Incheon

Summary

Incheon is a metropolitan city of South Korea^[1]. Incheon draws 2,406 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_city_of_south_korea category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Incheon is located in South Korea^[3].
• Incheon is in the country of South Korea^[4].
• Incheon's head of government is recorded as Park Nam-choon^[5].
• Incheon's instance of is recorded as metropolitan city of South Korea^[6].
• Incheon's official language is recorded as Korean^[7].
• Incheon's shares border with is recorded as Gyeonggi Province^[8].
• Incheon's shares border with is recorded as Seoul^[9].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gyeyang District^[10].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Michuhol District^[11].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Namdong District^[12].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dong District^[13].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bupyeong District^[14].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Seo District^[15].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yeonsu District^[16].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jung District^[17].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ganghwa County^[18].
• Incheon's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ongjin County^[19].
• Incheon's flag is recorded as flag of Incheon^[20].
• Incheon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Philadelphia^[21].
• Incheon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vladivostok^[22].
• Incheon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Burbank^[23].
• Incheon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haiphong^[24].
• Incheon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tel Aviv^[25].
• Incheon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Manila^[26].
• Incheon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panama City^[27].

Body

Geography

Incheon is in the country of South Korea^[4]. Incheon is located in South Korea^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+2913024'}^[28], {'amount': '+2890451'}^[29], {'amount': '+2936117'}^[30], {'amount': '+2993492'}^[31], and {'amount': '+3049315'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Incheon's instance of is recorded as metropolitan city of South Korea^[6].

History and Context

1883 marks the founding of Incheon^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Incheon include Incheon International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in South Korea^[36] and Inha University^[37], a private university^[38], in South Korea^[39], founded in 1954^[40].

Why It Matters

Incheon draws 2,406 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_city_of_south_korea category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] Incheon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Incheon is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Incheon include Incheon International Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in South Korea^[36] and Inha University^[37], a private university^[38], in South Korea^[39], founded in 1954^[40].