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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

South Korean ministry
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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Summary

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is a ministry of culture[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of ministry_of_culture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is in the country of South Korea[3].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's instance of is recorded as ministry of culture[4].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's instance of is recorded as tourism ministry[5].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's instance of is recorded as sport ministry[6].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's instance of is recorded as Korean Ministry[7].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's headquarters location is recorded as Government Complex Sejong[8].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's child organization or unit is recorded as Korea Creative Content Agency[9].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's child organization or unit is recorded as Korean Culture and Information Service[10].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's child organization or unit is recorded as KSPO&CO[11].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's child organization or unit is recorded as Recording Industry Association of Korea[12].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is part of Executive branch of the Republic of Korea[13].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Commons category is recorded as Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea)[14].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's chairperson is recorded as Do Jong-hwan[15].
  • February 29, 2008 marks the founding of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism[16].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's parent organization or unit is recorded as Government of South Korea[17].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's official website is recorded as http://www.mcst.go.kr/[18].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea)[19].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as South Korea[20].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+621'}[21].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+653'}[22].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+659'}[23].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+657'}[24].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+663'}[25].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+656'}[26].
  • Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+667'}[27].

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Founding

February 29, 2008 marks the founding of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism[16].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '문화체육관광부'}[28], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '文化體育觀光部'}[29], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism'}[30], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '文化体育観光部'}[31]. It is part of Executive branch of the Republic of Korea[13]. Short names include {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '문체부'}[32] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MCST'}[33].

Leadership

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's chairperson is recorded as Do Jong-hwan[15].

Operations

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's headquarters location is recorded as Government Complex Sejong[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Government of South Korea[17]. Subsidiaries include Korea Creative Content Agency[9], a government agency[34], in South Korea[35], founded in 2009[36], headquartered in Bitgaram-dong[37]; Korean Culture and Information Service[10], a government organization[38], in South Korea[39], founded in 2008[40]; KSPO&CO[11], a state-owned enterprise[41], in South Korea[42], founded in 1990[43]; and Recording Industry Association of Korea[12], a music organization[44], in South Korea[45], founded in 2001[46], headquartered in Seoul[47].

Why It Matters

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ranks in the top 9% of ministry_of_culture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Related Entities

Korea Creative Content Agency Korea Culture & Tourism Institute South Korea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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