Eup (administrative division)
An eup or ŭp (Korean: 읍) is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.
| Eup | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | eup |
| McCune–Reischauer | ŭp |
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Administrative divisions of North Korea |
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| Provincial level |
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Province (도 道 to) |
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Direct-administered city (직할시 直轄市 chikhalsi) |
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Special city (특별시 特別市 t'ŭkpyŏlsi) |
| Municipal level |
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Special-level city (특급시 特級市 t'ŭkkŭpsi) |
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City (시 市 si) |
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County (군 郡 kun) |
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Ward (구역 區域 kuyŏk) |
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District (구 區 ku) |
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Area (지구 地區 chigu) |
| Submunicipal level |
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Town (읍 邑 ŭp) |
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Neighbourhood (동 洞 tong) |
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Village (리 里 ri) |
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Workers' District (로동자구 勞動者區 rodongjagu) |
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Administrative divisions of South Korea |
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| Provincial level |
| Province (list) |
| Special self-governing province (Jeju) |
| 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) |
| Town (list) |
| Township (list) |
| Neighborhood (list) |
| Village (list) |
| Hamlet |
In South Korea
Along with "myeon", an "eup" is one of the divisions of a county ("gun"), and of some cities ("si") with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as "eup"s. Towns are subdivided into villages ("ri"). In order to form an eup, the minimum population required is 20,000.[1][2][3]
Notes
- 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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