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Special city
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationteukbyeolsi
McCune–Reischauert'ŭkpyŏlsi
Metropolitan city
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationgwangyeoksi
McCune–Reischauerkwangyŏksi
Special autonomous city
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationteukbyeol-jachisi
McCune–Reischauert’ŭkpyŏl-chach’isi
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Administrative divisions
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Province (list)
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Metropolitan city (list)
Special self-governing city (Sejong)
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Specific city (list)
City (list)
County (list)
Autonomous District (list)
Submunicipal level
Administrative city (list)
Non-autonomous District (list)
Neighborhoods and Towns
Town (list)
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Villages
Village (list)
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Special cities are one of the first-level administrative division within South Korea. There are 8 first-level cities in South Korea: Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon, Sejong, Seoul and Ulsan.

Position in hierarchy and Types

Special cities are the highest-ranked administrative divisions in South Korea. These cities have equal status to the provinces. There are three kinds of first-level city in South Korea.

Type Hangul Hanja RR City names No. of cities
Special city 특별시 [[[wikt:特|特]]別市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) teukbyeolsi Seoul 1
Metropolitan city 광역시 [[[wikt:廣|廣]]域市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) gwangyeoksi Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon, Ulsan 6
Metropolitan autonomous city 특별자치시 [[[wikt:特|特]]別自治市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) teukbyeol-jachisi Sejong 1
  • Seoul was designated a "special free city" (teukbyeol jayusi; 특별자유시; [特別自由市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help)) separate from Gyeonggi Province on August 15, 1946; it became a "special city" on August 15, 1949.[1]
  • Metropolitan cities were called "directly-administered city" (jikhalsi; 직할시; [直轄市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help)) before 1995.

Administration

In South Korean special city and metropolitan cities, the Mayor is the highest-ranking official in charge. The Mayor is directly elected by the people registered in the city for a duration of four years. e.g. Mayor of Seoul.

List of metropolitan cities

Name Hangul Hanja Type ISO Population Area
(km²)		 Density
(/km²)		 City seat Region Province
split from		 Year of
Split
Busan 부산광역시 [釜山廣域市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) Metropolitan city KR-26 3,574,340 766 4,666 Yeonje Yeongnam South Gyeongsang 1963
Daegu 대구광역시 [大邱廣域市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) Metropolitan city KR-27 2,512,604 884 2,842 Jung Yeongnam North Gyeongsang 1981
Daejeon 대전광역시 [大田廣域市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) Metropolitan city KR-30 1,442,857 540 2,673 Seo Hoseo South Chungcheong 1989
Gwangju 광주광역시 [光州廣域市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) Metropolitan city KR-29 1,415,953 501 2,824 Seo Honam South Jeolla 1986
Incheon 인천광역시 [仁川廣域市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) Metropolitan city KR-28 2,710,579 965 2,810 Namdong Sudogwon Gyeonggi 1981
Sejong 세종특별자치시 [世宗特別自治市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) Metropolitan autonomous city KR-50 122,263 465 380 Hansol-dong Hoseo South Chungcheong 2012
Seoul 서울특별시 서울[特別市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help)* Special city KR-11 10,464,051 605 17,288 Jung Sudogwon Gyeonggi 1946
Ulsan 울산광역시 [蔚山廣域市] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help) Metropolitan city KR-31 1,126,879 1,056 1,030 Nam Yeongnam South Gyeongsang 1997
Notes
  • There is no hanja for "Seoul," but in Chinese, it is written by its Joseon Dynasty name Hanseong (漢城). The new Chinese name, (首爾/首尔; pinyin: Shǒu'ěr), is a transcription based on the pronunciation of "Seoul". As a suffix, the character Gyeong (경/[京] Error: {{Lang}}: script: kore not supported for code: ko (help)) is used, which means "capital".

Specific cities that meet the minimum requirements for Metropolitan city status but have not yet been nominated

  • Suwon (수원시 / 水原市) - Population: 1,177,376; Area: 121.1 km²; Density: 9,722.34 /km²
  • Changwon (창원시 / 昌原市) - Population: 1,106,081; Area: 736.34 km²; Density: 1,502.13 /km²
  • Goyang (고양시 / 高陽市) - Population: 1,014,162; Area: 267.29 km²; Density: 3.794.23 /km²

Specific cities with more than 900,000

  • Seongnam (성남시 / 城南市) - Population: 972,797; Area: 141.70 km²; Density: 6,865.18 /km²
  • Yongin (용인시 / 龍仁市) - Population: 968,346; Area: 591.36 km²; Density: 1,637.48 /km²

See also

References

  1. ^ 행정연혁 (in Korean). Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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