Administrative division of South Korea

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South Korea is politically divided into a special city ( Teukbyeolsi ), a special autonomous city ( Teukbyeol-jachi-si ), six major cities ( Gwangyeoksi ), eight provinces ( Do ) and a special autonomous province ( Teukbyeol-jachi-do ). These are in turn divided into finer structures.

Note on the translation of the terms: The English terms such as Special City 'special city' , Metropolitan City 'city' , Province 'province' and City 'city' are used by official, English-language government websites. They have been translated into German. The remaining terms are not an official translation, they are used as a comparison.

Primary subdivision (provinces)

Subdivision of South Korea into provinces

South Korea is politically divided into provinces, in addition to the actual provinces there are also city provinces, which are not referred to as provinces ( Do ):

Teukbyeolsi

The Teukbyeolsi ( 특별시 , 特別 市 , Special City 'Special City' ) is a primary subdivision of South Korea, along with the major city ( Gwangyeoksi ) and the province ( Do ). South Korea has a Teukbyeolsi:

Seoul is divided into districts ( Gu ).

Teukbyeol-jachi-si

Teukbyeol-jachi-si ( 특별 자치 시 , 特別 自治市 , Special Autonomous City 'Special Autonomous City' ) is the status of:

Gwangyeoksi

The Gwangyeoksi ( 광역시 , 廣域 市 , Metropolitan City 'big city' ) is a primary subdivision of South Korea, along with the special city ( Teukbyeolsi ) and the province ( Do ). South Korea has six gwangyeoksi:

Gwangju and Daejeon are only divided into (districts) Gu , the rest are divided into both Gu and counties ( Gun ).

do

The Do ( 도 , 道 , Province 'Province' ) is a primary subdivision of South Korea, together with the special city ( Teukbyeolsi ) and the city ( Gwangyeoksi ). South Korea has eight dos:

Each Thursday is divided into counties ( Gun ) and cities ( Si ).

Teukbyeol-jachi-do

Teukbyeol-jachi-do ( 특별 자치도 , 特別 自治 道 , Special Autonomous Province 'Special Autonomous Province' ) is the status of:

Further subdivision

Subdivision of South Korea into metropolitan areas ( 구 , 區 Gu ), cities ( 시 , 市 Si ) and counties ( 군 , 郡 Gun )

The primary subdivisions of South Korea are further subdivided, with different terms for urban and rural areas being used in these subdivisions as well. An urban unit can also include rural sub-units, or a rural unit can include urban sub-units. The names for the various levels are presented below.

Si / Gun

The top subdivision of a province ( Do ) is the Si ( 시 , 市 'city' ) and its rural counterpart, the Gun ( 군 , 郡 'district' ). A Si has at least 50,000 inhabitants, as soon as a gun reaches this mark, it automatically becomes a Si. Si with more than 500,000 inhabitants (namely Suwon , Bucheon , Cheongju and Jeonju ) are divided into districts ( Gu ), smaller cities directly into districts ( Dong ).

Gu / Eup / Myeon

A Gu ( 구 , 區 ) is a city district of a large city; Eup ( 읍 , 邑 'small town' ) and Myeon ( 면 , 面 'rural community' ), which are subdivisions of a Gun or a Si, are administratively on the same level .

Dong / ri

The smallest administrative units are the district of Dong ( 동 , 洞 ) and the village of Ri ( 리 , 里 ). A village is i. d. Part of a mueon , can also be located in a rural area within a eup .