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Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a gun which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a gun which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. [1]
Guryong Village (Korean: 구룡마을) is a shanty town in Seoul, South Korea.It is just across a six-lane motorway from Dogok-dong of the affluent Gangnam District. [1] [2] [3]
In addition to galleries with a wide array of national and international pieces, the National Museum of Korea is the stage for many cultural activities related to archeological collection and preservation, research and analysis, social training, academic publications, international cultural exchange programs, concerts, and more.
Incheon administers several of Korea's western islands, including Ganghwa Island, Yeongjong Island, and Baengnyeongdo, with Baengnyeongdo being South Korea's westernmost point. Key points of interest in Incheon include: Bupyeong Station: A major transport hub where Seoul Subway Line 1 and Incheon Subway Line intersect. Bupyeong is known for its ...
A town or eup is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with township (rural), a town (urban) is one of the divisions of a county, and of some cities with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as towns. Towns are subdivided into ...
U.S. cities did not figure in this year's top ten, with Asia, Europe and Africa dominating the list.
Icheon (Korean: 이천; Korean pronunciation:) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice.
This is a list of South Korean regions by GDP. All data are sourced from the latest regional statistics published by the South Korean Government, [1] the OECD and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). [2] [3] The South Korean won has been converted to the international dollar using the IMF's Purchasing Power Parity conversion rate.