Soel

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Soel
서울
Special Citii
서울특별시 · Soel Special Citii
  transcription(s)
 • Hangul 서울
 • Hanja 서울[1]
 • Revised Romanization Soel Teukbyeolsi
 • McCune–Reischauer Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi
Gangnam District an Samsung Headquarters

Seal a' Seoul
Nickname(s): 서울특별시
Map a' Sowth Korea wi' Soel highlighted
Coordinates: 37°33′59.53″N 126°58′40.69″E / 37.5665361°N 126.9779694°E / 37.5665361; 126.9779694
Kuntrii  Sowth Koriya
Region Soel National Kapitel Airea
Districts
Government
 • Type Seoul Metropolitan Government
Mayor-Council
 • Mayor Park Won-soon (DP)
 • Council Soel Metropolitan Council
 • National Representation
 - National Assembly
48 / 300
16.0% (total seats)
48 / 246
19.5% (constituency seats)
Airea[2]
 • Special Citii 605.21 km2 (233.67 sq mi)
Population (Disemba 31, 2012[3])
 • Special Citii 10,442,426
 • Density 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 25,620,000
 • Demonym 서울시민(Seoul-simin), Soelite
 • Dialect Soel
Bird Korean Magpie
Color Soel Red[4]
Flower Forsythia
Font Soel fonts(Han River an (Namsan (Soel)
Mascot Haechi
Slogan “함께 만드는 서울, 함께 누리는 서울”(Literally "Soel We Create Together, Soel We Enjoy Together")
Song "서울의 빛"("The Lights of Seoul")
Trii Ginkgo
Website seoul.go.kr

Soel (Koriyan: [sə.ul] ( listen), "Kapitel Citii", f' ancient Sillan "Seorabeol"),[5] ofisholi t' Soel Special Citii, es t' kapitel an biges metropolis a' Sowth Koriya. A megacitii wi' a popyulashun a' more than 10 million, it es t' biges citii proper in t' developed world.[6]

International relations[edit | edit source]

Twin toens — Sister citiis[edit | edit source]

Soel has mani twin toens an sister citiis around t' world:[7][8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Since Seoul has no direct equivalent Hanja, the Hangul instead is used here. However the city government designated the Chinese Hanzi name as (首爾; Su-i in RR Romaja and Shǒu'ěr pinyin).
  2. "Seoul Statistics (Land Area)". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 24 March 2010. 
  3. Seoul Metropolitan Government
  4. "Color". 
  5. "Travel Guides | Reviews | Travel Advice – Yahoo! Travel UK". Uk.travel.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07. 
  6. Thomas Brinkhoff, www.citypopulation.de; South Korea, The registered population of the South Korean provinces and urban municipalities Registered population 2007-12-31. Retrieved on
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 "Seoul – Sister Cities [via WayBackMachine]". Seoul Metropolitan Government (archived 2012-04-25). Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  8. "International Cooperation: Sister Cities". Seoul Metropolitan Government. www.seoul.go.kr. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008. 
  9. Taipei Sister city list Taipei City Council
  10. "Pesquisa de Legislação Municipal – No 14471" [Research Municipal Legislation – No 14471]. Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo [Municipality of the City of São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  11. Lei Municipal de São Paulo 14471 de 2007 WikiSource (Porchuguees)
  12. International Affairs Division. "Relationship with Sister Cities". International Affairs Division website. International Affairs Division, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. Retrieved 12 September 2012.