Seoul
capital and largest city of South Korea
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- https://english.seoul.go.kr/seoul-views/brand/city-brand-iseoulu
- http://www.seoul.go.kr
- https://english.seoul.go.kr
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Additional Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikidata Link | Open Wikidata |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Foundation Date | 1395 |
| Great Russian Encyclopedia Online Id (2017) | 3659641 |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10044367 |
| Openstreetmap Relation Id | 2297418 |
| Topic’S Main Category | Category:Seoul |
| Ndl Authority Id | 00628694 |
| Viaf Cluster Id | 138220682 |
| Locator Map Image | Seoul in South Korea 2023.svg |
| Uk Parliament Thesaurus Id | 12740 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 2–5195 |
| Gnd Id | 4122021-3 |
| Area | 605 square kilometre |
| Head Of Government | Park Won-soon (from 2011-10-27, until 2020-07-09), Lee Myung-bak (from 2002-07-01, until 2006-06-30), Oh Se-hoon (from 2006-07-01, until 2011-08-26), Oh Se-hoon (from 2021-04-08), Goh Kun (from 1998-07-01, until 2002-06-30) (+1 more) |
| Category Of Associated People | Category:People from Seoul |
| Bibliothèque Nationale De France Id | 12351202g, 11947836k |
| Official Name | 서울특별시 |
| Seal Image | Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg |
| Ringgold Id | 65726 |
| Archinform Location Id | 3175 |
| Isni | 0000000109432764 |
| Facebook Location Id | 108259475871818 |
| Office Held By Head Of Government | Mayor of Seoul |
| Page Banner | Seoul cityscape banner.jpg |
| Category For Films Shot At This Location | Category:Films shot in Seoul |
| Owner Of | Seoul Facilities Corporation, Gangnam Station, Seoul Subway Line 9, Jamsil Station, Yangjae Station (+2 more) |
| Country | South Korea, Korea under Japanese rule (from 1910-08-29, until 1945-08-15) |
| Encyclopædia Universalis Id | seoul |
| Iso 3166 2 Code | KR-11 |
| Facebook Username | seoul.kr |
| X (Twitter) Username | seoulmania (as of 2020-04-23, from 2009-11-30), seoul_gov (as of 2020-04-23, from 2016-08-31) |
| Capital Of | South Korea, Joseon, Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, United States Army Military Government in Korea, Korean Empire (+5 more) |
| Mesh Descriptor Id | D066106 |
| History Of Topic | history of Seoul, timeline of Seoul |
| Shares Border With | Gyeonggi Province, Incheon |
| Category For People Born Here | Category:Births in Seoul |
| Inception | 1395-06-06 |
| Elevation Above Sea Level | 38 metre |
| Commons Gallery | 서울특별시 |
| Legislative Body | Seoul municipal council |
| Located In Time Zone | UTC+09:00 |
| Yso Id | 113568 |
| Twinned Administrative Body | San Francisco (from 1976-05-18), Cairo (from 1997-04-27), Jakarta (from 1984-07-25), New Delhi, Taipei (from 1968-03-23) (+28 more) |
| Quora Topic Id | Seoul |
| Musicbrainz Area Id | aa03e165-4c73-4959-91c0-a99f9fa8ecab |
| Un/Locode | KRSEL |
| Time Of Earliest Written Record | 0301 |
| Native Label | 서울 |
| Pronunciation Audio | LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Seul.wav |
| Subreddit | seoul (from 2009-07-05) |
| Located In Or Next To Body Of Water | Han River, Cheonggyecheon, Jungnangcheon, Anyangcheon, Tancheon (+2 more) |
| Contains The Administrative Territorial Entity | Gangnam District, Gangdong District, Gangbuk District, Gangseo District, Gwanak District (+20 more) |
| Web Feed Url | http://www.seoul.go.kr/main/rss.xml |
| Woeid | 1132599 |
| Freebase Id | /m/0hsqf |
| National Library Of Spain Spmabn Id (Bne V1.0) | XX453082 |
| Coordinate Location | 37.56, 126.99 |
| Fips 10 4 (Countries And Regions) | KS11 |
| On Focus List Of Wikimedia Project | Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4 (as of 2022-10-31) |
| Library Of Congress Authority Id | n79066627 |
| Flag Image | Flag of Seoul.svg (from 1996-10-28), Flag of Seoul (1947–1996).svg (from 1947-04-01, until 1996-10-27) |
| Category For People Who Died Here | Category:Deaths in Seoul |
| National Library Of Israel Id (Old) | 000975792 |
| Ne.Se Id | seoul |
| Curlie Id | Regional/Asia/South_Korea/Seoul/ |
| Klexikon Article Id | Seoul |
| Encyclopædia Britannica Online Id | place/Seoul |
| Demonym | 서울 시민, Seoulite, Séoulien, Séoulienne, Seulano |
| Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana Id (Former Scheme) | 0062339 |
| Who’S On First Id | 85673185 |
| Omegawiki Defined Meaning | 638307 |
| Executive Body | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
| Category For Maps Or Plans | Category:Maps of Seoul |
| Nl Cr Aut Id | ge134498, ge865429 |
| Open Data Portal | Public data for all Seoul citizens |
| Grove Art Online Id | T077622 |
| Gynopedia Id | Seoul |
| Rkd Thesaurus Id | 4797 |
| Hasc | KR.SO |
| Interlingual Index Id | i83768 |
| Gns Unique Feature Id | -716583 |
| Proleksis Enciklopedija Id | 3514 |
| Zhihu Topic Id | 20047077 |
| Tripadvisor Id | 294197 |
| Treccani’S Enciclopedia Italiana Id | seoul |
| Getty Thesaurus Of Geographic Names Id | 7002223 |
| Routard.Com Place Id | 1640 |
| Openweathermap City Id | 1835848 |
| Niconicopedia Id | ソウル特別市 |
| Naver Encyclopedia Id | 574440 |
| Michelin Voyages Id | asie/coree-du-sud/seoul |
| Larousse Id | ville/Séoul/143933, images/Séoul/1315063 |
| Inaturalist Place Id | 11005 |
| Google News Topics Id | CAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNR2h6Y1dZU0FtcGhLQUFQAQ |
| Google Maps Customer Id | 9084302100696658587 |
| De Agostini Id | Seoul |
| Daum Encyclopedia Id | b11s3796b |
| Bbc Things Id | 7252b7bc-e138-48ae-add6-490ad20b00d0 |
| Babelnet Id | 00015619n |
| Bbc News Topic Id | czv6nvd5j6nt |
| Geoshape | Data:South Korea/Seoul.map |
| Spap Id | p/800b2a41-00dc-4f50-bdd9-275d49827d67 |
| Github Topic | seoul |
| Wordnet 3.1 Synset Id | 08975724-n |
| Namuwiki Id | 서울특별시 |
| Population | 9,668,465 (as of 2020), 9,806,538 (as of 2018-07), 9,904,312 (as of 2015), 10,575,447 (as of 2010), 10,297,004 (as of 2005) (+9 more) |
| Economy Of Topic | economy of Seoul |
| Japan Search Name Id | ソウル |
| Replaces | Keijō |
| Factgrid Item Id | Q91727 |
| Encyclopedia Of China (Second Edition) Id | 230642 |
| Named After | capital city |
| Joconde Location Id | 35804be3-a10c-4f4b-b634-0e68003010a5 |
| Decs Id | 55789 |
| Member Of | Creative Cities Network (from 2010), World Tourism Cities Federation |
| Ysa Id | Y113568 |
| Brockhaus Enzyklopädie Online Id | seoul |
| Official Symbol | Ginkgo biloba, Forsythia, Eurasian Magpie |
| Pseudonym | 首爾 |
| Location | Seoul Capital Area |
| Described By Source | Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition |
| Category For People Buried Here | |
| National Library Of Israel J9U Id | 987007564231105171 |
| Great Norwegian Encyclopedia Id | Seoul |
| Treccani Id | seoul |
| Topic’S Main Wikimedia Portal | Portal:Seoul |
| Continent | Asia |
| Language Used | Korean |
| Official Language | Korean |
| Wikisimpsons Article Id | 184616 |
| Related Category | Category:Seoul-related lists |
| Sbn Place Id | VEAL003696 |
| Lex Id | Seoul |
| National Library Of Korea Id | KSH1998006663 |
| Different From | Showdown in Seoul, Seoul, Seoul, Seoul |
| Online Pwn Encyclopedia Id | 3974289 |
| Cna Topic Id | seoul |
| Location Map | Map Seoul-teukbyeolsi ja.png, 01-00-seoul-en.svg |
| Aerial View | South Seoul.jpg, Seoul 126.73851E 37.61213N.jpg |
| Nighttime View | Korea-Seoul-From Jongno Tower-03.jpg |
| Detail Map | Location map South Korea Seoul.png |
| Panoramic View | N Seoul Tower Panorama 001.jpg |
| Hashtag | Seoul, 서울 |
| Golden Id | Seoul-PR5VEE |
| Alltrails Trail Id | south-korea/seoul |
| Significant Event | 1988 Summer Olympics (as of 1988), 2008 Namdaemun fire (as of 2008-02-10), 2002 FIFA World Cup (as of 2002), 2010 G20 Seoul summit, Second Battle of Seoul (+1 more) |
| Capital | Jung District |
| Ipa Transcription | səˈul |
| Enclave Within | Gyeonggi Province |
| Reddit Topic Id | seoul |
| National Historical Museums Of Sweden Id | geo/EB25DC33-CF64-4BAF-B1E8-6BD207AC8C62 |
| Montage Image | Seoul montage.PNG |
| Image | 경복궁 전경.jpg, 아리랑 1호가 촬영한 잠실 (350).jpg |
| Category For Honorary Citizens Of Entity | Category:Honorary citizens of Seoul |
| Openstreetmap Node Id | 1912365631 |
| Encyclopedia Of China (Third Edition) Id | 339271 |
| Le Figaro Tag Id | Séoul |
| Umls Cui | C3850150 |
| Encyclopedia Of Korean Culture Id | E0028073 |
| Bing Entity Id | 669b47ba-40b4-0147-3657-a7dd0861132c |
| Icpsr Geographic Names Thesaurus Id | 14773, 30912 |
| Worldcat Entities Id | E39PBJjRXCpCH3KFDQ8ycmyTpP, E39QbtfRyxjgCh8RfBF3WTQ4Wc |
| Present In Work | Civilization V, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Cloud Atlas, Colossal, KPop Demon Hunters (+2 more) |
| Museum Digital Place Id | 23674 |
| Located In The Administrative Territorial Entity | Joseon (from 1394-11-25, until 1897-10-01), Korean Empire (from 1897-10-01, until 1910-08-29), Empire of Japan (from 1910-08-29, until 1945-08-14), Allied military government period (from 1945-08-15, until 1948-08-14), South Korea (from 1948-08-15) |
| National Library Of Brazil Id | 000087743 |
| Cantic Id | 981059250934206706 |
| National Library Of Greece Id | 270058 |
| National Library Of Lithuania Id | LNB:V*69212;=BG |
| Rero Id (Legacy) | A000147988 |
| Slovak National Library (Viaf) Id | vtls003547730 |
| Idref Id | 237714078 |
| Video | Google Timelapse- Seoul, South Korea.webm |
| Hbl Topic Id | Seoul |
| Yle Topic Id | 18-135329 |
| Postimees Topic Id | 39414 |
| Wikikids Id | Seoel |
| Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana Id | seul-0 |
| Has Characteristic | primate city |
| Great Russian Encyclopedia Portal Id | seul-7b8ab8 |
| Official Blog Url | https://blog.naver.com/haechiseoul |
| Snarc Id | Q1429 |
| Vikidia Article Id | en:Seoul, it:Seul, es:Seúl, eu:Seul, fr:Séoul (+1 more) |
| Apple Maps Id | 17718547557089541390 |
| Hikr Waypoint Id | 67908 |
| Hindustan Times Topic Id | seoul |
| Münzkabinett Id | location/2433 |
| France 24 Topic Id (French) | séoul |
| Flag | flag of Seoul |
| Mesh Tree Code | Z01.252.474.557.750.500, Z01.433.887 |
| Fast Id | 1410733 |
| World Historical Gazetteer Place Id | 12345968 |
| Pixiv Encyclopedia Id | ソウル特別市 |
| Local Dialing Code | 02 |
| Postal Code | 01000–01200 |
| Instagram Username | seoulcity |
| Youtube Channel Id | UCokYEohXuS2NH1Rld-Ssu4A (as of 2025-04-27, from 2009-05-29) |
| Winter View | PJ view Seoul 2.jpg |
| Social Media Followers | 70,300 (as of 2025-05-18) |
| Yale Lux Id | concept/35f9a935-3c4f-47da-aa00-7164c4ae6eca |
| Babelio Subject Id | 89236 |
| Enciclopedia Galega Universal Id | 185689 |