Seoul
Seoul is a capital city in South Korea with a population of about 10,349,312.
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
| Country | South Korea |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 11 |
| Population | 10,349,312 |
| Local currency | KRW |
| Coordinates | 37.5660, 126.9784 |
| Time zone | Asia/Seoul |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Megacity |
| Population (South Korea) | #1 most populated in South Korea |
| Where on Earth | 37°33′58″N · 126°58′42″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 4,182 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,837 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Orūmīyeh (Iran) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -37.57, -53.02 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Beijing | 952 km |
| Tokyo | 1,149 km |
| Singapore | 4,672 km |
| Moscow | 6,606 km |
| Dubai | 6,783 km |
| Sydney | 8,329 km |