With capital city of Seoul located in the heart of the province, Kyonggi Province is seated in the upper western part of south Korea. As many as 18 million people live in the province while Seoul alone has a population of some 10 million people.

As a result of Korea's separation in 1945 into the north and the south, most part of the province were integrated into the south, but the area above the River Rimjin became the DPRK's territory after the 1950-53 Korean War.

Its seat of government is Suwon while Seoul and Inchon are designated as “special cities” independent from the province.

The north-south and eastern parts of the province are covered by some 500-1,000 meter high mountains, while the western part faces Kyonggi Bay.

Such wide plains as the Ryoju Plain and Kumpo Plain lie near the River Han and the River Rimjin, with the former flowing across and the latter flowing down the province, respectively.

Meanwhile, wide coastal plains are seen around Sihun city which is located along Kyonggi Bay.

Its coastal line is complicated as it was heavily eroded by the West Sea of Korea.

As the map indicates, the water is dotted with a great deal of small-and-large size islands including Is. Kanhwa, the largest one.

The annual average temperature is 11.1 degrees Celsius in Seoul but its monthly temperature there explicitly varies according to seasons. For instance, it may nosedive to as low as minus 4.9 degrees Celsius in January and jump to 25.4 degrees Celsius in August.

Annual rainfall is relatively high at 1,295 mm but it rains heavily in the summer of June to September but very little in winter.

As the heart of politics, economy and culture of south Korea, Seoul has rapidly developed and expanded its area three-fold.

Forming the Seoul-Inchon-Suwon triangle, the delta area is the largest industrial zone in south Korea with several satellite cities such as, Anyang, Puchon and Uijonbu, dotting around.

A stretch of plains near the River Han and along Kyonggi Bay have developed into one of the major rice-growing areas in south Korea, and especially the plains near Richon city and Ryoju city are famed as a producing center of “Kyonggi rice.”

A wide stretch of gradual hilly area continues along the southern part of the River Han, and supported by heavily-consuming Seoulites, the area has become a leading stock-breeding industry belt where dairy farming, hog raising and chicken raising are active.

Salt farming and fish breeding are prosperous on dry beaches along Kyonggi Bay, where a large scale reclamation work is also underway.