Gun (administrative division)
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Gun | |
Hangul | 군 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kun |
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Administrative divisions of South Korea |
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Provincial level |
Province (list) |
Special self-governing province (Jeju, Gangwon and Jeonbuk) |
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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Administrative divisions of North Korea |
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Provincial level |
Province (도 道 to) |
Special municipality (특별시 特別市 t'ŭkpyŏlsi) |
Municipal level |
City (시 市 si) |
County (군 郡 kun) |
District (구역 區域 kuyŏk) |
Submunicipal level |
Town (읍 邑 ŭp) |
Neighbourhood (동 洞 dong) |
Village (리 里 ri) |
Workers' District (로동자구 勞動者區 rodongjagu) |
A gun (군; 郡) is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of county.[1]
In South Korea, a gun has a population of less than 150,000 (more than that would make it a city or si), is less densely populated than a gu, and is more rural in character than either of the other 2 divisions. Gun are comparable to British non-metropolitan districts. Counties are divided into towns (eup) and districts (myeon).
See also
[edit]- Administrative divisions of South Korea
- List of counties in South Korea
- History of Korea
- Provinces of Korea
- Commandery (China)
References
[edit]- ^ Shryock, Henry S. (22 October 2013). The Methods and Materials of Demography. Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-4832-8910-6.