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Seoul is the capital and the largest city of South Korea. . No matter what, tourists
visiting Seoul from different parts of the world always find some time to do a
bit of shopping. Shopping in Seoul is one of the popular activities which tourists
like to indulge in. The city is home to numerous markets and wonderful shops.
One of the most popular among the markets is the Garak-dong Agricultural Market,
Seoul.
The Garak-dong Agricultural Market, Seoul is spread across an area of about 542,920 square meters. Located on the south of Chamshil, the agricultural market is popular for fresh vegetables and fruits. In fact, Garak-dong Agricultural Market is the largest wholesale market for fish and agricultural products in Korea. The construction cost of the Garak-dong Agricultural Market, Seoul was approximately 79 million dollars. The floor space covers an area of about 261,787 square meters. The parking space is spread across an area of 152,889 square meters that is capable enough to allow 4,707 to numbers of vehicles to be parked.
Tourists' local residents and foreign visitors can find numerous items that are on sale in the Garak-dong Agricultural Market of Seoul. Some of these items are fruits, vegetables, fresh fish, live fish, dried marine products and shell fish, meat items like beef and pork and much more is available in the Garak-dong Agricultural Market of Seoul. About 7,487 tons of items are transacted everyday. The approximate value of these transactions is about 8.6 million dollars per day. On an average, nearly 136 thousands customers come to the Garak-dong Agricultural Market, Seoul to shop for their necessities. The Garak-dong Agricultural Market, Seoul opens it doors at 2 o' clock in the morning and winds up business at 7P.M. But this is not maintained on the first and third Sundays of each month. The prices of the items on sale are also very reasonable.
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