Suwon (
Hangul: 수원,
Hanja: 水原, ) is the capital and largest metropolis of
Gyeonggi-do,
South Korea's most populous province which surrounds
Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a population close to 1.2 million, it is larger than
Ulsan, although it is not governed as a metropolitan city.