Gyeonggi-do (
Hangul: 경기도, ) is the most populous
province in
South Korea. Its name,
Gyeonggi means "the area surrounding capital". Thus
Gyeonggi-do can be translated as "province surrounding Seoul". The provincial capital is
Suwon.
Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is in the heart of the province but has been separately administered as a provincial-level
special city since 1946.
Incheon—South Korea's third largest city—is on the coast of the province and has been similarly administered as a provincial-level
metropolitan city since 1981. The three jurisdictions collectively cover 11,730 km
2, with a combined population of 25.6 million—amounting to over half of the entire population of South Korea.