National Library of Korea
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| National Library of Korea | |
| Location | Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
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| Established | 1945 |
| Number of branches | 2 |
| Collection size | 6,192,631 |
| Annual circulation | library does not publically circulate |
| Population served | all citizen (age over 19) |
| Director | Kwon Kyung Sang, Chief Executive |
| Website | www.nl.go.kr |
| National Library of Korea | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul: |
국립중앙도서관
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| Hanja: |
國立中央圖書館
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| Revised Romanization: | Guklip Jungang Doseogwan |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Kuknip C'hungang Tosŏgwan |
The National Library of Korea is located in Seoul, South Korea and was established in 1945. It houses 5.82 million volumes, including some of the National Treasures of South Korea.
It was relocated within Seoul, from Sogong-dong to Namsan in 1974, and again to the present location at Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, in 1988. It was transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Culture in 1991.
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