Seoul Metropolitan Area
Seoul Metropolitan Area
수도권 | |
|---|---|
Seoul, the largest city in the metropolitan area | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′0.001″N 126°58′41.002″E / 37.56666694°N 126.97805611°E | |
| Country | South Korea
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| Major cities | |
| Area | |
| • Metropolitan area | 12,685 km2 (4,898 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Metro | 26,037,000 |
| • Metro density | 2,053/km2 (5,320/sq mi) |
| • Percentage of South Korea's total population | ~55% (51 million) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | KRW 1,258 trillion US$ 1.006 trillion (2023) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.961 very high · 1st |
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| Seoul Metropolitan Area | |
| Hangul | 수도권 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 首都圈 |
| RR | Sudogwon |
| MR | Sudokwŏn |
| Gyeonggi Region | |
| Hangul | 경기 지방 |
| Hanja | 京畿地方 |
| RR | Gyeonggi jibang |
| MR | Kyŏnggi chibang |
The Seoul Metropolitan Area (Sudogwon; Korean: 수도권, [sʰu.do.k͈wʌ̹n]) or Gyeonggi region (경기 지방), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-western South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2024) is ranked as the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the world. Its area is about 12,685 km2 (4,898 sq mi). It forms the cultural, commercial, financial, industrial, and residential center of South Korea. The largest city is Seoul, with a population of approximately 10 million people, followed by Incheon, with three million inhabitants.