Seoul metropolitan area

Seoul metropolitan area
Seoul metropolitan area
	Seoul, the largest city in the metropolitan area
	Seoul; Incheon; Gyeonggi-do; Cities outside Sudogwon on Seoul Metropolitan Subway;
	Coordinates: 37°34′0.001″N 126°58′41.002″E / 37.56666694°N 126.97805611°E
Country	South Korea
Major cities	Seoul; Incheon; Suwon; Ansan; Anyang; Goyang; Seongnam; Bucheon; Yongin;
Area
• Metropolitan area	12,685 km2 (4,898 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Metro	26,037,000
• Metro density	2,053/km2 (5,320/sq mi)
• Percentage of South Korea's total population	~55%; (51 million)
GDP (nominal, 2024)
• Metro	US$ 991.249 billion
HDI (2023)	0.967; very high · 1st
Korean name
Hangul	수도권
Hanja	首都圈
RR	Sudogwon
MR	Sudokwŏn
Gyeonggi region
Hangul	경기 지방
Hanja	京畿地方
RR	Gyeonggi jibang
MR	Kyŏnggi chibang

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The Seoul metropolitan area (Sudogwon; Korean: 수도권; [sʰu.do.k͈wʌn]) or Gyeonggi region (경기 지방), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-western South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2024) is ranked as the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the world. Its area is about 12,685 km² (4,898 sq mi). It forms the cultural, commercial, financial, industrial, and residential center of South Korea. The largest city is Seoul, with a population of approximately 10 million people, followed by Incheon, with three million inhabitants.