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The major administrative divisions in South Korea are eight provinces, one special self-governing province, six metropolitan cities (self-governing cities that are not part of any province), one special city and one metropolitan autonomous city.
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Special city (Teukbyeolsi)a
서울특별시서울特別市b9,989,795Metropolitan city (Gwangyeoksi)a
부산광역시釜山廣域市3,509,462
대구광역시大邱廣域市2,484,864
인천광역시仁川廣域市2,935,314
광주광역시光州廣域市1,472,285
대전광역시大田廣域市1,516,208
울산광역시蔚山廣域市1,173,143Metropolitan autonomous city (Teukbyeol-jachisi)a
세종특별자치시世宗特別自治市230,327Province (Do)a
경기도京畿道12,610,877
강원도江原道1,548,603
충청북도忠淸北道1,586,943
충청남도忠淸南道2,085,844
전라북도全羅北道1,865,900
전라남도全羅南道1,904,314
경상북도慶尙北道2,702,385
경상남도慶尙南道3,368,792Special self-governing province (Teukbyeoljachi-do)a
제주특별자치도濟州特別自治道634,274
a ; b See ; c June As of 2016.
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South Korea
РазноеSouth Korea (About this sound listen) or Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; About this sound listen), is a sovereign state in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Officially, its territory consists of the who...
