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Seoul
Country :South Korea
Region :Seoul National Capital Area
Government - Type: Seoul Metropolitan Government
- Mayor :Oh Se-hoon
Area - Special City km 2 ( sq mi)
Population (2009)- Special City 10,208,302
Dialect Seoul
Flower Forsythia
Tree Ginkgo
Bird Magpie
Website
Emblem of Seoul
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Seoul (Korean pronunciation: [] )), officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is one of the largest cities in the world.

The Seoul National Capital Area is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over million inhabitants, which includes the Incheon metropolis and most of Gyeonggi half of South Korea's population live in the Seoul National Capital Area, and nearly a quarter in Seoul itself, making it the country's foremost economic, political, and cultural center.
Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. The city was named the World Design Capital for 2010 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.
Geography
Seoul is in the northwest of South Korea. Seoul prises  km², with a radius of approximately 15 km, roughly bisected into northern and southern halves by the Han River. The Han River and its surrounding area played an important role in Korean history. The Three Kingdoms of Korea strove to take control of this land, where the river was used as a trade route to China (via the Yellow Sea). The river is no longer actively used for navigation, because its estuary is located at the borders of the two Koreas, with civilian entry barred. The city is bordered by eight mountains, as well as the more level lands of the Han River plain and western areas.
Climate
Seoul lies in the border region between a humid subtropical and humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa/Dwa), depending on the definition. Summers are generally