Sohae Korean: 서해; Hanja: 西海; in South Korea, literally means west sea), to the south is the ...
In 1882, the Imo Incident occurred in Joseon dynasty Korea, [7] and Qing China, which regarded Korea as its tributary state, sent troops to suppress it. [8] China and Korea signed the China–Korea Treaty of 1882 in October 1882, stipulating that Korea was a dependency of China and granting Chinese merchants the right to conduct overland and maritime business freely within Korean borders as ...
Bupyeong District (Korean: 부평구; RR: Bupyeong-gu) is one of the 10 administrative divisions (eight municipal districts and two counties) that comprise Incheon, South Korea. Bupyeong District comprises an area of 12.35 square miles (31.98 square km), and has a population of 508,587. [ 2 ]
Incheon Open Port Museum displays relics related to modern culture that was introduced to or occurred in Incheon. It reuses the former building of Japanese First Bank built in 1899. [7] Daebul Hotel is the first Western hotel in Korea. [8] Incheon Chinatown is the birthplace of jajangmyeon. [9] Jajangmyeon Museum is a museum about the dish. [10]