Cheong-na International City (also pronounced Cheongla) is a development project in

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, South Korea. The city is built on a nearly two million square foot plot of land (5.38 million Korean pyong) that expects a maximum population of 90,000. The city is located on the coast and near to Yeongjong Island and

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via the Incheon International Airport Expressway, the Kyeong-in Expressway, the

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, and the Kyeong-in Ferry Line. Among the city's first complexes are

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's Research and Development center, the only international school in Korea to be recognized as a domestic educational institution, the Cheong-na Dalton School, and Jack Nicklaus' Bear's Best

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the world's third-ranking Golf course after Summerlin and

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.
The city has scheduled other projects such as the 450 meter-high CC Tower, the largest domestic lake park in Korea, an international business and finance center, a high-tech industrial complex, ''Robot Land Theme Park,'' an international science and research complex, a floral park, ''U-ECO City'' and ''Holy Land''.
Hana Financial Group is planning to transfer its headquarters here to what will be called ''Hana Dream Town''.

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is planning to construct an electric vehicle research facility by the end of 2012.

Transportation

Expressways

The Incheon International Airport Expressway to the north and the Kyeong-in Expressway to the east both service Cheong-na, and currently the second Seoul Ring Expressway is undergoing construction as planned. The completion of the Cheong-na bridge, the third connection between Cheong-na and Yeongjong Island, directly connects

, Cheong-na, and

through a single corridor.

Railways

With the completion of the north-side Cheong-na subway station on the

, within just thirty minutes commuters can reach

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. Reaching Sinnonhyeon Station via Seoul Subway Line 9 is expected to take just one hour. To the east of the city, the Incheon Subway Line 2 is being constructed, and the

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is also planned to be extended all the way to Cheong-na. Also, a GRT Tram is planned to run circularly between Cheong-na station, Ruwon City, and Seoknam Station.

Ferries

The Kyeong-in Canal is planned to provide ferry service from Incheon Terminal (Cheong-na), to Gimpo Terminal, and ultimately Yongsan.

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청라국제도시
(인천경제자유구역 사이트 안에 딸린 하부 페이지)Korean
청라영종사업본부
Korean
테마파크형 로봇랜드
Korean Seo District, Incheon

Transportation

Expressways

Railways

Ferries

See also

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