Seoul

Seoul (??, {{Audio|ko-Seoul.ogg|listen}}) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. It is a designated special city. On the establishment of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) in 1948 it became the capital of the country, except for a short time during the Korean War. Seoul is located at {{coor dm|37|35|N|127|0|E|region:KR_type:adm2nd}}.

Administration

Seoul is divided into 25 gu (구 "wards"), which are sub-divided into 522 dong, which are sub-divided into 13,787 tong, which are further divided into 102,796 ban in total.

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• Dongdaemun-gu (동대문구; 東大門區)
• Dongjak-gu (동작구; 銅雀區)
• Eunpyeong-gu (은평구; 恩平區)
• Gangbuk-gu (강북구; 江北區)
• Gangdong-gu (강동구; 江東區)
• Gangnam-gu (강남구; 江南區)
• Gangseo-gu (강서구; 江西區)
• Geumcheon-gu (금천구; 衿川區)
• Guro-gu (구로구; 九老區)
• Gwanak-gu (관악구; 冠岳區)
• Gwangjin-gu (광진구; 廣津區)
• Jongno-gu (종로구; 鍾路區)
• Jung-gu (중구; 中區)
• Jungnang-gu (중랑구; 中浪區)
• Mapo-gu (마포구; 麻浦區)
• Nowon-gu (노원구; 蘆原區)
• Seocho-gu (서초구; 瑞草區)
• Seodaemun-gu (서대문구; 西大門區)
• Seongbuk-gu (성북구; 城北區)
• Seongdong-gu (성동구; 城東區)
• Songpa-gu (송파구; 松坡區)
• Yangcheon-gu (양천구; 陽川區)
• Yeongdeungpo-gu (영등포구; 永登浦區)
• Yongsan-gu (용산구; 龍山區)