South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (Hangul: ????, Daehan Minguk {{audio|ko-Daehan_Minguk.ogg|listen}};), is a country located in East Asia, in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is commonly called Hanguk (Han Nation) or Namhan (South Han) by South Koreans and Namjos?n (South Chos?n) by North Korea.

Provinces and cities

Main article: Administrative divisions of South Korea.

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South Korea consists of 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi; 특별시; 特別市), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi, singular and plural; 광역시; 廣域市), and 9 Provinces (do, singular and plural; 도; 道). The names below are given in English, Revised Romanization, Hangul, and Hanja.

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Revised Romanization - Hangul - Hanja

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Special City

• Seoul Special City

Metropolitan Cities

• Busan Metropolitan City (Busan Gwangyeoksi; 부산 광역?; 釜山廣域市)
• Incheon Metropolitan City (Incheon Gwangyeoksi; 인천 광역시; 仁川廣域市)
• Daegu Metropolitan City (Daegu Gwangyeoksi; 대구 광역시; 大邱廣域市)
• Daejeon Metropolitan City (Daejeon Gwangyeoksi; 대전 광역시; 大田廣域市)
• Gwangju Metropolitan City (Gwangju Gwangyeoksi; 광주 광역시; 光州廣域市)
• Ulsan Metropolitan City (Ulsan Gwangyeoksi; 울산 광역시; 蔚山廣域市)

Provinces

• Gyeonggi Province (Gyeonggi-do; 경기도; 京畿道)
• Gangwon Province (Gangwon-do; 강원도; 江原道)
• North Chungcheong Province (Chungcheongbuk-do; 충청 북도; 忠清北道)
• South Chungcheong Province (Chungcheongnam-do; 충청 남도; 忠清南道)
• North Jeolla Province (Jeollabuk-do; ?라 북도; 全羅北道)
• South Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do; ?라 남도; 全羅南道)
• North Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangbuk-do; 경상 북도; 慶尚北道)
• South Gyeongsang Province(Gyeongsangnam-do; 경상 남도; 慶尚南道)
• Jeju Province (Jeju-do; 제주도; 濟州道)

See also: Provinces of Korea and Special cities of Korea for historical information.

Related Topics:
Provinces of Korea - Special cities of Korea

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