Seoul Caipital Area

The **Seoul Caipital Area** is a region locatit in the north-wast o Sooth Korea. It is generally referred tae as **Sudogwon** in Korean, an conteens three different admeenistrative destricts; Seoul, Incheon an Gyeonggi-do.

The SNCA is technically distinct frae the **Seoul Metropolitan Area** (SMA), as the umwhile is a fixed entity, whilk the latter refers tae places currently considert unner the economic, industrial an cultural influence o Seoul. Syne the extension o the Seoul Metropolitan Subway (Korail commuter) tae Asan, Chungcheongnam-do an Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, some hae classifee'd Asan, Cheonan, Chuncheon as nou athin the SMA, but no athin the SNCA. Housomeivver, the terms SNCA, SMA an Sudogwon are lairgely analogous an uised interchyngeably.

The Seoul Caipital Area haes a population o 25.6 million (as o 2012) an is rankit as the third lairgest metropolitan area in the warld. It forms the cultural, commercial, financial, industrial, an residential centre o Sooth Korea. The lairgest ceety is Seoul, wi a population o approximately 10.2 million fowk, follaeed bi Incheon, wi 2.6 million.

## Geografie an climate

The Seoul Caipital area occupees a braid area o relatively flat laund aroond the Han River strath.  It conteens some o the maist fertile laund on the Korean Peninsula, awtho relatively little o it is nou uised for agricultur. The Gimpo Plain, ane o the kintra's lairger expanses o level arable laund, covers hintle o the area o the ceeties o Gimpo an Bucheon.

## Demografics

Coverin anerlie aboot 12% o the kintra's area, the Seoul metropolitan area is hame tae mair nor 48.2% o the naitional population, an is the warld's 3rd lairgest urban area. This percentage haes risen steadily syne the mid-20t century, an the trend is expectit tae continue.  Currently mair nor hauf o the fowk that muive frae ane region tae anither are muivin tae the caipital area.  Bi 2020, it is projectit that mair nor 52% o Sooth Korea's population will live athin the area, or 25,520,000 fowk.

## Govrenment

Various agencies hae been set up tae deal wi the intergovrenmental problems o the region.  Proposals for consolidatin some or aw o the ceeties o the caipital area intae a haundful o metropolitan ceeties hae sicweys far no been implementit.

Development in the area is currently govrened bi the Capital Region Readjustment Planning Act (수도권정비계획법), first passed in 1982 an last revisit in 1996.

## Subdiveesions

The Seoul naitional caipital area is dividit amang the special ceety o Seoul, the metropolitan ceety o Incheon, an province o Gyeonggi-do. Seoul haes 25 gu (local govrenment wards), Incheon haes 8 gu an 2 coonties, an Gyeonggi-do haes 27 ceeties an 4 coonties as the subdiveesions.

### Seoul

The 25 destricts o Seoul.

*Dobong-gu (도봉구; 道峰區)
*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)

### Incheon

The 8 destricts an 2 coonties o Incheon.

* Bupyeong-gu (부평구; 富平區)
* Dong-gu (동구; 東區)
* Gyeyang-gu (계양구; 桂陽區)
* Jung-gu (중구; 中區)

* Nam-gu (남구; 南區)
* Namdong-gu (남동구; 南洞區)
* Seo-gu (서구; 西區)
* Yeonsu-gu (연수구; 延壽區)

* Ganghwa (강화군; 江華郡)
* Ongjin (옹진군; 甕津郡)

### Gyeonggi-do

27 ceeties an 4 coonties o Gyeonggi-do.

#### Suwon

The 4 gu o Suwon (수원; 水原).

* Paldal-gu (팔달구; 八達區)
* Yeongtong-gu (영통구; 霊通區)
* Jangan-gu (장안구; 長安區)
* Gwonseon-gu (권선구; 勸善區)

#### Ansan

The 2 gu o Ansan (안산; 安山).

* Danwon-gu (단원구; 檀園區)
* Sangnok-gu (상록구; 常綠區)

#### Anyang

The 2 gu o Anyang (안양; 安養).

* Dongan-gu (동안구; 東安區)
* Manan-gu (만안구; 萬安區)

#### Bucheon

#### Seongnam

The 3 gu o Seongnam (성남; 城南).

* Bundang-gu (분당구; 盆唐區)
* Jungwon-gu (중원구; 中原區)
* Sujeong-gu (수정구; 壽井區)

#### Yongin

The 3 gu o Yongin (용인; 龍仁).

* Cheoin-gu (처인구; 處仁區)
* Giheung-gu (기흥구; 器興區)
* Suji-gu (수지구; 水枝區)


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*Anseong (안성; 安城)
*Dongducheon (동두천; 東豆川)
*Gimpo (김포; 金浦)
*Goyang (고양; 高陽)
*Gunpo (군포; 軍浦)
*Guri (구리; 九里)
*Gwacheon (과천; 果川)

*Gwangju (광주; 廣州)
*Gwangmyeong (광명; 光明)
*Hanam (하남; 河南)
*Hwaseong (화성; 華城)
*Icheon (이천; 利川)
*Namyangju (남양주; 南楊州)
*Osan (오산; 烏山)

*Paju (파주; 坡州)
*Pocheon (포천; 抱川)
*Pyeongtaek (평택; 平澤)
*Siheung (시흥; 始興)
*Uijeongbu (의정부; 議政府)
*Uiwang (의왕; 儀旺)
*Yangju (양주; 楊州)

*Gapyeong (가평군; 加平郡)
*Yangpyeong (양평군; 揚平郡)
*Yeoju (여주군; 驪州郡)
*Yeoncheon (연천군; 漣川郡)

## Transportation

The ceeties o the caipital area are tichtly interconnectit bi road an rail.  Mony o the kintra's railwey lines, maist notably the Gyeongbu Line, terminate in the region.  In addition, the needs for commuter rail are servit bi the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, which passes no anerlie throu Seoul an Incheon, but throu maist o the ootlyin ceeties an aw.

In addition, the region is a nexus for traivel bi air an watter.  The kintra's twa lairgest airports, Incheon International Airport an Gimpo Airport, are baith locatit in the metropolitan area.  Internaitional an domestic ferries depairt frae Incheon's various ferry terminals several times a day; in addition, massive volumes o internaitional fricht pass throu the container terminals o Incheon (primarily boond tae an frae Cheenae).

Seoul Ring Expressway (Expressway No.100) connects satellite ceeties aroond Seoul, Ilsan, Toegyewon, Hanam, Pyeongchon, Songnae, Bundang, Pangyo an Gimpo.

## Gallery

File:Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - February 2009.jpg|Street in Seoul
File:NewSongdo5.JPG|Songdo Ceety, Incheon

File:Hwaseong Third North Secret Gate and Dongbuk Gangnu - 2009-03-01.JPG|Suwon
File:Bundang Jeongja.jpg|Bundang


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## Freemit airtins
*  Offeecial wabsteid o Seoul Metropolitan govrenment 
* Metropolitan Air Quality Management Office, in Korean
* Capital Region Development Institute, in Korean 
* Chosun Ilbo metro news, in Korean 
* http://www.algoga.go.kr