Seoul (kor)

Seoul

Seoul ranks 19th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stockholm, Buenos Aires, and Prague. Memorable people born in Seoul include Sejong the Great, Yi Sun-sin, and Sejo of Joseon. Memorable people who died in Seoul include Sejong the Great, Kim Dae-jung, and Jeongjong of Joseon. Seoul has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Seoul is located in South Korea.

Seoul, officially Seoul Special City, is the capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly known as South Korea, and the country's most extensive urban center. The broader Seoul Capital Area, encompassing Gyeonggi province and Incheon metropolitan city, emerged as the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, trailing only Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, hosting more than half of South Korea's population. Although Seoul's population peaked at slightly over 10 million, it has gradually decreased since 2014, standing at approximately 9.97 million residents as of 2020. Seoul is the seat of the South Korean government. Read more on Wikipedia