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This is a list cities of South Korea by population including provincial-level divisions: special city (특별시/特別市) and metropolitan cities (광역시/廣域市), and municipal-level division: cities (시/市). Other municipal-level divisions: counties (군/郡 which have populations under 50K) and districts (구/區) are not included.
In the early part of the 20th century, the city walls that surrounded Seoul were demolished to make the traffic system more efficient. [8] A visit to Seoul by the Crown Prince of Japan prompted the demolition of the walls around Namdaemun, as the prince was deemed to be too exalted to pass through the gateway. [ 9 ]
'bright neighborhood') is a dong (neighborhood) in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. Myeongdong is known for being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route, and tourism districts. [1] In 2023, it was listed as the ninth most expensive shopping street in the world. [2]
[21] [25] By the late 1960s, migration from the countryside into Seoul had overwhelmed the city's existing infrastructure and various proposals were made to expand the city to the south. [20] Following the 1968 assassination attempt on Park by North Korean soldiers, he announced plans to build a "second Seoul" south of the river to disperse the ...
Forbes magazine annually lists the world's wealthiest individuals – "The World's Richest People". [1] What follows is the list of billionaires (in U.S. dollars ) in Southeast Asia , issued for 2024.
The number of people who participated in domestic travel (which includes one-day trips) was about 238.3 million (in 2015), increased by 4.9% compared to 2014 (227.1 million). [9] In 2014, Korean's domestic tourism expenditure was ₩14.4 trillion. [10] Also, Korean overseas tourist numbers have been increasing since 2010.
When the village first arose, it had around 8,000 people living in 2,000 households. [7] In 2005, it was reported that the area had 4,000 inhabitants. [3] Between 2012 and 2014, the population was given as 2,500. [1] [10] The residents are primarily impoverished elderly people who earn extremely little per day.
A myeon (also spelt as myŏn, myon) or township is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with town (urban), a township (rural) is a division of a county and some cities of fewer than 500,000 population. Townships have smaller populations than towns and represent the rural areas of a county or city. Townships are subdivided into villages ...