Provinces of South Korea
Province 도 ( | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | ![]() |
Number | 22 15 controlled by ROK 5 controlled by DPRK 2 split between ROK and DPRK |
Populations | 276,589 (Sejong City) – 13,413,459 (Gyeonggi Province) |
Areas | 1,849 km2 (714 sq mi) (Jeju) – 19,030 km2 (7,350 sq mi) (North Gyeongsang) – 20,569 km2 (7,942 sq mi) (Gangwon including DPRK controlled-parts) |
Government |
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Province | |
Hangul | 도 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | do |
McCune–Reischauer | to |
Special self-governing province | |
Hangul | 특별자치도 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | teukbyeoljachido |
McCune–Reischauer | tŭkpyŏljach'ido |
Provinces are one of the first-level divisions within South Korea. There are 9 provinces in South Korea: North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, Gangwon State, Gyeonggi, North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang, Jeonbuk State, South Jeolla, and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.
History
[edit]Although the details of local administration have changed dramatically over time, the basic outline of the current three-tiered system was implemented under the reign of Gojong in 1895. A similar system also remains in use in North Korea.
Types
[edit]Provinces (도,
Special Self-governing Province or State (특별자치도,
Administration
[edit]Governors for the provinces and mayors for the special/metropolitan cities are elected every four years. Current governors and mayors are listed at List of governors of South Korea.
List of provinces
[edit]Name | Official English name | Hangul | Hanja | ISO | Pop. (2020)[1] |
Area (km2) |
Density 2020 (/km2) |
Capital | Historical province |
Cultural region |
Abbreviation | ||
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Chungcheongbuk-do[2] | 충청북도 | KR-43 | 1,632,088 | 7,433[3] | 219.6 | Cheongju | Chungcheong | Hoseo | Chungbuk | 충북 | ||
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Chungcheongnam-do[2] | 충청남도 | KR-44 | 2,176,636 | 8,204[4] | 265.3 | Hongseong | Chungnam | 충남 | ||||
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Gangwon State[citation needed] | 강원특별자치도 | KR-42 | 1,521,763 | 20,569[5] | 74.0 | Chuncheon | Gangwon | Gwandong | Gangwon | 강원 | ||
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Gyeonggi-do[2] | 경기도 | KR-41 | 13,511,676 | 10,171[6] | 1,328.5 | Suwon | Gyeonggi | Sudogwon | Gyeonggi | 경기 | ||
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Gyeongsangbuk-do[2] | 경상북도 | KR-47 | 2,644,757 | 19,030[7] | 139.0 | Andong | Gyeongsang | Yeongnam | Gyeongbuk | 경북 | ||
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Gyeongsangnam-do[2] | 경상남도 | KR-48 | 3,333,056 | 10,532[8] | 316.5 | Changwon | Gyeongnam | 경남 | ||||
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Jeonbuk State[citation needed] | 전북특별자치도 | KR-45 | 1,802,766 | 8,043 | 224.1 | Jeonju | Jeolla | Honam | Jeonbuk | 전북 | ||
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Jeollanam-do[2] | 전라남도 | KR-46 | 1,788,807 | 11,858 | 150.9 | Muan | Jeonnam | 전남 | ||||
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Jeju Special Self-Governing Province[2] |
제주특별자치도 | KR-49 | 670,858 | 1,849[9] | 362.8 | Jeju | Jeju | Jeju | 제주 |
Claimed provinces
[edit]This article is part of a series on the |
Administrative divisions of South Korea |
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Provincial level |
Province (list) |
Special self-governing province (Jeju, Gangwon and Jeonbuk) |
Special city (Seoul) |
Metropolitan city (list) |
Special self-governing city (Sejong) |
Municipal level |
Specific city (list) |
City (list) |
County (list) |
Autonomous District (list) |
Submunicipal level |
Administrative city (list) |
Non-autonomous District (list) |
Neighborhoods and Towns |
Town (list) |
Township (list) |
Neighborhood (list) |
Villages |
Village (list) |
Communities |
Ward |
South Korea claims five provinces on the territory controlled by North Korea. These claimed provinces are managed by the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces (Korean: 이북5도위원회; Hanja:
Historical province | Name | Hangul | Hanja | Area (km2) | Capital | Cultural region | Abbreviation | ||
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Hamgyeong | North Hamgyeong | 함경북도 | 咸鏡 |
20,345 | Cheongjin | Gwanbuk | Hambuk | 함북 | 咸北 |
South Hamgyeong | 함경남도 | 咸鏡 |
31,977 | Hamheung | Gwannam | Hamnam | 함남 | 咸南 | |
Pyeongan | North Pyeongan | 평안북도 | 28,443 | Sinuiju | Gwanseo | Pyeongbuk | 평북 | ||
South Pyeongan | 평안남도 | 14,944 | Pyeongyang | Pyeongnam | 평남 | ||||
Hwanghae | Hwanghae | 황해도 | 16,744 | Haeju | Haeseo | Hwanghae | 황해 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "South Korea Administrative Districts". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g [1] Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, p. 41.
- ^ 충북면적 (in Korean). North Chungcheong Province. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ 일반현황 (in Korean). South Chungcheong Province. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Natural Environment". Gangwon Province. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ 위치와 자연환경 (in Korean). Gyeonggi Province. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ 경북현황 (in Korean). North Gyeongsang Province. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ 일반 현황 (in Korean). South Gyeongsang Province. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Geography". Jeju Province. Retrieved 18 March 2013.