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Provinces (도, 道) are the highest-ranked administrative divisions in South Korea, which follows the East Asian tradition name Circuit (administrative division).Along with the common provinces, there are four types of special administrative divisions with equal status: special self-governing province, special city, metropolitan city, and special self-governing city.
The thirteen provinces remained unchanged throughout the Japanese colonial period. With the liberation of Korea in 1945, the Korean peninsula was divided into North Korea and South Korea, with the dividing line established along the 38th parallel. Three provinces—Hwanghae, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon (Kangwŏn)—were modified or split as a part of ...
A gun (군; 郡) is one of the divisions of a province (along with si), and of the metropolitan cities of Busan, Daegu, Incheon and Ulsan (along with gu). A gun has a population of less than 150,000 (more than that would make it a city or si ), is less densely populated than a gu , and is more rural in character than either of the other 2 ...
During most of the Joseon dynasty, Korea was divided into eight provinces (do; 도; 道). The eight provinces ' boundaries remained unchanged for about 480 years from 1413 to 1895, and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsula 's administrative divisions, dialects, and regional distinctions.
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English: Administrative divisions of South Korea Seoul Special City; Busan Metropolitan City; Daegu Metropolitan City; Incheon Metropolitan City; Gwangju Metropolitan City; Daejeon Metropolitan City
Province-level cities have equal status to provinces in the South Korean administrative scheme, and are among the highest-ranked administrative divisions of South Korea. There are three kinds of first-level city in South Korea.
Gyeonggi Province (Gyeonggi-do) is divided into 28 cities (si) and 3 ... List of cities in South Korea This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 20:34 ...