Is Seoul or Sejong the capital of South Korea?

Seoul (? ) is the largest city on the Korean peninsula and South Korea and the seventh largest city in the world. Seoul is the political, economic, cultural and educational center of South Korea, the national land, sea and air transportation hub, the capital of South Korea, the most prosperous modern metropolis in the world and one of the world-famous tourist cities. Seoul is also a wealthy metropolis in the world, with a GDP of over 260 billion in 2007. Seoul is located in the middle of the Korean peninsula, in the basin, and the Han River passes through the city in a roundabout way, about 30 kilometers from the west coast of the peninsula, about 185 kilometers from the east coast, and about 260 kilometers from Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Sejong, the new administrative capital of South Korea

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On August 1 1 day, 2004, the Korean government finally confirmed and officially announced the address of the new administrative capital. Yanqi-Zhougong, located in the middle of South Korea, will become the new administrative capital. & gt& gt

Yanqi-Duke Zhou is located in the boundary between Yanqi County and Duke Zhou of Chungcheongnam-do. It is a mixed zone of plains and hills to the west of the longitudinal center line of the Korean Peninsula, which is more than 20 kilometers away from Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and about 250 kilometers away from Busan, a port city in the southeast. The new administrative capital will be located at the junction of Yanqi County and Zhougong City, with an estimated area of about 8,325 hectares. At present, this is farmland and Shan Ye, with only a few farmers and industrial facilities.

Yanqi-Zhougong is located in the central traffic artery of South Korea, about 10 km away from Cheongju, a big city in the middle of Dachuan. Tianan-Shan Lun and Tianan-Jingfu Expressway, Jingfu Railway and Jingfu High-speed Railway all pass by, and Cheongju Airport is also close at hand. It takes less than two hours to drive from Seoul to Yanqi, Duke of Zhou.

Yanqi-Duke Zhou has superior natural conditions and is the intersection of Jinjiang and Meihuchuan in the central region. Yanqi-Duke Zhou is far from Cheling Mountain, with Shiguofeng in the north and surrounded by mountains on three sides. The middle field is flat, and the front is near the river and water. It is considered by Koreans as an ideal place for geomantic omen.

In history, Duke Zhou of Yanqi was once the capital of the ancient Baekje country on the Korean peninsula. In 475 AD, Baekje King Wu Wen established his capital in Duke Zhou.

On June 5438+February 2, 2006/KLOC-0, the Committee for Promoting the Construction of the New Administrative Capital of South Korea, chaired by South Korean Prime Minister Han Mingshu, held a meeting and decided to name the new administrative capital of South Korea Sejong. & gt& gt

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