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Happy City Business Overview

A complex self-sufficient city that focuses on administrative functions and harmonizes various functions
  • Business Purpose
    Enhance national competitiveness through
    balanced national development
  • Business Goal
    Completion of a self-sufficient city
    with a population of 500,000
  • Total Project Cost
    22.5 trillion won
    Government 8.5 trillion / LH 14 trillion
Multifunctional administrative city (Happy City) is a city built in a part of Sejong Special Self-Governing City for the purpose of correcting the side effects of excessive concentration in the metropolitan area and contributing to balanced national development and strengthening national competitiveness. It is a complex self-sufficient city where various functions are harmonized centering on administrative functions.

Happy City Construction Area

행복도시 건설지역 표 - 구분, 행복도시광역권, 세종시, 행복도시, 면적, 인구로 구성됨
Division Happy city metropolitan area Sejong city Happy city
Area 3,597km² 464.84km²
(3/4 of Seoul)		 72.91km²
(1/8 of Seoul)
Population About 3.28 million people('18.6) About 0.8 million people('19.6) About 0.5 million people('19.6)

City Construction by Stage of Happy City

  • Early stage
    Central administration / public institution relocation city infrastructure construction
  • Maturity stage
    Urban self-sufficiency function operation Full-scale urban growth
  • Completion stage
    Complete urban infrastructure Completion of complex self-sufficient city

Key Features of Happy City

  • The world's first fantastic city
  • 6 complex self-sufficient functions
  • 2-ring structure centered on public transportation
  • City near direct residence
  • Pleasant eco-friendly city
  • High-tech smart city
  • Revitalization of the local community
  • People-centered city