Administrative Divisions of South Korea - Local Government

Local Government

Korean terms appear in their official Revised Romanization of Korean spelling.

Level Name Types
1 Provincial level
  • Provinces (도; 道; do) (8)
  • Special self-governing province (특별 자치도; 特別自治道; teukbyeoljachi-do) (1)
  • Special city (특별시; 特別市; teukbyeol-si) (1)
  • Special self-governing city (특별자치시 特別自治市 teukbyeoljachi-si) (1)
  • Metropolitan cities (광역시; 廣域市; gwangyeok-si) (6)
2 Municipal level
  • Cities (시; 市; si) (77)
  • Counties (군; 郡; gun) (84)
  • Districts (구; 區; gu) (69)1

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