All about Seoul

Seoul, capital of South Korea (Republic of Korea), located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River.

Seoul is 31 km (19 mi) from the Yellow Sea port city of Incheon, and about 40 km (25 mi) from the border with North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).

It is the largest city and chief commercial, manufacturing, administrative, and cultural center of South Korea.

The word Seoul is a Korean term meaning capital city.

Originally known as Hansŏng, Seoul was renamed Kyŏngsŏng in 1911.

The city has officially been called Seoul since 1945, when Korea, then a single country, was liberated from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule.

Seoul has a continental climate with four distinct seasons, including hot, humid summers and cold, relatively dry winters.

Average high temperatures are 1° C (33° F) in January and 29° C (83° F) in July.

Seoul receives an average annual precipitation of 1,370 mm (54 in), of which 70 percent usually falls between July and September.

(1) SEOUL AND IT'S METROPOLETAN AREA

(2) ECONOMY

(3) POPULATION

(4) EDUCATION AND CULTURE

(5) RECREATION

(6) HOSTORY