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.

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instanceOf administrative capital
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
Government Complex Sejong 1
Government Complex Sejong 2
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs headquarters
Ministry of Education headquarters
Ministry of Environment headquarters
Ministry of Health and Welfare headquarters
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport headquarters
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries headquarters
Ministry of Public Administration and Security headquarters
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy headquarters
National Assembly Sejong building site (planned)
Sejong Government Complex
country South Korea
establishedAs special self-governing city of Sejong
linked to: Sejong City
establishedDate 2012-07-01
formerName Yeongi County (area basis)
governmentType special self-governing city government
hasGovernmentBody Sejong City Council
Sejong City Government
hasTransport Sejong BRT (bus rapid transit)
express bus connections to Seoul
road links to Daejeon
language Korean
locatedIn Chungcheong region
Honam region
South Chungcheong region
locatedNear Cheongju
Daejeon
namedAfter Sejong the Great
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
to ease congestion in Seoul
to house numerous government ministries
river Geum River
script Hangul
timeZone Korea Standard Time
urbanPlanFeature green belts and parks
mixed-use residential and administrative districts
pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly design
utcOffset +09:00

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Chungcheong region contains Sejong City
Chungcheong region hasMajorCity Sejong City
Ministry of Education of South Korea headquartersLocation Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
Gyeryongsan locatedIn Sejong City
Chungcheong dialect region Sejong City
Sejong Campus locatedIn Sejong City
Sejong Campus locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
Sejong Campus regionServed Sejong City
Sejong Campus isInSettlement Sejong City
South Chungcheong Province borders Sejong City
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
MCST headquartersLocation Sejong City
MCST locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
Sejong City establishedAs special self-governing city of Sejong
linked to: Sejong City
North Chungcheong Province borders Sejong City
Ministry of Environment of South Korea locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
MOE (South Korea) headquartersLocation Sejong City
subject linked to: MOE
Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of South Korea headquartersLocation Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
MOLIT headquartersLocation Sejong City
Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea headquartersLocation Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy headquartersLocation Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City
Jeungpyeong-gun borderingProvince Sejong Special Self-Governing City
linked to: Sejong City