Sejong
世宗
世宗
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| Sejong Special Sel-Govrenin Ceety
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| ? Hangul
| 世宗
特別自治市
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| ? Hanja
| 世宗特別自治市
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Revised Romanization
| Sejong Teukbyeol-jachisi
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McCune-Reischauer
| Sejong T’?kpy?l-chach’isi
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 Banner
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| Kintra
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Sooth Korea
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| Region
| Hoseo
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Neighbourhood
Town
Townships
| 1
1
9
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| Govrenment
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| ? Mayor
| Yu Han-sik
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| Area
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| ? Total
| 465.23 km
2
(179.63 sq mi)
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| Population
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| ? Total
| 122,263
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| ? Dialect
| Chungcheong
&
Seoul
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| Flouer
| Peach
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| Tree
| Pine
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| Bird
| Dollarbird
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| Website
| sejong.go.kr
(in Inglis)
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Construction steid in Sejong, November 2009
Sejong
(
Hangul
: 世宗,
hanja
: 世宗), offeecially
Sejong Special Sel-Govrenin Ceety
an umwhile kent as
Yeongi coonty
(演技, 燕岐) is a
planned ceety
in
Sooth Korea
. In early 2007, the Sooth Korean govrenment decidit tae creaut a special admeenistrative destrict hoosin nine meenistries an fower naitional agencies currently locatit in
Seoul
oot o pairts o
Chungcheongnam-do
an a smaw section o
Chungcheongbuk-do
provinces, near
Daejeon
.
The caipital opened on 2 Julie 2012, wi 36 govrenment agencies slatit tae muive thare bi 2015.
[2]
Sejong
wis namit in honour o the Joseon Dynasty Keeng
Sejong
, the faither o Korea's
naitional alphabet
.
[3]
The ceety wis oreeginally cried
Yeongi
coonty (演技, 燕岐).
In 2004, the plan for creation o the ceety arose efter the failur o umwhile Preses
Roh Moo-hyun
tae relocate the naitional caipital frae Seoul tae the region.
[4]
The plan envisages a ceety wi a population o aroond 500,000
[5]
Plans for the ceety hae resultit in numerous disputes in the
Naitional Assembly
. In September 2009
Prime Meenister
Chung Un-chan
opined that the plan tae big Sejong as a naitional admeenistrative centre wis "no an efficient policy when viewed frae the eyes o an economist." (Chung wad later further criticise Sejong as
pork barrel politics
, proposed "anerlie in consideration o garnerin mair votes.")
[6]
This led tae mair nor a thoosand senior scholars an politicians includin three umwhile prime ministers tae caw for a revision o the plan.
[7]
Geum Chang-ho, a senior research fellae o the
Korea Research Institute for Local Administration
, notit that the oreeginal plan haed drawn criticism that the ceety wad hae mony o the ten thoosan govrenment employees separatit frae thair faimilies, which wad remain in the Seoul aurie tae tak advantage o sic amenities as perceivit superior educational opportunities. As a result o the separations, Sejong wad experience a toadstool effect, wi bars, nichtclubs etc. springin up virtually owernicht. Tharefore, the govrenment haes "been studyin weys tae mak Sejong sel-sufficient..."
[5]
. The Grand Naitional Pairty (
Saenuri Pairty
) plans tae alleviate internal conflict an seek support frae the Chungcheong region for the govrenment's new plan tae develop Sejong intae a hub o eddication, science an business.
A faction led bi Preses
Lee Myung-bak
's poleetical rival Rep.
Park Geun-hye
athin the Grand Naitional Pairty, aw opposition pairties an a majority o fowk in the Chungcheong region are against scrappin the oreeginal plan tae relocate govrenment meenistries tae Sejong in Sooth Chungcheong Province. The ceety wis oreeginally meant tae be the caipital, but a heich court ruled it tae be illegal.
[2]
Sejong is locatit atween three ither major Korean ceeties:
Daejeon
,
Cheonan
an
Cheongju
.
Hansol-dong
an
Jochiwon-eup
is the ceety main urban center.
Sejong is dividit intae 1
dong
(neebourheid), 1
eup
(toun) an 9
myeon
(tounships).
Mony o the foreign-born teachers that wirk in Jochiwon-eup live in Chimsan-ri, an the estimatit native Inglis foreigner population is aroond 50. As o 2011, Sejong haes a lairge foreign commonty o native Inglis speakers considerin its smaw size an population. This is acause thare are twa major varsities thare. The ceety aims tae hae a population o 20,000 at the end o 2012, 300,000 bi 2020 an 500,000 bi 2030.
[8]
Universities wi graduate schuils
[
eedit
|
eedit soorce
]
Sejong is servit bi
Cheongju International Airport
in
Cheongju
an aw, the nearest airport tae Sejong.
Sejong is centrally locatit on
Gyeongbu Line
operatit bi
Korail
. It's a 90 minute journey on the
Mugunghwa-ho
tae
Seoul
an trains run approximately ivery 30 minutes. An aw juist ootside o Jochiwon-eup leemits in Osong,
Cheongwon
haes a new KTX station
Osong Station
which is a
KTX
bullet train that frequently travels 300 km/h.
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