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A town or eup is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with township (rural), a town (urban) is one of the divisions of a county, and of some cities with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as towns. Towns are subdivided into ...
Big municipal cities are given the power to subdivide themselves into non-autonomous districts (Korean: 일반구; Hanja: 一般區). [3] However, some big municipal cities have chosen not to divide themselves into districts, such as Bucheon, Gimhae, Hwaseong, or Namyangju. Currently, South Korea has a total of 17 big cities.
In South Korean special metropolitan city and metropolitan cities, the mayor is the highest-ranking official in charge. The mayor is directly elected by the people registered in the city for a duration of four years (e.g., the mayor of Seoul ).
List of towns in South Korea; List of townships in South Korea This page was last edited on 4 November 2019, at 04:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
A city with a population of over 500,000 (such as Suwon, Cheongju, Cheonan and Jeonju) is considered as a specific city, which can set non-autonomous districts(gu). An administrative city does not have a city council and the mayor of the city is appointed by the provincial governor.
List of provincial-level cities of South Korea This page was last edited on 27 November 2022, at 05:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
List of cities in South Korea; See also. Administrative divisions of Korea (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 17 April 2024, at 22:24 (UTC). Text is ...
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