Place:Inch'ŏn, Inch'ŏn-si, South Korea

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NameInch'ŏn
Alt namesChemulposource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998); Times Atlas of World History (1989) p 345
Inch'ŏnsource: WeRelate abbreviation
Inchonsource: Times Atlas of World History (1989) p 345
Inchŏnsource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 89
Intschönsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1991) I-77
Jinsensource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998); Times Atlas of World History (1989) p 345
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates37.467°N 126.633°E
Located inInch'ŏn-si, South Korea
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Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third-most-populous city after Seoul and Busan.

The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fourth-largest metropolitan area by population.

Incheon has since led the economic development of South Korea by opening its port to the outside world, ushering in the modernization of South Korea as a center of industrialization. In 2003, the city was designated as South Korea's first free economic zone. Since then, large local companies and global enterprises have increasingly invested in the Incheon Free Economic Zone, including Samsung which chose Songdo International City as its new investment destination for its bio industry.

As an international city, Incheon has held numerous large-scale international conferences, such as the Incheon Global Fair & Festival in 2009. The 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 was also held in Incheon on 19 September 2014. Incheon has established itself as a major transportation hub in northeast Asia with the Incheon International Airport and Incheon Port.

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