Incheon
Metropolitan City
Behind only Seoul and Busan, Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시) is the third most populous city in Korea (2.9 million). It sits in the northwestern corner of South Korea. To the west ebbs the Yellow (West) Sea (황해). Seoul hums to the east.
- Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시; Incheon-si)
- 1,063 km² (411 sq mi)
- 2,936,214 people (3rd of 162)
- 2,762 folks per km² (7,152 per sq mi)
Incheon is part of the Seoul Capital Area (수도권). Along with Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, this conglomeration of around twenty-six million souls forms the world’s fourth largest metropolitan area by population and accounts for 65% of South Korea’s total population.
Some view Incheon as another one of Seoul’s commuter towns. However, the city claims its own unique identify and a few major economic engines, including:
- Incheon International Airport — Korea’s largest airport.
- Incheon Port — Korea’s second largest port.
- Incheon Free Economic Zone — Korea’s first international business friendly districts.
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