Administrative Divisions
- See also Special cities of Korea and Provinces of Korea
The major administrative divisions in South Korea are provinces, metropolitan cities (self-governing cities that are not part of any province), one special city and one special autonomous city.
| Map | Namea | Hangul | Hanja | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gangwon
Seoul
Incheon
Gyeonggi
South Chungcheong
North Chungcheong
Sejong
Daejeon
North Gyeongsang
North Jeolla
Daegu
Ulsan
Busan
South Gyeongsang
Gwangju
South Jeolla
Jeju
North Korea
Japan
Yellow Sea (West Sea) Korea Strait (Western Channel) Korea Strait (Tsushima Strait) Sea of Japan (East Sea) |
Special city (Teukbyeolsi)a | ||||
| Seoul | 서울특별시 | 서울特別市b | 9,794,304 | ||
| Special self-governing city (Teukbyeol-jachisi)a | |||||
| Sejong | 세종특별자치시 | 世宗特別自治市 | 122,263 | ||
| Metropolitan cities (Gwangyeoksi)a | |||||
| Busan | 부산광역시 | 釜山廣域市 | 3,635,389 | ||
| Daegu | 대구광역시 | 大邱廣域市 | 2,512,604 | ||
| Incheon | 인천광역시 | 仁川廣域市 | 2,628,000 | ||
| Daejeon | 대전광역시 | 大田廣域市 | 1,442,857 | ||
| Gwangju | 광주광역시 | 光州廣域市 | 1,456,308 | ||
| Ulsan | 울산광역시 | 蔚山廣域市 | 1,087,958 | ||
| Provinces (Do)a | |||||
| Gyeonggi | 경기도 | 京畿道 | 10,415,399 | ||
| Gangwon | 강원도 | 江原道 | 1,592,000 | ||
| North Chungcheong | 충청북도 | 忠淸北道 | 1,462,621 | ||
| South Chungcheong | 충청남도 | 忠淸南道 | 1,840,410 | ||
| North Jeolla | 전라북도 | 全羅北道 | 1,890,669 | ||
| South Jeolla | 전라남도 | 全羅南道 | 1,994,287 | ||
| North Gyeongsang | 경상북도 | 慶尙北道 | 2,775,890 | ||
| South Gyeongsang | 경상남도 | 慶尙南道 | 2,970,929 | ||
| Special self-governing province (Teukbyeoljachi-do)a | |||||
| Jeju | 제주특별자치도 | 濟州特別自治道 | 560,000 | ||
a Revised Romanisation; b Names of Seoul.
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