Local time
Thu, 8:25 AM GMT+9Asia/SeoulCityCapital
Seoul
37.57° N, 127.00° E
- Population
- 9,796,000
- Population from Natural Earth (POP_MAX). The source does not state which year the figure belongs to, so no year is shown.
- Population rank
- 1 of 27
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 27 cities of South Korea in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of South Korea, so this is not a national ranking.
- Founded
- 1395
- Year of founding from Wikidata (P571). Only the year is known, not the day; a city whose sources give more than one year shows no row.
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Elevation above sea level from Wikidata (P2044), rounded to the metre. A city whose sources give two different elevations shows no row.
- Area
- 605 km²
- Total area from Wikidata (P2046). Where two statements differ by less than half a percent the smaller is shown; a larger disagreement (land area against total area, say) shows no row.
- Named after
- capital city
- Wikidata · P138 · checked 2026-09-20
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Seoul, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Seoul have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Seoul originates from the Korean word meaning "capital city."
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
