Seoul (in the Korean language, ) is the biggest city of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and its Before 1945, it was the capital of all Since South Korea was started in 1948, it has been the capital, except for a short time during the Korean W It has a population of 10,276,968, and is 610 km² Seoul is located in the middle of the Korean Peninsula, on the Han River near the It is in the northern part of South K It is not far from korean Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) , a buffer zone between North Korea and South KSeoul is the center of politics, economy, culture, transportation, and education for South K Seoul is one of oldest cities in K Its history can be traced to the year 18 BC The Goryeo Dynasty built a palace in Seoul, which was called "the Southern Capital" Later dynasties, including the Joseon Dynasty, also made Seoul their It was still the capital during the colonization by Japan from 1910 until Seoul hosted the Olympic Games in the summer of