Sejong City

Sejong City is a special self-governing city in South Korea, created as a planned administrative center to relocate central government functions from Seoul.

Administrative City Construction Special Act: A South Korean law establishing the framework for building an administrative city in the area that became Sejong. This law gave the relocation plan its legal and institutional foundation.
Government Complex Sejong: A major government office complex in Sejong housing ministries and other central government agencies. It provides the principal physical base for relocated central administration.
Government relocation in South Korea: The transfer of South Korean central government agencies from Seoul to locations outside the capital. Sejong is the largest and most prominent destination of this relocation.
Administrative capital: A city that houses a country's central administrative institutions, whether or not it is the constitutional capital. Sejong functions as an administrative center while Seoul retains the capital's broader role.
Roh Moo-hyun: The South Korean president from 2003 to 2008, associated with the initiative to create an administrative capital outside Seoul. His administration advanced the plan that led to Sejong's creation.
Prime Minister's Office (South Korea): The South Korean executive office supporting the prime minister and coordinating government administration. Its Sejong presence anchors high-level administrative work in the city.
Korea Land and Housing Corporation: A South Korean public corporation responsible for land development and housing projects. Public-sector planning and development bodies helped turn the Sejong project into urban infrastructure.
Capital relocation: The transfer of a country's capital from one city to another. Sejong's history shows how a capital-relocation proposal can yield a more limited administrative move.
Constitutional Court of Korea: South Korea's highest court for constitutional review. Its 2004 ruling blocked relocating the capital, redirecting the project toward an administrative city.
National Assembly of South Korea: South Korea's national legislature, based in Seoul. Its continued location in Seoul illustrates the limits of the administrative relocation.

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South Chungcheong ProvinceRelated: Sejong was formed from territory associated with South Chungcheong and neighboring North Chungcheong.