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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. "Specific city" (특정시; 特定市) is an unofficial term for big city with municipal status. [citation needed]
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 ...
Seoul was designated a "special free city" (teukbyeol jayusi; 특별자유시; 特別自由市) separate from Gyeonggi Province on August 15, 1946; it became a "special metropolitan city" on August 15, 1949. [1] Metropolitan cities were called "direct control (meaning directly-administered) city" (jikhalsi; 직할시; 直轄市) before 1995.
The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as eup. Towns are subdivided into villages ( ri ). In order to form an eup , the minimum population required is 20,000.
Municipal Subdivisions Image Location Ansan: Danwon District. Wa-dong; Gojan-dong; Hosu-dong; Wongok-dong; Choji-dong; Seonbu-dong; Daebu-dong; Sangnok District. Il-dong
The three metropolitan areas with the highest Korean American populations as per the 2009 American Community Survey were the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area (300,000), the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area (200,000), and the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area (93,000).
Specific city Chuncheon: Gangwon: Gwandong: KR-42 City Daegu * Daegu: Yeongnam: KR-27 Metropolitan city Daejeon * Daejeon: Hoseo: KR-30 Metropolitan city Gwangju * Gwangju: Honam: KR-29 Metropolitan city Hongseong: South Chungcheong: Hoseo: KR-44 County: Incheon * Incheon: Sudogwon: KR-28 Metropolitan city Jeju: Jeju: Jejudo: KR-49 ...
Map of South Korea. This is a list of places in South Korea which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).