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Metropolitan city in Seoul Capital, South Korea
Incheon
인천시 仁川市
Metropolitan city
Incheon Metropolitan City 인천광역시 仁川廣域市
Korean name transcription(s)
• Hangul
인천광역시
• Hanja
仁川廣域市
• Revised Romanization
Incheon Gwang-yeoksi
• McCune-Reischauer
Inch'ŏn Kwang'yŏkshi
Clockwise from top: Songdo International Business District, Michuhol District, Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon Bridge, Incheon Port, Incheon International Airport
Incheon (Korean: 인천; Hanja: 仁川; Korean pronunciation:[intɕʰʌ̹n]; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third-most-populous city after Seoul and Busan.[3]
The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fourth-largest metropolitan area by population.
Incheon has since led the economic development of South Korea by opening its port to the outside world, ushering in the modernization of South Korea as a center of industrialization. In 2003, the city was designated as South Korea's first free economic zone.[4][5] Since then, large local companies and global enterprises have increasingly invested in the Incheon Free Economic Zone, including Samsung which chose Songdo International City as its new investment destination for its bio industry.[citation needed]
As an international city, Incheon has held numerous large-scale international conferences, such as the Incheon Global Fair & Festival in 2009. The 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 was also held in Incheon on 19 September 2014. Incheon has established itself[clarification needed] as a major transportation hub in northeast Asia with the Incheon International Airport and Incheon Port.[citation needed] The large volume of port traffic makes Incheon a Large-Port Metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification.[6]
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^Roberts, Toby; Williams, Ian; Preston, John (2021). "The Southampton system: A new universal standard approach for port-city classification". Maritime Policy & Management. 48 (4): 530–542. doi:10.1080/03088839.2020.1802785. S2CID 225502755.
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The Incheon Bridge (Korean: 인천대교; RR: Incheon-daegyo) is a reinforced concrete cable-stayed bridge in South Korea. At its opening in October 2009, it...
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greater metropolitan region and beyond; Incheon Metro lines, operated by Incheon Transit Corporation, that serve Incheon city proper; and miscellaneous light...
The Incheon Subway (Korean: 인천도시철도; Hanja: 仁川都市鐵道; RR: Incheon dosi cheoldo) is a subway system serving the South Korean city of Incheon. The system is...
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is a South Korean airport rail link and commuter rail line that links Incheon International Airport with Seoul Station via Gimpo International Airport...
Incheon Chinatown (Korean: 인천차이나타운) is a Chinatown in Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. It is the only official Chinatown on the Korean peninsula, and...
The Incheon Metropolitan Council (Korean: 인천광역시의회; Hanja: 仁川廣域市議會) is the local council of Incheon. There are a total of 40 members, with 36 members elected...
to Incheon Korea Railroad FC (인천 한국철도 축구단). After Korea National Railroad was renamed to Korail, the club's name was also changed again to Incheon Korail...
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Incheon National University (INU), previously also known as University of Incheon (UI), is a national university in Incheon, Seoul, South Korea. The University...
Incheon Station (Korean: 인천역; Hanja: 仁川驛; RR: Incheon-nyeok) is the western terminus railway station of the Suin–Bundang and Gyeongin lines of the Seoul...
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most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower...
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