Seoul
Metropolitan City
Take a tour of Korea's most celebrated city, from facts, to history, to notable neighborhoods.
Seoul Special City (서울특별시; Seoul-si) is the gravitational center of Korea. Like London to the U.K., Paris to France, everything flows to and from the megacity.
The Stats
- Seoul Metropolitan City (서울특별시; Seoul-si)
- 605 km² (234 sq mi)
- 9,588,711 people (1st of 162)
- 15,843 folks per km² (41,035 per sq mi)
Seoul City:
- is the capital of South Korea.
- is Korea’s most populous city.
- claims the headquarters of most Korean corporations.
- houses the biggest K-Pop labels.
- boasts the most awe-inspiring cultural relics.
Though it hasn’t always been the capital, Seoul’s history also summarizes Korea through time. Let’s take a tour of Korea’s densest city.
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