Seoul

Seoul is the capital of . With a population of over 9 million, Seoul is by far South Korea's largest city and one of 's financial and cultural centers.
  • …has about 9,660,000 residents
  • …is also known as “Seoul-si”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Changdeokgung and Deoksugung Palace.
is a former royal palace in , South Korea.
Castle
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung…
Changgyeonggung is a palace located in , South Korea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jongno and Jung.
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is in , and constitutes the northern half…
is in , constituting the southern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jongno.
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Latitude
37.5833° or 37° 35′ north
Longitude
127° east
Open location code
8Q99H2M2+82
Geo­Names ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Seoul” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሰኦል”
  • Azerbaijani: “Seul”
  • Bengali: “সিউল”
  • Chinese: “首尔”
  • Chinese: “首尔特别市”
  • French: “Séoul”
  • German: “Seoul”
  • Hausa: “Seoul”
  • Italian: “Seul”
  • Japanese: “ソウル”
  • Japanese: “ソウル市”
  • Japanese: “ソウル特別市”
  • Japanese: “首尔市”
  • Javanese: “Seoul”
  • Kazakh: “Сеул”
  • Kirghiz: “Сеул”
  • Korean: “서울”
  • Korean: “서울시”
  • Korean: “서울특별시”
  • Malay: “Seoul”
  • Oromo: “Seoul”
  • Panjabi: “ਸਿਓਲ”
  • Persian: “سئول”
  • Portuguese: “Seul”
  • Pushto: “سیول”
  • Somali: “Seoul”
  • Spanish: “Seúl”
  • Swahili: “Seoul”
  • Tajik: “Сеул”
  • Tatar: “Сеул”
  • Uzbek: “Seul”

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sŏultaehak-pyŏngwŏn and Kwakp’aemilli-byŏngwŏn.

South Korea: Highlights

Learn more about Seoul and Busan.
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