Gyeonggi (in Korean, Gyeonggi-do) is the more populated province of South Korea. The capital of the province is Suwon. The largest city in South Korea and at the same time, the country's capital, Seoul, is located in the heart of this province, but is administratively separate from the provincial level, constituting a special city (Teukbyeolsi). In 1946, Seoul became a separate entity from the provincial administrative level: the city or special teukbyeolsi. That same year, the Gyeonggi area, controlled by the Soviets, he joined the northern half of Kangwon Province (now in the territory of North Korea). Since 1948, Gyeonggi Province is part of South Korea.
Gyeonggi is located in northwestern South Korea. The province is bordered to the east by the province of Gangwon, on the south by the provinces of North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong, and to the east by the Yellow Sea and Incheon. The province is almost completely surrounds the area of Seoul. In the north, contact with the Kaesong Industrial Region and the province of North Hwanghae, territories belonging to North Korea. In 1981, the city of Incheon was separated from the provincial body, becoming a directly governed city (which today is known as a metropolitan city or Gwangyeoksi).