Sejong City

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Sejong City

Hangul	세종특별자치시
Hanja	世宗特別自治市
Revised Romanization	Sejong Teukbyeol Jachisi
McCune-Reischauer	Sechong Tŭkpyŏl Chach’isi

Short name

Hangul	세종시
Revised Romanization	Sejong-si
McCune-Reischauer	Sechong-si

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Government	Special City, Seat of government functions of the Republic of Korea (Future)
Mayor	?
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Region	Hoseo
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Chungcheongnam-do Province

In early 2007, the Government of South Korea decided to create a special administrative district out of part of the present Chungcheongnam-do Province, near what is presently Daejeon. The new district will be named Sejong Special Autonomous City, and is to replace Seoul as the future capital of the Republic of Korea. The name is a tribute to Sejong the Great, who commissioned Korean scholars to create the Hangul alphabet that is used today instead of traditional Chinese characters.^[1]