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Provinces of South Korea

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For a list of current officeholders, seeList of current South Korean mayors and governors.

Province 도 (道)

Category	Unitary state
Location	South Korea
Number	22 15 controlled by ROK 5 controlled by DPRK 2 split between ROK and DPRK
Populations	276,589 (Sejong) – 13,413,459 (Gyeonggi Province)
Areas	1,849 km² (714 sq mi) (Jeju) – 19,030 km² (7,350 sq mi) (North Gyeongsang Province) – 20,569 km² (7,942 sq mi) (Gangwon including the North Korean province)
Government	Self-governing

Special self-governing province
Province
Hangul	도
Hanja	道
RR	do
MR	to
Hangul	특별자치도
Hanja	特別自治道
RR	teukbyeoljachido
MR	t'ŭkpyŏljach'ido

Provinces are one of thefirst-level divisions within South Korea. There are 9 provinces in South Korea:North Chungcheong,South Chungcheong,Gangwon State,Gyeonggi,North Gyeongsang,South Gyeongsang,North Jeolla,South Jeolla, andJeju Special Self-Governing Province.

History

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Main article:Provinces of Korea

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 ofGojong in 1895. A similar system also remains in use in North Korea.

Types

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Provinces (도,道) are the highest-ranked administrative divisions in South Korea, which use the East Asian traditional nameCircuit (administrative division). Along with the common provinces, there are four types of special administrative divisions with equal status: special self-governing province,special city, metropolitan city, and special self-governing city.

Special Self-governing Province or State (특별자치도,特別自治道) is a type of province with more autonomy over its economy and more powers given to the provincial government.Jeju,Gangwon, andJeonbuk are the only special self-governing provinces in South Korea, whileSeoul is the only special city andSejong is the only special self-governing city.

Administration

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Governors for the provinces and mayors for the special/metropolitan cities are elected every four years. Current governors and mayors are listed atList of governors of South Korea.

List of provinces

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Name	Official English name	Hangul	Hanja	ISO	Pop. (2020)^[1]	Area (km²)	Density 2020 (/km²)	Capital	Historical province	Cultural region	Abbreviation
North Chungcheong	Chungcheongbuk-do^[2]	충청북도	忠淸北道	KR-43	1,632,088	7,433^[3]	219.6	Cheongju	Chungcheong	Hoseo	Chungbuk	충북	忠北
South Chungcheong	Chungcheongnam-do^[2]	충청남도	忠淸南道	KR-44	2,176,636	8,204^[4]	265.3	Hongseong	Chungcheong	Hoseo	Chungnam	충남	忠南
Gangwon	Gangwon State^[5]	강원특별자치도	江原特別自治道	KR-42	1,521,763	20,569^[6]	74.0	Chuncheon	Gangwon	Gwandong	Gangwon	강원	江原
Gyeonggi	Gyeonggi-do^[2]	경기도	京畿道	KR-41	13,511,676	10,171^[7]	1,328.5	Suwon	Gyeonggi	Sudogwon	Gyeonggi	경기	京畿
North Gyeongsang	Gyeongsangbuk-do^[2]	경상북도	慶尙北道	KR-47	2,644,757	19,030^[8]	139.0	Andong	Gyeongsang	Yeongnam	Gyeongbuk	경북	慶北
South Gyeongsang	Gyeongsangnam-do^[2]	경상남도	慶尙南道	KR-48	3,333,056	10,532^[9]	316.5	Changwon	Gyeongsang	Yeongnam	Gyeongnam	경남	慶南
North Jeolla	Jeonbuk State^[10]	전북특별자치도	全北特別自治道	KR-45	1,802,766	8,043	224.1	Jeonju	Jeolla	Honam	Jeonbuk	전북	全北
South Jeolla	Jeollanam-do^[2]	전라남도	全羅南道	KR-46	1,788,807	11,858	150.9	Muan		Honam	Jeonnam	전남	全南
Jeju	Jeju Special Self-Governing Province^[2]	제주특별자치도	濟州特別自治道	KR-49	670,858	1,849^[11]	362.8	Jeju		Jeju	Jeju	제주	濟州

Claimed provinces

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Administrative divisions ofSouth Korea
This article is part of a series on the
Provincial level
Province (list)
Special self-governing province (Jeju,Gangwon andNorth Jeolla)
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
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South Korea claims five provinces on the territory controlled by North Korea. These claimed provinces are managed by theCommittee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces (Korean: 이북5도위원회;Hanja: 以北五道委員會). These provinces are based on the divisions of theKorean Empire era and are different from the presentNorth Korean provinces.

Historical province	Name	Hangul	Hanja	Area (km²)	Capital	Cultural region	Abbreviation
Hamgyeong	North Hamgyeong	함경북도	咸鏡北道	20,345	Cheongjin	Gwanbuk	Hambuk	함북	咸北
Hamgyeong	South Hamgyeong	함경남도	咸鏡南道	31,977	Hamheung	Gwannam	Hamnam	함남	咸南
Pyeongan	North Pyeongan	평안북도	平安北道	28,443	Sinuiju	Gwanseo	Pyeongbuk	평북	平北
Pyeongan	South Pyeongan	평안남도	平安南道	14,944	Pyeongyang	Gwanseo	Pyeongnam	평남	平南
Hwanghae	Hwanghae	황해도	黃海道	16,744	Haeju	Haeseo	Hwanghae	황해	黃海

References

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^"South Korea Administrative Districts". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved4 January 2023.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g[1]Archived 2017-03-12 at theWayback Machine, p. 41.
^충북면적 (in Korean). North Chungcheong Province. Archived fromthe original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved18 March 2013.
^일반현황 (in Korean). South Chungcheong Province. Retrieved18 March 2013.
^"Gangwon provincial office".Gangwon provincial office. Retrieved28 December 2024.
^"Natural Environment". Gangwon Province. Archived fromthe original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved18 March 2013.
^위치와 자연환경 (in Korean). Gyeonggi Province. Archived fromthe original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved18 March 2013.
^경북현황 (in Korean). North Gyeongsang Province. Retrieved18 March 2013.
^일반 현황 (in Korean). South Gyeongsang Province. Archived fromthe original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved18 March 2013.
^"About Jeonbuk State". Jeonbuk State. Retrieved13 October 2024.
^"Geography". Jeju Province. Retrieved18 March 2013.

v t e Regions andadministrative divisions of South Korea
Regions	Gyeonggi Seoul Metropolitan Area Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hoseo Daejeon–Sejong–Chungnam Chungbuk Honam Yeongnam Daegu–Gyeongbuk Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam Southeastern MIR Jeju
Provinces	North Chungcheong South Chungcheong Gyeonggi North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang South Jeolla (Claimed five Northern Korean Provinces)
Special self-governing province and States	Jeju Gangwon Jeonbuk
Special city	Seoul
Special self-governing city	Sejong
Metropolitan cities	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Ulsan

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