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{{short description|Metropolitan area in South Korea}}
{{Short description|Metropolitan area in South Korea}}
{{Redirect|Seoul–Incheon|the airport|Incheon International Airport}}
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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Seoul Capital Area
| name = Seoul Metropolitan Area
| native_name = {{nobold|{{Korean|hangul=수도권|labels=no}}}}
| native_name = {{nobold|{{Korean|hangul=수도권|labels=no}}}}
| image_skyline = Seoul (175734251).jpeg
| image_skyline = Seoul (175734251).jpeg
| image_caption = Seoul, the largest city in the metropolitan area
| image_caption = Seoul, the largest city in the metropolitan area
| image_map = Sudogwon.svg
| image_map = Sudogwon.svg
| image_map1 =
| image_map1 =
| map_caption1 = Red: Seoul; violet: Incheon; green: Gyeonggi-do; blue: other areas connected by rapid transit
| map_caption1 = Red: Seoul; violet: Incheon; green: Gyeonggi-do; blue: other areas connected by rapid transit
| coordinates =
| coordinates = {{Coord|37|34|0.001|N|126|58|41.002|E|type:adm1st_region:KO|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = South Korea
| subdivision_name = [[South Korea]]
----
----
| subdivision_type1 = Major cities
| subdivision_type1 = Major cities
| subdivision_name1 = [[Seoul]]<br>[[Incheon]]<br>[[Suwon]]<br>[[Ansan]]<br>[[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]]<br>[[Goyang]]<br>[[Seongnam]]<br>[[Bucheon]]<br>[[Yongin]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Plainlist|
* [[Seoul]]
* [[Incheon]]
* [[Suwon]]
* [[Ansan]]
* [[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]]
* [[Goyang]]
* [[Seongnam]]
* [[Bucheon]]
* [[Yongin]]
}}
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_metro = 26,037,000<ref>http://kostat.go.kr/portal/korea/kor_nw/1/13/2/index.board?bmode=read&bSeq=&aSeq=379534&pageNo=1&rowNum=10&navCount=10&currPg=&searchInfo=&sTarget=title&sTxt=|title=2018년 지역소득(잠정).</ref>
| population_metro = 26,037,000<ref>http://kostat.go.kr/portal/korea/kor_nw/1/13/2/index.board?bmode=read&bSeq=&aSeq=379534&pageNo=1&rowNum=10&navCount=10&currPg=&searchInfo=&sTarget=title&sTxt=|title=2018년 지역소득(잠정).</ref>
| population_blank1_title = Percentage of South Korea's total population
| population_blank1_title = Percentage of [[South Korea]]'s total population
| population_density_metro_km2 = 2053
| population_density_metro_km2 = 2,053
| population_blank1 = ~50%<br>(52 million)
| population_blank1 = ~55%<br>(51 million)
| area_blank1_title = Capital area
| area_blank1_title = Metropolitan area
| area_blank1_km2 = 12685
| area_blank1_km2 = 12685
| demographics_type2 = Gross Regional Product (2020)
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="kostat.go.kr">{{citeweb|title=2021년 지역소득(잠정)|url=https://kostat.go.kr/synap/skin/doc.html?fn=8968f427e96dabb2929ae805f2550668f3fc415b59c7e921107078267ed7008e&rs=/synap/preview/board/243|website=kostat.go.kr}}</ref>
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="index.go.kr"/>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_title1 = Metro
| demographics2_info1 = [[KR₩]]1008.4 trillion<br />[[US$]]806.7 billion
| demographics2_info1 = [[South Korean won|KRW]] 1,258 trillion<br />[[United States dollar|US$]] 1.006 trillion (2023)
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2021)
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2022)
| blank2_info_sec2 = 0.952<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/KOR/?levels=1+4&years=2021&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|green|very high}} · [[List of regions of South Korea by Human Development Index|1st]]
| blank2_info_sec2 = 0.961<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/KOR/?levels=1+4&years=2021&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|green|very high}} · [[List of regions of South Korea by Human Development Index|1st]]
}}
}}

{{Infobox Korean name
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul = {{linktext|수도}}{{linktext|권}}
|hangul = 수도권
|hanja = [[wikt:首都#Korean|首都]][[wikt:圈|圈]]
|hanja = 首都圈
|rr = Sudogwon
|rr = Sudogwon
|mr = Sudokwŏn
|mr = Sudokwŏn
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|hangul1 = 경기 지방
|hangul1 = 경기 지방
|hanja1 = 京畿地方
|hanja1 = 京畿地方
|rr1 = Gyeonggi Jibang
|rr1 = Gyeonggi jibang
|mr1 = Kyŏnggi Jibang
|mr1 = Kyŏnggi chibang
}}
}}

The '''Seoul Capital Area''' ('''SCA'''; {{Korean|hangul=수도권}}, {{IPA-ko|sʰu.do.k͈wʌ̹n|}}) or '''[[Gyeonggi region]]''' ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=경기 지방}}), is the metropolitan area of [[Seoul]], [[Incheon]], and [[Gyeonggi Province]], located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2020){{ref|ppl}} is ranked as the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|fourth largest metropolitan area]] in the world. Its area is about {{convert|12685|km2|abbr=on}}. It forms the cultural, commercial, financial, industrial, and residential center of South Korea. The largest city is Seoul, with a population of approximately 10 million people, followed by Incheon, with 3 million inhabitants.
The '''Seoul Metropolitan Area''' ('''Sudogwon'''; {{Korean|hangul=수도권}}, {{IPA|ko|sʰu.do.k͈wʌ̹n|}}) or '''[[Gyeonggi (region)|Gyeonggi region]]''' ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=경기 지방}}), is the [[metropolitan area]] of [[Seoul]], [[Incheon]], and [[Gyeonggi Province]], located in north-western [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seoul Metropolitan Area |url=http://nationalatlas.ngii.go.kr/pages/page_2649.php |website=nationalatlas.ngii.go.kr |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> Its population of 26 million (as of 2024){{ref|ppl}} is ranked as the [[List of largest cities#List|fourth-largest metropolitan area]] in the world. Its area is about {{convert|12,685|km2|abbr=on}}. It forms the cultural, commercial, financial, industrial, and residential center of South Korea. The largest city is Seoul, with a population of approximately 10 million people, followed by Incheon, with three million inhabitants.


==Geography and climate==
==Geography and climate==
[[File:ISS-62 Seoul, South Korea at night.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of [[Seoul]] and greater area (2020)]]
{{See also|Geography of South Korea}}
{{See also|Geography of South Korea}}


[[File:ISS-62 Seoul, South Korea at night.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of [[Seoul]] and greater area (2020)]]
The Capital Area occupies a plain in the [[Han River (Korea)|Han River]] valley.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chase |first=David |date=1960 |title=A Limited Archæological Survey of the Han River Valley in Central Korea |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42927497 |journal=Asian Perspectives |volume=4 |issue=1/2 |pages=141–149 |jstor=42927497 |issn=0066-8435}}</ref>

The Metropolitan Area occupies a plain in the [[Han River (Korea)|Han River]] valley.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chase |first=David |date=1960 |title=A Limited Archæological Survey of the Han River Valley in Central Korea |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42927497 |journal=Asian Perspectives |volume=4 |issue=1/2 |pages=141–149 |jstor=42927497 |issn=0066-8435}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{See also|History of South Korea|History of Seoul}}
{{See also|History of South Korea|History of Seoul}}

==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{See also|Demographics of South Korea}}
{{See also|Demographics of South Korea}}


{{Historical populations|5=1949|6=4171614|7=1960|8=5194167|9=1970|10=8730148|11=1980|12=13298241|13=1990|14=18586128|15=2000|16=21354490|17=2010|18=23836272|19=2020|20=26043325|align=right|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census|url=https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1IN0001_ENG&vw_cd=MT_ETITLE&list_id=A111&scrId=&language=en&seqNo=&lang_mode=en&obj_var_id=&itm_id=&conn_path=MT_ETITLE&path=%252Feng%252FstatisticsList%252FstatisticsListIndex.do|publisher=[[Statistics Korea]]}}</ref>}}
Covering only about 12% of the country's area, the Seoul Capital Area is home to more than 48.2% of the national population, and is the world's [[List of urban areas by population|ninth largest urban area]]. This percentage has risen steadily since the mid-20th century, and the trend is expected to continue. Currently more than half of the people who move from one region to another are moving to the capital area.{{ref|trend1}} In 2020, it was reported that the Seoul Capital Area's population had exceeded 50% of the country's total population, with 25,925,799 people living in the area (50.002% of the total 51,849,861).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater Seoul population exceeds 50% of S. Korea for first time |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/923529.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=english.hani.co.kr}}</ref>

Covering only about 12% of the country's area, the Seoul Metropolitan Area is home to more than 48.2% of the national population, and is the world's [[List of largest cities#List|ninth-largest urban area]]. This percentage has risen steadily since the mid-20th century, and the trend is expected to continue. Currently more than half of the people who move from one region to another are moving to the capital area.{{ref|trend1}} In 2020, it was reported that the Seoul Metropolitan Area's population had exceeded 50% of the country's total population, with 25,925,799 people living in the area (50.002% of the total 51,849,861).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater Seoul population exceeds 50% of S. Korea for first time |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/923529.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=english.hani.co.kr}}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Subdivision
! Subdivision
! Area km<sup>2</sup>
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Population
! Population
! GDP ([[KR₩]])<ref name="index.go.kr">{{cite web|url=https://kostat.go.kr/synap/skin/doc.html?fn=8968f427e96dabb2929ae805f2550668f3fc415b59c7e921107078267ed7008e&rs=/synap/preview/board/243/|title=2021년 지역소득(잠정)|website=www.kostat.go.kr}}</ref>
! GDP ([[South Korean won|KRW]])<ref name="index.go.kr">{{cite web|url= https://kostat.go.kr/boardDownload.es?bid=243&list_no=434448&seq=1|title= 2023년 지역소득(잠정)|website=www.kostat.go.kr}}</ref>
! GDP ([[US$]])<ref name="exchangerates.org.uk">{{citeweb|title=South Korean Won to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2021|url=https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/KRW-USD-spot-exchange-rates-history-2021.html}}</ref>
! GDP ([[United States dollar|USD]])<ref name="exchangerates.org.uk">{{cite web|title=South Korean Won to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2022|url=https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/KRW-USD-spot-exchange-rates-history-2022.html|website=www.exchangerates.org.uk}}</ref>
|-
|-
| {{flag|Gyeonggi Province}} || 10,184 || 13,511,676 || ₩ 491.3 trillion || US$ 393.0 billion
| {{flag|Seoul}} || 605 || 9,586,195 || 486 trillion|| 438.4 billion
|-
|-
| {{flag|Seoul}} || 605 || 9,586,195 || ₩ 444.5 trillion|| US$ 355.6 billion
| {{flag|Incheon}} || 1,063 ||2,945,454 || 117 trillion|| 93.6 billion
|-
| {{flag|Incheon}} || 1,063 ||2,945,454 || ₩ 89.6 trillion|| US$ 71.7 billion
|-
|-
| {{flag|Gyeonggi Province}} || 10,184 || 13,511,676 || 594 trillion || 475.2 billion
|- style="background:#feb;"
|- style="background:#feb;"
| '''Seoul Capital Area''' || '''11,852''' || '''26,043,325''' || '''₩ 1,008.4 trillion''' || '''US$ 806.7 billion'''
| '''Seoul Metropolitan Area''' || '''11,852''' || '''26,043,325''' || '''1,258 trillion''' || '''1,006.4 billion'''
|-
|-
|}
|}


In 2020, Seoul Capital Area's [[Gross Regional Product]] was around [[US$]]800 billion, generating around half of the country's total [[GDP]].<ref name="index.go.kr"/> It is the fourth largest urban economy in the world after Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles but ahead of Paris and London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Wealth GDP Nominal Distribution: Who Are The Leaders Of The Global Economy? - Full Size|url=https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Wealth-Distribution.html|access-date=2022-03-27|website=www.visualcapitalist.com}}</ref> The region hosts headquarters of 59 [[Forbes Global 2000]] companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/2/#country:South%20Korea |title= The World's Largest Public Companies|website= [[Forbes]]}}</ref> As the economy of Seoul Capital Area transformed to [[knowledge economy]] from the [[manufacturing]]-based economy of the 20th century, there are a number of high-tech business parks in Seoul Capital Area, such as [[Digital Media City]] and [[Pangyo Techno Valley]].{{Cn|date=August 2023}}
In 2023, the Seoul Metropolitan Area's [[gross regional domestic product]] was [[United States dollar|US$]] 1.0 trillion, generating around half of the country's total [[gross domestic product|GDP]].<ref name="index.go.kr"/> It is the fourth-largest urban economy in the world after Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles but ahead of Paris and London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Wealth GDP Nominal Distribution: Who Are The Leaders Of The Global Economy? - Full Size|url=https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Wealth-Distribution.html|access-date=2022-03-27|website=www.visualcapitalist.com}}</ref> The region hosts headquarters of 59 [[Forbes Global 2000]] companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/2/#country:South%20Korea |title= The World's Largest Public Companies|website= [[Forbes]]}}</ref> As the economy of Seoul Metropolitan Area transformed to [[knowledge economy]] from the [[manufacturing]]-based economy of the 20th century, there are a number of high-tech business parks in Seoul Metropolitan Area, such as [[Digital Media City]] and [[Pangyo Techno Valley]].{{Cn|date=August 2023}}


[[File:Spatial Structure Of Capital Region.jpg|thumb|Industrial Clusters in Seoul Capital Area]]The Seoul Capital Area is home to the most affluent and livable cities and apartments in Korea but there are significant discrepancies between cities and districts, particularly between those built in the older and newer generations. Newer areas with more modern and luxurious apartments and infrastructure are more expensive, along with proximity to [[Gangnam District]], the commercial center of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2014/12/24/0200000000AKR20141224141700060.HTML?input=1195m|title=미군 잔류로 낙후된 동두천, 특별법 제정해야|website=www.yonhapnews.co.kr|date=2014-12-23}}</ref>
[[File:Spatial Structure Of Capital Region.jpg|thumb|Industrial Clusters in Seoul Metropolitan Area]]
The Seoul Metropolitan Area is home to the most affluent and livable cities and apartments in Korea but there are significant discrepancies between cities and districts, particularly between those built in the older and newer generations. Newer areas with more modern and luxurious apartments and infrastructure are more expensive, along with proximity to [[Gangnam District]], the commercial center of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2014/12/24/0200000000AKR20141224141700060.HTML?input=1195m|title=미군 잔류로 낙후된 동두천, 특별법 제정해야|website=www.yonhapnews.co.kr|date=2014-12-23}}</ref>


==Government==
==Government==
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==Subdivisions==
==Subdivisions==
{{See also|Administrative divisions of South Korea}}
{{See also|Administrative divisions of South Korea}}

The Seoul Capital Area is divided among the special city of [[Seoul]], the metropolitan city of [[Incheon]], and province of [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]. Seoul has 25 gu (local government wards),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=The Statistic of Seoul |url=https://www.seoulsolution.kr/en/content/statistic-seoul |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Seoul Solution}}</ref> Incheon has 8 gu and 2 counties, and Gyeonggi Province has 28 cities and 3 counties as the subdivisions.
[[File:Bundang Jeongja.jpg|thumbnail|[[Bundang]], [[Seongnam]]]]
[[File:Bundang Jeongja.jpg|thumbnail|[[Bundang]], [[Seongnam]]]]
[[File:Anyang city.jpg|thumbnail|[[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]], [[Gyeonggi Province]]]]
[[File:Anyang city.jpg|thumbnail|[[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]], [[Gyeonggi Province]]]]

The Seoul Metropolitan Area is divided among the special city of [[Seoul]], the metropolitan city of [[Incheon]], and province of [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]. Seoul has 25 gu (local government wards),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=The Statistic of Seoul |url=https://www.seoulsolution.kr/en/content/statistic-seoul |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Seoul Solution}}</ref> Incheon has 8 gu and 2 counties, and Gyeonggi Province has 28 cities and 3 counties as the subdivisions.


===Seoul===
===Seoul===
{{Main|List of districts of Seoul}}
{{Main|List of districts of Seoul}}
{{further|Seoul}}
{{further|Seoul}}

The 25 districts of Seoul.
The 25 districts of Seoul.
{{Divcol}}
{{Divcol}}
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{{Main|List of districts and counties of Incheon}}
{{Main|List of districts and counties of Incheon}}
{{further|Incheon}}
{{further|Incheon}}

The 8 districts and 2 counties of Incheon.
The eight districts and two counties of Incheon.
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
{{Div col}}
* [[Bupyeong District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=부평구|hanja=富平區}})
* [[Bupyeong District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=부평구|hanja=富平區}})
* [[Dong District, Incheon|Dong District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=동구|hanja=東區}})
* [[Dong District, Incheon|Dong District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=동구|hanja=東區}})
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* [[Seo District, Incheon|Seo District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=서구|hanja=西區}})
* [[Seo District, Incheon|Seo District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=서구|hanja=西區}})
* [[Yeonsu District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=연수구|hanja=延壽區}})
* [[Yeonsu District]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=연수구|hanja=延壽區}})
{{Col-break}}
{{Div col end}}

* [[Ganghwa County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=강화군|hanja=江華郡}})
* [[Ganghwa County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=강화군|hanja=江華郡}})
* [[Ongjin County, Incheon|Ongjin County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=옹진군|hanja=甕津郡}})
* [[Ongjin County, Incheon|Ongjin County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=옹진군|hanja=甕津郡}})
{{Col-end}}


===Gyeonggi-do===
===Gyeonggi-do===
{{Main|List of cities and counties of Gyeonggi Province}}
{{Main|List of cities and counties of Gyeonggi Province}}

27 cities and 4 counties of Gyeonggi-do. Below are seven of the largest cities, sorted by their population size:
There are twenty-eight cities and three counties in Gyeonggi-do. Below are seven of the largest cities, sorted by their population size:


====Suwon====
====Suwon====
{{further|Suwon}}
{{further|Suwon}}
The 4 gu of Suwon ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=수원|hanja=水原}}).
The four gu of Suwon ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=수원|hanja=水原}}).


* [[Paldal-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=팔달구|hanja=八達區}})
* [[Paldal-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=팔달구|hanja=八達區}})
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====Goyang====
====Goyang====
{{further|Goyang}}
{{further|Goyang}}
The 3 gu of Goyang ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=고양|hanja=高陽}}).
The three gu of Goyang ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=고양|hanja=高陽}}).


* [[Deogyang-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=덕양구|hanja=德陽區}})
* [[Deogyang-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=덕양구|hanja=德陽區}})
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====Yongin====
====Yongin====
{{further|Yongin}}
{{further|Yongin}}
The 3 gu of Yongin ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=용인|hanja=龍仁}}).
The three gu of Yongin ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=용인|hanja=龍仁}}).


* [[Cheoin-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=처인구|hanja=處仁區}})
* [[Cheoin-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=처인구|hanja=處仁區}})
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====Seongnam====
====Seongnam====
{{further|Seongnam}}
{{further|Seongnam}}
The 3 gu of Seongnam ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=성남|hanja=城南}}).
The three gu of Seongnam ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=성남|hanja=城南}}).


* [[Bundang|Bundang-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=분당구|hanja=盆唐區}})
* [[Bundang|Bundang-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=분당구|hanja=盆唐區}})
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====Ansan====
====Ansan====
{{further|Ansan}}
{{further|Ansan}}
The 2 gu of Ansan ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=안산|hanja=安山}}).
The two gu of Ansan ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=안산|hanja=安山}})


* [[Danwon-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=단원구|hanja=檀園區}})
* [[Danwon-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=단원구|hanja=檀園區}})
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====Anyang====
====Anyang====
{{further|Anyang, Gyeonggi}}
{{further|Anyang, Gyeonggi}}
The 2 gu of Anyang ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=안양|hanja=安養}}).
The two gu of Anyang ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=안양|hanja=安養}})


* [[Dongan-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=동안구|hanja=東安區}})
* [[Dongan-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=동안구|hanja=東安區}})
* [[Manan-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=만안구|hanja=萬安區}})
* [[Manan-gu]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=만안구|hanja=萬安區}})

<br>
{{Div col}}
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<br>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
*[[Anseong]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=안성|hanja=安城}})
*[[Anseong]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=안성|hanja=安城}})
*[[Dongducheon]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=동두천|hanja=東豆川}})
*[[Dongducheon]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=동두천|hanja=東豆川}})
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*[[Guri]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=구리|hanja=九里}})
*[[Guri]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=구리|hanja=九里}})
*[[Gwacheon]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=과천|hanja=果川}})
*[[Gwacheon]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=과천|hanja=果川}})
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*[[Gwangju (Gyeonggi)|Gwangju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=광주|hanja=廣州}})
*[[Gwangju (Gyeonggi)|Gwangju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=광주|hanja=廣州}})
*[[Gwangmyeong]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=광명|hanja=光明}})
*[[Gwangmyeong]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=광명|hanja=光明}})
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*[[Namyangju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=남양주|hanja=南楊州}})
*[[Namyangju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=남양주|hanja=南楊州}})
*[[Osan]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=오산|hanja=烏山}})
*[[Osan]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=오산|hanja=烏山}})
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*[[Paju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=파주|hanja=坡州}})
*[[Paju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=파주|hanja=坡州}})
*[[Pocheon]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=포천|hanja=抱川}})
*[[Pocheon]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=포천|hanja=抱川}})
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*[[Uiwang]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=의왕|hanja=儀旺}})
*[[Uiwang]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=의왕|hanja=儀旺}})
*[[Yangju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=양주|hanja=楊州}})
*[[Yangju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=양주|hanja=楊州}})
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*[[Yeoju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=여주|hanja=驪州}})
*[[Yeoju]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=여주|hanja=驪州}})
*[[Gapyeong County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=가평군|hanja=加平郡}})
*[[Gapyeong County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=가평군|hanja=加平郡}})
*[[Yangpyeong County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=양평군|hanja=揚平郡}})
*[[Yangpyeong County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=양평군|hanja=揚平郡}})
*[[Yeoncheon County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=연천군|hanja=漣川郡}})
*[[Yeoncheon County]] ({{Korean|labels=no|hangul=연천군|hanja=漣川郡}})
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== Transportation ==
== Transportation ==
{{See also|Transport in South Korea|Transportation in Seoul}}
{{See also|Transport in South Korea|Transportation in Seoul}}

[[File:Incheon Airport Prasertwit-1.jpg|thumbnail|Incheon International Airport]]

[[File:SMSC EMU3000 VVVF 301.jpg|thumbnail|Seoul Metropolitan subway, Line 3]]

[[File:100 Seoul Ring.svg|thumbnail|Map of Seoul Ring Expressway]]


The cities of the capital area are tightly interconnected by road and rail. Many of the country's railroad lines, most notably the [[Gyeongbu Line]], terminate in the region. In addition, rapid transit is provided by the [[Seoul Metropolitan Subway]], which has lines that serve all districts of Seoul, as well as the city of Incheon and other surrounding cities within Gyeonggi Province.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Getting around Seoul is easy for first-timers with these simple tips |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/getting-around-seoul |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seoul public transportation - Seoul metro maps {{!}} |url=https://english.seoul.go.kr/service/movement/public-transportation/1-bus/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Official Website of the |language=en-US}}</ref>
The cities of the capital area are tightly interconnected by road and rail. Many of the country's railroad lines, most notably the [[Gyeongbu Line]], terminate in the region. In addition, rapid transit is provided by the [[Seoul Metropolitan Subway]], which has lines that serve all districts of Seoul, as well as the city of Incheon and other surrounding cities within Gyeonggi Province.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Getting around Seoul is easy for first-timers with these simple tips |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/getting-around-seoul |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seoul public transportation - Seoul metro maps {{!}} |url=https://english.seoul.go.kr/service/movement/public-transportation/1-bus/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Official Website of the |language=en-US}}</ref>
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[[Seoul Ring Expressway]] (Expressway No. 100) connects satellite cities around Seoul.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-05 |title=First DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel coming to Korea |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2023/08/141_251769.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=koreatimes |language=en}}</ref>
[[Seoul Ring Expressway]] (Expressway No. 100) connects satellite cities around Seoul.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-05 |title=First DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel coming to Korea |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2023/08/141_251769.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=koreatimes |language=en}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
File:Incheon Airport Prasertwit-1.jpg|Incheon International Airport
File:SMSC EMU3000 VVVF 301.jpg|Seoul Metropolitan subway, Line 3
File:100 Seoul Ring.svg|Map of Seoul Ring Expressway
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Administrative divisions of South Korea]]
* [[Capital region]]
* [[Capital Region First Ring Expressway]]
* [[Demographics of South Korea]]
* [[Geography of South Korea]]
* [[Geography of South Korea]]
* [[Regions of Korea]]
* [[Demographics of South Korea]]
* [[Capital Region]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas by population]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas in Asia by population]]
* [[Subdivisions of South Korea]]
* [[Seoul Ring Expressway]]
* [[Greater Tokyo Area]]
* [[Greater Tokyo Area]]
* [[Hanoi Capital Region]]
* [[Jing-Jin-Ji]]
* [[Jing-Jin-Ji]]
* [[List of largest cities]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas in Asia]]
* [[Regions of Korea]]

== Notes ==
* {{note|ppl}}{{cite news|url=http://www.index.go.kr/egams/stts/jsp/potal/stts/PO_STTS_IdxMain.jsp?idx_cd=1005&idx_kornm=%EC%88%98%EB%8F%84%EA%B6%8C%20%EC%A7%91%EC%A4%91%ED%98%84%ED%99%A9-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B5%AC |script-title=ko:e나라지표:수도권 인구 집중 현황|language=ko |publisher=Korea National Statistical Office |date=2008-07-22}}
* {{note|trend1}}{{cite news |url=http://nso.news.go.kr/warp/webapp/news/view?section_id=p_sec_1&id=d5ef9a6abd2f2cbdd1fc5171 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928065302/http://nso.news.go.kr/warp/webapp/news/view?section_id=p_sec_1&id=d5ef9a6abd2f2cbdd1fc5171 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-28 |script-title=ko:수도권 인구 편중현상 계속 |publisher=Korea National Statistical Office (KNSO) News |language=ko |author=Ryu Boseon ({{lang|ko|류보선}}) |date=2005-08-23 }}
* {{note|trend2}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/section-005000000/2005/06/005000000200506011903259.html |script-title=ko:각종 분산정책 불구하고 수도권은 '인구 블랙홀'|work=[[The Hankyoreh]]|language=ko |author=Hong, Yong-deok ({{lang|ko|홍용덕}})|date=2005-06-01}}


==Notes==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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# {{note|ppl}}{{cite news|url=http://www.index.go.kr/egams/stts/jsp/potal/stts/PO_STTS_IdxMain.jsp?idx_cd=1005&idx_kornm=%EC%88%98%EB%8F%84%EA%B6%8C%20%EC%A7%91%EC%A4%91%ED%98%84%ED%99%A9-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B5%AC |script-title=ko:e나라지표:수도권 인구 집중 현황|language=ko |author=Korea National Statistical Office|date=2008-07-22|author-link=Korea National Statistical Office}}
# {{note|trend1}}{{cite news |url=http://nso.news.go.kr/warp/webapp/news/view?section_id=p_sec_1&id=d5ef9a6abd2f2cbdd1fc5171 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928065302/http://nso.news.go.kr/warp/webapp/news/view?section_id=p_sec_1&id=d5ef9a6abd2f2cbdd1fc5171 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-28 |script-title=ko:수도권 인구 편중현상 계속 |publisher=[[Korea National Statistical Office]] (KNSO) News |language=ko |author=Ryu Boseon ({{lang|ko|류보선}}) |date=2005-08-23 }}
# {{note|trend2}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/section-005000000/2005/06/005000000200506011903259.html |script-title=ko:각종 분산정책 불구하고 수도권은 ‘인구 블랙홀’|publisher=[[The Hankyoreh]]|language=ko |author=Hong, Yong-deok ({{lang|ko|홍용덕}})|date=2005-06-01}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://english.seoul.go.kr Official website of Seoul Metropolitan government ]
* [http://english.seoul.go.kr/ Official website of Seoul Metropolitan government]
* [http://mamo.me.go.kr Metropolitan Air Quality Management Office, in Korean]
* [http://mamo.me.go.kr/ Metropolitan Air Quality Management Office] {{In lang|ko}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060519123841/http://credi.anyang.ac.kr/ Capital Region Development Institute, in Korean]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060519123841/http://credi.anyang.ac.kr/ Capital Region Development Institute, in Korean]
* [http://www.chosun.com/metro Chosun Ilbo metro news, in Korean] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012202704/http://www.chosun.com/metro/ |date=2014-10-12 }}
* [http://www.chosun.com/metro Chosun Ilbo metro news] {{In lang|ko}}; {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012202704/http://www.chosun.com/metro/ |date=2014-10-12 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060326194234/http://www.algoga.go.kr/]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060326194234/http://www.algoga.go.kr/]


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Latest revision as of 11:02, 29 December 2024

"Seoul–Incheon" redirects here. For the airport, see Incheon International Airport.
Seoul Metropolitan Area
수도권
Seoul, the largest city in the metropolitan area
Seoul, the largest city in the metropolitan area
Location of Seoul Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 37°34′0.001″N 126°58′41.002″E / 37.56666694°N 126.97805611°E / 37.56666694; 126.97805611
CountrySouth Korea
Major cities
Area
 • Metropolitan area12,685 km2 (4,898 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Metro
26,037,000[1]
 • Metro density2,053/km2 (5,320/sq mi)
 • Percentage of South Korea's total population
~55%
(51 million)
GDP
[2]
 • MetroKRW 1,258 trillion
US$ 1.006 trillion (2023)
HDI (2022)0.961[3]
very high · 1st
Seoul Capital Area
Hangul
수도권
Hanja
首都圈
Revised RomanizationSudogwon
McCune–ReischauerSudokwŏn
Gyeonggi Region
Hangul
경기 지방
Hanja
京畿地方
Revised RomanizationGyeonggi jibang
McCune–ReischauerKyŏnggi chibang

The Seoul Metropolitan Area (Sudogwon; Korean: 수도권, [sʰu.do.k͈wʌ̹n]) or Gyeonggi region (경기 지방), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-western South Korea.[4] Its population of 26 million (as of 2024)[1] is ranked as the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the world. Its area is about 12,685 km2 (4,898 sq mi). It forms the cultural, commercial, financial, industrial, and residential center of South Korea. The largest city is Seoul, with a population of approximately 10 million people, followed by Incheon, with three million inhabitants.

Geography and climate

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See also: Geography of South Korea
Satellite image of Seoul and greater area (2020)

The Metropolitan Area occupies a plain in the Han River valley.[5]

History

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See also: History of South Korea and History of Seoul

Demographics

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See also: Demographics of South Korea
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19494,171,614—    
19605,194,167+24.5%
19708,730,148+68.1%
198013,298,241+52.3%
199018,586,128+39.8%
200021,354,490+14.9%
201023,836,272+11.6%
202026,043,325+9.3%
Source: [6]

Covering only about 12% of the country's area, the Seoul Metropolitan Area is home to more than 48.2% of the national population, and is the world's ninth-largest urban area. This percentage has risen steadily since the mid-20th century, and the trend is expected to continue. Currently more than half of the people who move from one region to another are moving to the capital area.[2] In 2020, it was reported that the Seoul Metropolitan Area's population had exceeded 50% of the country's total population, with 25,925,799 people living in the area (50.002% of the total 51,849,861).[7]

Economy

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See also: Economy of South Korea and Category:Companies based in Seoul
Subdivision Area (km2) Population GDP (KRW)[2] GDP (USD)[8]
 Seoul 605 9,586,195 486 trillion 438.4 billion
 Incheon 1,063 2,945,454 117 trillion 93.6 billion
 Gyeonggi Province 10,184 13,511,676 594 trillion 475.2 billion
Seoul Metropolitan Area 11,852 26,043,325 1,258 trillion 1,006.4 billion

In 2023, the Seoul Metropolitan Area's gross regional domestic product was US$ 1.0 trillion, generating around half of the country's total GDP.[2] It is the fourth-largest urban economy in the world after Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles but ahead of Paris and London.[9] The region hosts headquarters of 59 Forbes Global 2000 companies.[10] As the economy of Seoul Metropolitan Area transformed to knowledge economy from the manufacturing-based economy of the 20th century, there are a number of high-tech business parks in Seoul Metropolitan Area, such as Digital Media City and Pangyo Techno Valley.[citation needed]

Industrial Clusters in Seoul Metropolitan Area

The Seoul Metropolitan Area is home to the most affluent and livable cities and apartments in Korea but there are significant discrepancies between cities and districts, particularly between those built in the older and newer generations. Newer areas with more modern and luxurious apartments and infrastructure are more expensive, along with proximity to Gangnam District, the commercial center of the region.[11]

Government

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See also: Government of South Korea

Various agencies have been set up to deal with the intergovernmental problems of the region. Proposals for consolidating some or all of the cities of the capital area into a handful of metropolitan cities have thus far not been implemented.[citation needed]

Development in the area is currently governed by the Capital Region Readjustment Planning Act (수도권정비계획법), first passed in 1982 and last revised in 1996.[citation needed]

Subdivisions

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See also: Administrative divisions of South Korea
Bundang, Seongnam
Anyang, Gyeonggi Province

The Seoul Metropolitan Area is divided among the special city of Seoul, the metropolitan city of Incheon, and province of Gyeonggi. Seoul has 25 gu (local government wards),[12] Incheon has 8 gu and 2 counties, and Gyeonggi Province has 28 cities and 3 counties as the subdivisions.

Seoul

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Main article: List of districts of Seoul
Further information: Seoul

The 25 districts of Seoul.

Incheon

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Main article: List of districts and counties of Incheon
Further information: Incheon

The eight districts and two counties of Incheon.

Gyeonggi-do

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Main article: List of cities and counties of Gyeonggi Province

There are twenty-eight cities and three counties in Gyeonggi-do. Below are seven of the largest cities, sorted by their population size:

Suwon

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Further information: Suwon

The four gu of Suwon (수원; 水原).

Goyang

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Further information: Goyang

The three gu of Goyang (고양; 高陽).

Yongin

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Further information: Yongin

The three gu of Yongin (용인; 龍仁).

Seongnam

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Further information: Seongnam

The three gu of Seongnam (성남; 城南).

Bucheon

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Further information: Bucheon

Ansan

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Further information: Ansan

The two gu of Ansan (안산; 安山)

Anyang

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Further information: Anyang, Gyeonggi

The two gu of Anyang (안양; 安養)

Transportation

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See also: Transport in South Korea and Transportation in Seoul

The cities of the capital area are tightly interconnected by road and rail. Many of the country's railroad lines, most notably the Gyeongbu Line, terminate in the region. In addition, rapid transit is provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, which has lines that serve all districts of Seoul, as well as the city of Incheon and other surrounding cities within Gyeonggi Province.[13][14]

The region is a nexus for travel by air and water. The country's two largest airports, Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport, are in the metropolitan area.[13] International and domestic ferries depart from Incheon's ferry terminals several times a day.[15]

Seoul Ring Expressway (Expressway No. 100) connects satellite cities around Seoul.[16]

  • Incheon International Airport
    Incheon International Airport
  • Seoul Metropolitan subway, Line 3
    Seoul Metropolitan subway, Line 3
  • Map of Seoul Ring Expressway
    Map of Seoul Ring Expressway

See also

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Notes

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  • ^ e나라지표:수도권 인구 집중 현황 (in Korean). Korea National Statistical Office. 2008-07-22.
  • ^ Ryu Boseon (류보선) (2005-08-23). 수도권 인구 편중현상 계속 (in Korean). Korea National Statistical Office (KNSO) News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  • ^ Hong, Yong-deok (홍용덕) (2005-06-01). 각종 분산정책 불구하고 수도권은 '인구 블랙홀'. The Hankyoreh (in Korean).

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  2. ^ a b c "2023년 지역소득(잠정)". www.kostat.go.kr.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "Seoul Metropolitan Area". nationalatlas.ngii.go.kr. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ^ Chase, David (1960). "A Limited Archæological Survey of the Han River Valley in Central Korea". Asian Perspectives. 4 (1/2): 141–149. ISSN 0066-8435. JSTOR 42927497.
  6. ^ "Population Census". Statistics Korea.
  7. ^ "Greater Seoul population exceeds 50% of S. Korea for first time". english.hani.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  8. ^ "South Korean Won to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2022". www.exchangerates.org.uk.
  9. ^ "Global Wealth GDP Nominal Distribution: Who Are The Leaders Of The Global Economy? - Full Size". www.visualcapitalist.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  10. ^ "The World's Largest Public Companies". Forbes.
  11. ^ "미군 잔류로 낙후된 동두천, 특별법 제정해야". www.yonhapnews.co.kr. 2014-12-23.
  12. ^ "The Statistic of Seoul". Seoul Solution. 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  13. ^ a b "Getting around Seoul is easy for first-timers with these simple tips". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  14. ^ "Seoul public transportation - Seoul metro maps |". Official Website of the. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  15. ^ "Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal". www.icferry.or.kr. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  16. ^ "First DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel coming to Korea". koreatimes. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
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