Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea)
국토교통부 Guktogyotong-bu | |
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Formed | November 11, 1948 |
Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
Headquarters | Sejong Government Complex, 11 Doum6-Ro, Sejong Special Governing City, South Korea |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | Official Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport website in English |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gukto Gyotongbu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kukt'o Kyot'ongpu |
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters is in the in Sejong City.[1]
The ministry was originally the Ministry of Construction and Transportation.[2] The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was merged into the construction and transportation agency.[3]
Work[]
The main tasks are establishing and coordinating national territory policy and basic laws related to national territory, preserving and developing national territory and water resources, construction of urban, road and housing, construction of coastal, river, and land reclamation, and land reclamation.[4]
Offices[]
Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th building of the [5] in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do.[6]
,Agencies[]
- Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board
- Korea Office of Civil Aviation
- Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal
References[]
- ^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "11 Doum 6-ro, Government Complex-Sejong, Sejong-si 339-012, Republic of Korea" - Address in Korean: "339-012 세종특별자치시 도움6로 11 국토교통부"
- ^ "High-speed railway pushed forward." Korea Joongang Daily. January 2, 2009. Retrieved on May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Ministries get slow start on new English Web sites." Korea Joongang Daily. May 7, 2008. Retrieved on September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport". doopedia.
- ^ "img_0104.gif." (Archive) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Retrieved on May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Minister." (Archive) Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Retrieved on May 11, 2011. "Company Address : 1 Jungang-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (427-760)"
External links[]
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (in Korean)
Links to pages of predecessor agencies[]
- Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (Archive) (2008-2013)
- Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (Archive) (2008-2013) (in Korean)
- Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (2003-2008)
- Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (2000-2004)
- Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (1997-1998)
- Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Archive) (in Korean)
- Government ministries of South Korea
- Transport organizations based in South Korea
- Geography of South Korea
- Fishing in South Korea
- Fisheries and aquaculture research institutes
- Land management ministries
- Transport ministries
- Ministries established in 2008
- Maritime affairs ministries