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Destination: South Korea Meeting & Event Planning City Guide Destination Articles Seoul Ambition By Katharine Fong Seoul’s on a roll. The capital of South Korea is a vibrant city of modern high-rises and Buddhist temples, with a storied history matched by a fast-growing, global economy and a tech-savvy population of 10 million (20 percent of the entire country). The city sits in the northwest area of South Korea in the middle of the Korean Peninsula, within 35 miles of the border with North Korea. To the peninsula’s east is Japan; to the west is China. Learn about South Korea for Event Venues, Services & Meeting Destinations Destination Description Occupying the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula in east Asia, South Korea has undergone a remarkable and rapid transformation, known as the “Miracle on the Han River,” in the decades following the devastation of the Korean War. For much of its history, Korea fell under the influence of its two powerful neighbors—China to the west and Japan to the east—but today the Republic of Korea, as it is officially known, is a powerhouse in its own right, with the world’s 15th largest economy. Hosting the 1988 Summer Olympics in the capital of Seoul proved to be a crucial turning point in the modern country’s history, facilitating its transition from a military dictatorship to a democracy. The mountainous country is smaller than Kentucky but home to more than 50 million people, half of whom live in the Seoul metropolitan area, making it one of the most densely populated countries on Earth.
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Seul (hangul: 서울; što znači „prijestolnica”) je glavni i najveći grad Republike Koreje, kulturni, trgovački i prometni centar s lukom na rijeci Han. Bio je glavni grad Koreje prije nego što se razdijelila. Danas u gradu živi 1/4 stanovništvas Južne Koreje. Seul se nalazi u središtu Korejskog poluotoka, na rijeci Han, oko 60 km od Žutog mora. U sjeverozapadnom je dijelu Južne Koreje i u blizini je granice sa Sjevernom Korejom. Privredno je središte s metalnom (tvornice vagona, automobila), elektrotehničkom, tekstilnom (pamuk, svila) i kemijskom industrijom, te proizvodnjom papira, stakla i obradom kože. Seul je jedan od najstarijih gradova u Koreji i kulturno središte s državnim i nekoliko privatnih sveučilišta. Na tom mjestu je bila prijestolnica više kraljevstava koja su kroz povijest postojala na Korejskom poluotoku.