Sejong City
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Sejong City is South Korea’s planned administrative capital, designed to house numerous government ministries and ease congestion in Seoul.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sejong Special Self-Governing City | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative capital
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planned city ⓘ special self-governing city ⓘ |
| area | approximately 465 square kilometers ⓘ |
| capitalOf | de facto administrative functions of South Korea ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Board of Audit and Inspection offices
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Government Complex Sejong 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Government Complex Sejong 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Education headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Environment headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Health and Welfare headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Public Administration and Security headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ National Assembly Sejong building site (planned) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sejong Government Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| establishedAs | special self-governing city of Sejong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedDate | 2012-07-01 ⓘ |
| formerName | Yeongi County (area basis) ⓘ |
| governmentType | special self-governing city government ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentBody |
Sejong City Council
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Sejong City Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Sejong BRT (bus rapid transit)
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express bus connections to Seoul ⓘ road links to Daejeon ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chungcheong region
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Honam region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Chungcheong region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cheongju
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Daejeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sejong the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sejong Special Self-Governing City administrative division ⓘ |
| planningStarted | early 2000s ⓘ |
| population | over 300000 ⓘ |
| populationNote | one of the fastest-growing cities in South Korea ⓘ |
| purpose |
to decentralize national administration
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to ease congestion in Seoul ⓘ to house numerous government ministries ⓘ |
| river | Geum River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Hangul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Korea Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanPlanFeature |
green belts and parks
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mixed-use residential and administrative districts ⓘ pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly design ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
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Sejong Special Self-Governing City
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Sejong Special Self-Governing City