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The primary division of a dong is the tong (통; 統), but divisions at this level and below are seldom used in daily life. [6] Some populous dong are subdivided into ga ( 가; 街 ), which are not a separate level of government, but only exist for use in addresses.
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.
A gu (Korean: 구), or district, is an administrative unit in South Korea.There are two kinds of districts in South Korea.One is the autonomous district (자치구; jachigu) of special and metropolitan cities, which is a municipal entity similar to a city with its own mayor along with its own legislative council.
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.
Between 1946 and 1954, five new provinces were created: Jeju in South Korea, and North and South Hwanghae, Chagang, and Ryanggang in North Korea. With the freezing of the Korean War in 1953, provincial boundaries were again modified between the two Koreas, and have since remained mostly unchanged; new cities and special administrative regions ...
Local magistrates and assemblies are elected in each of the primary and secondary administrative divisions of South Korea, that is, in every province, metropolitan or special city, and district. Officials at lower levels, such as eup and dong , are appointed by the city or county government.
South Korea, [c] officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), [d] is a country in East Asia. ... The major administrative divisions in South Korea are eleven provinces, [f
Administrative divisions of South Korea; Provincial level; Province : Special self-governing province (Jeju, Gangwon and North Jeolla) Special city : Metropolitan city : Special self-governing city : Municipal level; Specific city : City : County : Autonomous District : Submunicipal level; Administrative city