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Incheon

Incheon
Administration
Full nameIncheon
Native name인천
仁川
Other nameInchon, In Chun
Settlement typeMetropolitan City
CountrySouth Korea
RegionSudogwon
Founded1883 as Chemulpo
Government
TypeMetropolitan City
MayorSong Young-gil
Council ChairmanKim Gi-sin
Geography
Total Area372.3 sq mi (964.53 km2)
Demography
Total Population2710579 (end of 2009)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneKorea Standard Time (UTC+9)
DialectSeoul
FlowerRose
TreeTulip tree
BirdCrane

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Incheon (-koin.tɕʰʌn), officially the Incheon Metropolitan City, is South Korea's third or fourth largest metropolis, after Seoul and Busan, and tied with Daegu. As the largest seaport on the west coast and home to the country's largest airport, Incheon International Airport, Incheon is South Korea's most important transport hub. In the 21st century, Incheon has transformed into a global business hub centered around the high-tech and futuristic Songdo International City, which is home to South Korea's tallest building, the 305m supertall Northeast Asia Trade Tower.

Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic. In modern times Incheon became important because its location on an estuary made it a good harbor; when the port was founded in 1883, the city, called Jemulpo at the time (hangul: , hanja: ), had a population of only 4,700. Incheon is now home to over 2.5 million people and under the control of one of the two free economic zone authorities in Korea, aimed at attracting foreign investment; the city aims to turn itself into a financial and corporate hub along with the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority.

Incheon is regarded as part of the greater Seoul metropolitan area due to part of it bordering the capital, and the fact that the Seoul Metropolitan Subway and the Incheon Subway systems are linked. Incheon is, however, a major city in its own right and is a separate jurisdiction from Seoul.

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Pose and Ewok painting in Korea for R16 Incheon. Supervision x Ironlak. www.ironlak.com wearesupervision.blogspot.com kcortizphoto.com
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On the way to Paris I had to spend one night in Incheon Korea.
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Live at pentaport rock festival in Incheon, Korea 2006/07/29
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Landing at Seoul ICN Incheon Airport (On Korean Air KE702)
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100829 SHINee - Lucifer @ Incheon Korean Music Wave
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My journey to Hong Kong from Manila via Incheon on board Korean Air B777-300 and B747-400E. Yup, it's a long route alright. More than 7 hours trip compared to a 2 hour direct flight from Manila. It's on business class anyway; I didn't mind. Some shots are a bit shaky. Took it with a Nokia N70. Features take offs and landings, Korean Air flight attendants, and the bibimbap!
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South Korea Stocks: Asiana Airlines, Glovis, Samsung, Taewoong - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--The shares fell after oil rose to the highest in 29 months in New York and after -Incheon- International Airport Corp. said February cargo traffic dropped 5.1 percent. Fuel accounts for more than 30 percent of operating costs for Korean Air, ac - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:01:47 GMT+00:00
N.Korea Jams GPS to Disrupt S.Korea-US Drills - The Chosun Ilbo Tweet this news
The Chosun Ilbo--A government source on Sunday said intermittent GPS failure occurred in northwestern base station coverage areas such as Seoul, -Incheon- and Paju last Friday. "We suspect the interference was caused by strong jamming signals sen - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:13:13 GMT+00:00
Super Junior's Heechul hurt by fan in Shanghai concert - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--Photos of Heechul when he arrived at -Incheon- International Airport showed that he has a wound on the cheek. Last Jan. 28, Heechul and Leeteuk were involved in a car accident when fans chased their car in Singapore. The two arrived in Si - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:34:47 GMT+00:00
Police suspect foul play in death of postal worker - Korea Times Tweet this news
Korea Times--Law enforcement authorities in -Incheon-, 40 kilometers west of Seoul, said the 33-year-old postman identified only by his family name Kim was likely hit several times on the head by a blunt object and bled to death. Initially, Kim, who was f - Date : Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:48:22 GMT+00:00
Laying ore dust to rest - Weekend Post Tweet this news
Weekend Post--Well, in South Korea, at Hyundai Steel in -Incheon-, imported manganese and iron ore goes straight from the ship into giant domes. Apparently, this geodesic dome enclosure system is more efficient in terms of storage and transfer of these ma - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:15:06 GMT+00:00
Abu Dhabi emerges as popular tourist destination - Korea Times Tweet this news
Korea Times--10 inauguration of Etihad Airways' direct flight between -Incheon- and the capital of United Arab Emirates. “Judging from our initial business performance, we are quite confident that Abu Dhabi will emerge as a new popular tourist dest - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:26:29 GMT+00:00
Hotel Lobby - Korea Times Tweet this news
Korea Times--The Sheraton -Incheon- Hotel has appointed Jeon Ha-ryong as the new executive chef of its Chinese restaurant YUE. With 15 years of culinary experience specializing in Chinese and Asian cuisine, Jeon has worked previously at deluxe hotels in S - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:28:28 GMT+00:00
Man acquitted of harassing 8-year-old girl - Korea Times Tweet this news
Korea Times--The unidentified man was indicted last July for placing his finger on his lips and then on the lips of the eight-year-old girl who was playing hide-and-seek with friends on a street in -Incheon-, and for hugging her. He also came back wearing - Date : Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:46:55 GMT+00:00
Plane Carrying Koreans from Libya Arrives in Incheon - Arirang News Tweet this news
Arirang News--A special charter flight carrying 235 Koreans from Libya arrived at -Incheon- International Airport on Saturday night at around 8:35 pm. The Korean Airlines plane arrived in Tripoli early Saturday and then returned to Seoul via Rome. ... - Date : Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:21:00 GMT+00:00
Songdo U-City to Be Introduced to the World at International Symposium - Etnews Tweet this news
Etnews--Song Young-gil, the mayor of -Incheon- is to participate at the “Symposium on Global Green Cities of the 21st Century: Evolving Models for Sustainable Urban Design” which opened on February 24 in San Francisco. The -Incheon- Free Economic Zone - Date : Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:09:19 GMT+00:00

Metropolitan city of Incheon

DistrictsBupyeong-gu * Dong-gu * Gyeyang-gu * Jung-gu * Namdong-gu * Seo-gu * Nam-gu * Yeonsu-gu
CountyGanghwa * Ongjin

KR Regions and administrative divisions of South Korea

RegionsCapital area * Gwandong (Yeongdong * Yeongseo) * Hoseo * Honam (Jeju) * Yeongnam
ProvincesChungbuk * Chungnam * Gangwon * Gyeonggi * Gyeongbuk * Gyeongnam * Jeonbuk * Jeonnam
Special self-governing provinceJeju
Special citySeoul
Metropolitan citiesBusan * Daegu * Daejeon * Gwangju * Incheon * Ulsan
Proposed Special Autonomous CitySejong City

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Special citySeoul
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Metropolitan citiesBusan * Daegu * Daejeon * Gwangju * Incheon * Ulsan
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