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국토교통부 國土交通部 Guktogyotong-bu | |
MOLIT headquarters in Sejong | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | November 4, 1948 (as Ministry of Transportation) March 23, 2013 |
Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
Headquarters | 11, Doum6-ro, Sejong, South Korea |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Ministers responsible |
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Child agencies | |
Website | www.molit.go.kr |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | |
Hangul | 국토교통부 |
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Hanja | 國土交通部 |
Revised Romanization | Gukto Gyotongbu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kukt'o Kyot'ongbu |
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT; Korean: 국토교통부; RR: Gukto Gyotongbu) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters is in the Sejong Government Office in Sejong City.[1] Previously the agency was headquartered in the 4th building of the Gwacheon Government Complex ,[2] in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do.[3]
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.[4]
The ministry was originally the Ministry of Construction and Transportation.[5] The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was merged into the construction and transportation agency.[6]