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 national 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 ...
. Its headquarters is in the
Sejong Government Office in
Sejong City
Sejong or Sejong City (; ), officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City (), is a List of special cities of South Korea, special self-governing city and the ''de facto'' administrative capital of South Korea.
Sejong was founded in 2007 as the ...
. 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 pa ...
,
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous administrative divisions of South Korea, province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a list of provinc ...
.
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.
History
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.
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Agencies
* National Agency for Administrative City Construction
The National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC; ) is an organization under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport responsible for completing the Multifunc ...
* Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency
* Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board
* Korea Office of Civil Aviation
* Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal
The Korea Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST, ) is an agency of the government of South Korea that investigates maritime accidents. Its head office is in the Government Complex, Sejong, Sejong Government Office in Sejong City. It is subordinate to the ...
See also
* Transport in South Korea
* Korail
The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, ...
References
External links
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Ministry 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. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
South Korea, Land, Infrastructure and Transport