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Seoul

Seoul is a capital city in South Korea with a population of about 10,349,312.

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Seoul

Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea, and the largest city in the whole of Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, behind New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris, and London, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population. Although Seoul's population peaked at over 10 million, it has gradually decreased since 2014, standing at about 9.6 million residents as of 2024.

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About Seoul

CountrySouth Korea
ContinentAsia
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Population10,349,312
Local currencyKRW
Coordinates37.5660, 126.9784
Time zoneAsia/Seoul

🧭 Facts & curiosities

Settlement typeMegacity
Population (South Korea)#1 most populated in South Korea
Where on Earth37°33′58″N · 126°58′42″E
HemisphereN · E
Distance to the equator4,182 km
Distance to the North Pole5,837 km
Did you knowMore populous than 100% of all places
Same latitude asOrūmīyeh (Iran)
Antipode (other side of Earth)-37.57, -53.02

✈️ Distance to major cities

Beijing952 km
Tokyo1,149 km
Singapore4,672 km
Moscow6,606 km
Dubai6,783 km
Sydney8,329 km

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3,015,482
Daejeon
1,441,203
Suwon
1,234,582
Goyang-si
1,061,752
Seongnam-si
914,832
Cheongju-si
852,147
Bucheon-si
850,731
Cheonan
658,831