Gu (administrative division)
A gu, or district, is an administrative unit in South Korea. There are two kinds of districts in South Korea. One is the autonomous district of special and metropolitan cities, which is a municipal entity similar to a city with its own mayor along with its own legislative council. The other is the non-autonomous district of municipal cities. Cities with over 500,000 people are allowed to have gu (notable exceptions to this rule are the cities of Gimhae, Hwaseong, and Namyangju).
| District | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | gu |
| McCune–Reischauer | ku |
| Autonomous district | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | jachigu |
| McCune–Reischauer | chach’iku |
| non-autonomous district | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | ilbangu |
| McCune–Reischauer | ilpanku |
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Administrative divisions of South Korea |
|---|
| 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 |
See also
- List of districts in South Korea
- Administrative divisions of South Korea
- District (China) the original use of the gu hanja, still in use in China and Taiwan
References
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