8 metropolitan city of Korea
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is located in the western center of the Korean Peninsula. It is located in the middle of the Korean Peninsula. The mountaintop is magnificent and beautiful. It has been the center of the Korean Peninsula since prehistoric times through the long history to this day. The Republic of Korea government was established in 1948, and it was decided as the capital city, and in 1949, it became the current Seoul Metropolitan Government as we know it.
Busan is located in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, bordering Gyeongsangnam-do except for the southern side of the Korean Peninsula, and bordering the Korean Strait on the south, and on the north, Ulsan Metropolitan City and Dongmyeon and Moolgeum-eup in Yangsan City, and Daedong-myeon in Gimhae City. Due to the influence of oceanic climate, Busan does not have much difference in temperature between summer and winter, and it is a city suitable for people to live in due to the change of four seasons. Historically, Busan has served as a bridgehead for continental and maritime forces because of its geopolitical relationship as a peninsular country.
In Daegu, our village, we created a unique culture of this village by establishing natural conditions that are good to live in in early times around the rich fields surrounded by the Geumho River and Sincheon Stream. In Daegu, a number of large international events such as the 2002 FIFA Korea/Japan World Cup, 2003 Summer Universiade, 2011 World Championships in Athletics, 2013 World Energy Congress, 2015 World Water Forum, etc. were held to promote Daegu to the world and secure its appearance as an international city.
Incheon Metropolitan City is located in the middle of the Korean Peninsula, bordering on the Yellow Sea and downstream of the Han River. The expansion of Incheon Port and the opening of Incheon Underground Railroad, the opening of Incheon International Airport, the formation of public stream areas and various industrial and logistics complexes, the construction of tourist and leisure complexes, the expansion of high-speed highways, the development of new Songdo New Towns, the opening of the Free Economic Zone Authority, the development and regeneration of Cheongna and Yeongjong and the 2014 Asian Games are still successful.
Gwangju Metropolitan City is located in the heart of the Honam region, which occupies the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula. It serves as a central city in a wide area, including the entire area of South Jeolla Province and Namwon, Sunchang, Jeongeup and Gochang in North Jeolla Province. We are achieving remarkable economic growth by promoting new jobs through the development of domestic and foreign investment activities and the hosting of cultural technology companies in the cultural industry designated as the first in the country, while focusing on fostering five major industries: automobiles, mining, consumer electronics, green energy industry, and mold industry. In addition, by listing the records of May 18 democratization as a UNESCO Memory of the World Register, we have established Gwangju’s status as a human rights city in the world.
Daejeon is located in the heart of South Korea, which is 167.3 kilometers to the capital Seoul, 238.2 kilometers to Busan, and 169 kilometers to Gwangju. In addition, as Gyeongbu, Honam, Daejin, and National Roads branch off into Gyeongbu and Honam lines, the Gyeongbu Expressway has been opened as a major transportation hub, making Daejeon even more a transportation hub. In the middle of the river in Daejeon Basin, the area has been widely developed and the slope of the mountain is extremely gentle between this area and the mountain areas around the Bunjugu, thus providing the basis for agricultural, residential and industrial activities along with the area of the entire area.
Ulsan Metropolitan City is located in the central part of East Asia, in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, and is a port city with a warm climate of nature. Ulsan Port, the No. 1 port of national export, is located in Ulsan Bay, Mipo Harbor, Jangsaengpo Port, Ulsan New Port, Defense Advance Port and Chongja Port. The coastal areas are rich in industrial water and the ground is hard rock around these ports, so they are equipped with natural conditions for developing into industrial cities as well as factory construction.
Sejong Special Self-Governing City, the first Korean-language city in Korea, is located in the center of Chungcheong Province and consists of three buildings, one town, nine pages, and three sections, bordering Gongju City in North Chungcheong Province, Gongju City in South Chungcheong Province, and Cheonan City in the North. Thus, since ancient times, the administrative district has been divided into the former Yeongi Geumnam area, which borders the Charyeong Mountains and the Geumgang River, and has been integrated with the development of modern transportation.
9 Local government of Korea
Gyeonggi-do is a province located in the western part of our country. It is surrounded by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Incheon Metropolitan Government. The North borders Hwanghae Province, Gangwon Province, Chungcheongnam-do, and Buk-do, respectively, and the West is off the Yellow Sea. Gyeonggi-do is a land where people settled since prehistoric times due to the development of fertile plains along the Han Paleolithic sites in Jeongok-ri, Yeoncheon-gun, Neolithic remains in Misadong, Hanam-si, and Bronze Age remains in Jusong-ri, Yeoju, attest to them.
Located in the middle of the northeastern part of the Korean Peninsula, Gangwon-do is a long, short-southeast of the Korean Peninsula. It is a region where 82 percent of the total area is mountainous because of overlapping mountains and deep valleys along the Taebaek Mountains, which extend from the north to the south of the Korean Peninsula. Accordingly, the great rivers of our country, the Southern and Northern Rivers, and the Nakdong Rivers, originated in Gangwon-do, and famous mountains such as Mt. Kumgang, Mt. Seorak, Mt. Oda, Mt. Taebaek, and Mt. Chiak are located throughout the province. The Gangwon-do region, where human life began early with this natural environment, was sometimes called Yemaek during the Gojoseon period.
Chungcheongbuk-do is located in the central part of the Korean Peninsula in the eastern part of the Asian continent. It is one of the only inland islands in Korea that are not exposed to the sea. Therefore, summer is hot, humid and winter is cold, so not only is the seasonal change evident, but also the agricultural products are plentiful and the variety is varied. Chungcheongbuk-do is adjacent to Seoul, so it is convenient for transportation and it is a good place to live as the economy, education, and culture have developed greatly.
Jeollabuk-do is located in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula and has six cities and eight counties, with large numbers of cultural assets scattered in each region. Jeollabuk-do’s symbol is Baekilhong, a flower blooming continuously in painting and enduring in drought, symbolizing the spirit of the persevering and persevering Taoist people, and the good news of listening to magpies in the morning is a good bird with a popular belief that we can hear good news in the morning, and our tree is a ginkgo tree for hundreds of years.
Jeollanam-do is located in the southwestern part of the Republic of Korea in Northeast Asia. It faces China from across the sea to the west, and is the center of Northeast Asia, the starting point of the Eurasian continent, where Japan is located, and the gateway to the Pacific Ocean. The stream that flows through our province is divided into Yeongsan River, which forms vast plains in the southwest and northwest, providing fertile farmland by forming a basin, and Tamjin River, which flows through the eastern mountainside of North Jeolla Province, and North Jeolla Province. The plain of our province is located along with the Honam granaries of North Jeolla Province.
Gyeongsangbuk-do is the origin of Korean culture and the face of Korean culture, including Buddhist culture of the glorious millennium of Silla, Gaya culture of mystery, and Confucian culture of Seonbi spirit. In addition, it was a bastion of national disaster and was the birthplace of national spiritual movements such as Saemaul Undong and the conservation movement. The residents of the province have a strong spirit of loyalty, firmness and justice, and a high spirit of future improvement as the main drivers of modern industrialization. In addition, it has developed into a world-class cultural and tourism hub that combines tradition and modernity based on abundant cultural resources (20% of the national cultural assets) and tourism resources and the high cultural capabilities of the region.
Gyeongsangnam-do is located at the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, bordering Busan and Ulsan to the south, Daegu Metropolitan City to the north, Cheongdo, Koji, Seongju and Gimcheon to the north, and Maju, Jangsu, Namwon, and Jeollanam-do to the west. It is also an island-rich province, with more than 400 islands including Geoje and the South Sea accounting for about 8.5 percent of the total area. The climate of Gyeongsangnam-do is located at the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula (low latitudes), and the sea is greatly affected by the sea in the south, and the high mountains in the northwest prevent the cold northwest wind of winter, so the climate is mild throughout our country.
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is an important place to connect the continent (Russia, China) with the ocean (Japan, Southeast Asia) and is a world-class resort area with beautiful natural scenery. The unique geographical environment of the island and the unique folk culture of the history of the ancient Tamna Kingdom boast a unique tourist attraction that cannot be seen elsewhere. The four sides of the island are surrounded by the sea, so the coastal areas including the rocks, waterfalls, white sand beaches and islands are beautiful. These mountains and seas have a comprehensive tourism function.