Regions of Korea

Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula. Many of the names in the list below overlap or are obsolete today, with Honam, Yeongdong, Yeongnam, and the modern term Sudogwon being the only ones in wide use in South Korea.

The names of Korea's traditional Eight Provinces are often also used as regional monikers.

List of regions

Gwandong: Gangwon and Kangwŏn Provinces
Haesŏ: Hwanghae region, North Korea
Honam: Jeolla region, South Korea
Hoseo: Chungcheong region, South Korea
Kwanbuk: North Hamgyŏng Province (or Hamgyŏng region generally), North Korea
Kwannam: South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea
Kwansŏ: P'yŏngan region, North Korea
Gyeonggi: Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Yeongdong: eastern Gangwon and Kangwŏn Provinces
Yeongnam: Gyeongsang region, South Korea
Yeongseo: western Gangwon and Kangwŏn Provinces

v • d • e Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea

Regions	Kwanbuk (Kwannam) · Kwansŏ · Kwandong (Ryŏngdong • Ryŏngsŏ) · Haesŏ

Provinces	Chagang · Hamgyŏngbuk · Hamgyŏngnam · Hwangbuk · Hwangnam · Kangwŏn · P'yŏngbuk · P'yŏngnam · Ryanggang

Special administrative regions	Kaesŏng · Kŭmgangsan · Sinŭiju

Directly Governed City	P'yŏngyang · Rasŏn

Regions and administrative divisions of South Korea

Regions

Capital area · Gwandong (Yeongdong · Yeongseo) · Hoseo · Honam (Jeju) · Yeongnam

Provinces

Chungbuk · Chungnam · Gangwon · Gyeonggi · Gyeongbuk · Gyeongnam · Jeonbuk · Jeonnam

Special self-governing province

Busan · Daegu · Daejeon · Gwangju · Incheon · Ulsan

Proposed/Planned Cities

Metropolitan Cities	Suwon-Hwaseong-Osan · Namyangju-Guri · (Seongnam-Hanam)-Gwangju · Uiwang-Anyang-Gunpo · Cheongju-Cheongwon · Changwon-Masan-Jinhae · Jinju-Sancheong · Yeosu-Suncheon-Gwangyang · Mokpo-Muan · Jeonju-Wanju

Special Autonomous City	Sejong

v • d • e List of regions of Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan · Armenia¹ · Azerbaijan¹ · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Burma² · Cambodia · People's Republic of China · Cyprus¹ · East Timor³ · Egypt⁴ · Georgia⁴ · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan⁴ · North Korea · South Korea · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Russia⁴ · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Republic of China⁵ · Thailand · Turkey⁴ · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia¹ · Nagorno-Karabakh · Northern Cyprus · Palestine · South Ossetia¹ ·

Dependencies, autonomies, other territories	Aceh · Adjara¹ · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Altai · British Indian Ocean Territory · Buryatia · Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Guangxi · Hong Kong · Inner Mongolia · Iraqi Kurdistan · Khakassia · Macau · Nakhchivan · Ningxia · Papua · Sakha Republic · Tibet · Tuva · West Papua · Xinjiang ·

¹ Sometimes included in Europe, depending on the border definitions. ² Officially known as Myanmar. ³ Sometimes included in Oceania, and also known as Timor-Leste. ⁴ Transcontinental country. ⁵ Commonly known as Taiwan.

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Regions of Korea

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