The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is a cabinet-level division of the
government of South Korea
The Government of South Korea is the union government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is th ...
. Its headquarters is in the in
Sejong City
Sejong (; ), officially the Sejong Special Self-Governing City (), is a special self-governing city and ''de facto'' administrative capital of South Korea.
Sejong was founded in 2007 as the new planned capital of South Korea from many parts of ...
.
The ministry was originally the Ministry of Construction and Transportation. The
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was merged into the construction and transportation agency.
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.
Offices
Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th building of the , in
Gwacheon
Gwacheon () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 passe ...
,
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
.
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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)"
Agencies
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Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board
The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB, ko, 항공ㆍ철도사고조사위원회) is an agency of the South Korean government that investigates aviation and railway accidents, subservient to the Ministry of Land, Infrastruc ...
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Korea Office of Civil Aviation
The Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) ( ko, 대한민국 국토교통부 항공정책실) is the South Korean civil aviation authority. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT). The head office is in the ...
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Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal
The Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST, ko, 해양안전심판원) is an agency of the government of South Korea that investigates maritime accidents. Its head office is in the in Sejong City. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Land, Infra ...
References
External links
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and TransportMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
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)
(Archive) (2003-2008)
(Archive) (2000-2004)
(Archive) (1997-1998)
Ministry of Construction and Transportation(Archive)
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Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Transport organizations based in South Korea
Geography of South Korea
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
Housing ministries
South Korea, Land, Infrastructure and Transport