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| Incheon Metropolitan City | |
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| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Incheon Gwangyeoksi |
| McCune-Reischauer | Inch'ŏn Kwangyŏkshi |
| Hangul | 인천 광역시 |
| Hanja | 仁川廣域市 |
| Short Name | Incheon (Inch'ŏn; 인천; 仁川) |
| Statistics | |
| Population | 2,500,000 (2000, approximate) |
| Area | 964.53 km² |
| Government | Metropolitan City |
| Administrative Divisions | 8 wards ("Gu"); 2 counties ("Gun") |
| Region | Sudogwon |
| Dialect | Seoul |
| Location Map | |
Incheon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city and major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul. Its population in 2000 was approximately 2.5 million.
Human settlement on the location goes back to the Neolithic. In modern times Incheon became important because its location on an estuary makes it a good harbor; when the port was founded in 1883, the city's population was only 4,700. It was called Chemulpo in that period. Incheon now has an international airport, and it was one of the locations of the 2002 Football World Cup.
The city boundaries include an area of 964.53 km², of which 21 percent is rice paddies and another 44 percent is forested.
Incheon was the site of a United States troop landing on September 15, 1950, in order to relieve pressure on the Pusan perimeter and to launch a United Nations drive northward.
Incheon is sometimes regarded as a part of greater metropolitan area of Seoul for their close distance, that they are linked by Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is, however, a true city in its own. This is recognized politically where Incheon is separate from Seoul. The city now has the main international airport for South Korea and Seoul: Incheon International Airport.
Incheon is divided into 8 districts ("Gu") and 2 counties ("Gun").
| Administrative divisions of South Korea | |
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| Special City Seoul | |
| Metropolitan Cities Busan | Daegu | Daejeon | Gwangju | Incheon | Ulsan | |
| Provinces North Chungcheong | South Chungcheong | Gangwon | Gyeonggi | North Gyeongsang | South Gyeongsang | Jeju | North Jeolla | South Jeolla | |
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