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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
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.
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.
South Korea, [c] officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), [d] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan.
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.
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 ...
The specific problem is: Division numbers change frequently. Many numbers given below lack citations, so it is unclear which year they refer to, and difficult to verify that they are not double-counting or missing some divisions. Numbers may be out of sync with linked articles, which sometimes also lack citations for verification.
Administrative divisions of Korea may refer to: Provinces of Korea, of the Korean Empire and of Korea under Japanese rule Eight Provinces of Korea (later thirteen), under the Joseon Dynasty; Administrative divisions of North Korea; Administrative divisions of South Korea