Seoul

capital and largest city of South Korea
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Seoul

Summary

Seoul is a Special City of Korea[1]. Seoul draws 30,458 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_korea category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seoul is located in South Korea[3].
  • Seoul is in the country of South Korea[4].
  • Seoul's head of government is recorded as Oh Se-hoon[5].
  • Seoul is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • Seoul's instance of is recorded as Special City of Korea[7].
  • Seoul's instance of is recorded as million city[8].
  • Seoul's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Seoul's instance of is recorded as megacity[10].
  • Seoul's instance of is recorded as metropolis[11].
  • Seoul's instance of is recorded as largest city[12].
  • Seoul's instance of is recorded as national capital[13].
  • Seoul's capital is recorded as Jung District[14].
  • Seoul's official language is recorded as Korean[15].
  • Seoul's shares border with is recorded as Gyeonggi Province[16].
  • Seoul's shares border with is recorded as Incheon[17].
  • capital city is named after Seoul[18].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gangnam District[19].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gangdong District[20].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gangbuk District[21].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gangseo District[22].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gwanak District[23].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gwangjin District[24].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guro District[25].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Geumcheon District[26].
  • Seoul's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nowon District[27].

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Geography

Seoul is in the country of South Korea[4]. Seoul is located in South Korea[3]. Seoul is on the continent of Asia[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Special City of Korea[7], million city[8], city[9], megacity[10], metropolis[11], and largest city[12].

History and Context

capital city is named after Seoul[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Seoul include Seoul Peace Prize[28], a peace award[29], in South Korea[30], founded in 1990[31]; Seoul Capital Area[32], a geographic location[33], in South Korea[34]; place de Séoul[35], a square[36], in France[37]; Seoul Spring[38], a historical event[39], in South Korea[40]; Seoul Street[41], a street[42], in Iran[43]; Seoul orthohantavirus[44], a taxon[45]; and Namsan Seoul Tower[46], a television tower[47], in South Korea[48], founded in 1975[49].

Why It Matters

Seoul draws 30,458 Wikipedia views per month (special_city_of_korea category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Seoul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Seoul is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for Seoul include Seoul Peace Prize[28], a peace award[29], in South Korea[30], founded in 1990[31]; Seoul Capital Area[32], a geographic location[33], in South Korea[34]; place de Séoul[35], a square[36], in France[37]; Seoul Spring[38], a historical event[39], in South Korea[40]; Seoul Street[41], a street[42], in Iran[43]; and Seoul orthohantavirus[44], a taxon[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+09:00
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 17d ago · EUPBR · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Seal image Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P158]]: Seal of Seoul, South Korea.svg"
  3. 19d ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Seul.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-ছিউল.wav"
  4. 22d ago · Yirba · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14697 11
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14697]]: 11"
  5. 26d ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Locations/Seoul
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Seoul"
  6. 29d ago · EUPBR · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Satellite view 아리랑 1호가 촬영한 잠실 (350).jpg
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: 덕수궁의 가을.jpg"
  7. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  8. 6w ago · NordNordWest · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image Seoul in South Korea 2023.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P242]]: Seoul in South Korea 2026.svg"
  9. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag seoul
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: seoul, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289962798|seoul (#289962798)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  10. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0258783-Soul-Korea
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0258783-Soul-Korea, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  11. 10w ago · CommonsDelinker bot · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Montage image Seoul montage.PNG
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2716]]: Seoul montage.PNG, Removing [[:c:File:Seoul_montage.PNG|Seoul_montage.PNG]], it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:User:Didym|Didym]] because: per"
  12. 12w ago · Gelli1742 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P190]]: [[Q220]]"
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