Seoul
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Summary
Seoul is a Special City of Korea[1]. Seoul draws 36,880 Wikipedia views per month (special city of korea category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Korea[3]
- Country: South Korea[4]
- Head of government: Oh Se-hoon[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: million city[7], city[8], megacity[9], metropolis[10], largest city[11], national capital[12]
- Capital: Jung District[13]
- Official language: Korean[14]
- Shares border with: Gyeonggi Province[15], Incheon[16]
- Named after: capital city[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Gangnam District[18], Gangdong District[19], Gangbuk District[20], Gangseo District[21], Gwanak District[22], Gwangjin District[23], Guro District[24], Geumcheon District[25], Nowon District[26], Dobong District[27], Dongdaemun District[28], Dongjak District[29], Mapo District[30], Seodaemun District[31]
- Flag: flag of Seoul[32]
- Twinned administrative body: San Francisco[33], Cairo[34], Jakarta[35], New Delhi[36], Taipei[37], Ankara[38], Guam[39], Tehran[40], Bogotá[41], Tokyo[42], Moscow[43], Sydney[44], Beijing[45], Ulaanbaatar[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Seoul include Namsan Seoul Tower[47], a television tower[48], in South Korea[49], founded in 1975[50]; Seoul Capital Area[51], a geographic location[52], in South Korea[53]; Seoul Spring[54], a historical event[55], in South Korea[56]; Seoul orthohantavirus[57], a taxon[58]; Seoul Street[59], a street[60], in Iran[61]; Seoul Peace Prize[62], a peace award[63], in South Korea[64], founded in 1990[65]; and place de Séoul[66], a square[67], in France[68].
Why It Matters
Seoul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Seoul is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Seoul include Namsan Seoul Tower[47], a television tower[48], in South Korea[49], founded in 1975[50]; Seoul Capital Area[51], a geographic location[52], in South Korea[53]; Seoul Spring[54], a historical event[55], in South Korea[56]; Seoul orthohantavirus[57], a taxon[58]; Seoul Street[59], a street[60], in Iran[61]; and Seoul Peace Prize[62], a peace award[63], in South Korea[64], founded in 1990[65].