South Korea: Provinces (Register) & Urban Municipalities (Register)

Provinces (Register)

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Original	Capital	A (km²)	E 1992-12-31	E 1997-12-31	E 2002-12-31	E 2008-12-31
<	Busan (Pusan)	BUS	City	부산	Busan	760	3,887,278	3,865,114	3,747,369	3,596,076
<	Chungcheongbuk-do (Ch'ungch'ŏngpuk-do)	CCB	Prov	충북	Cheongju	7,432	1,404,767	1,475,448	1,501,443	1,542,287
<	Chungcheongnam-do (Ch'ungch'ŏngnam-do)	CCN	Prov	충남	Daejeon	8,586	1,872,095	1,903,171	1,918,561	2,053,791
<	Daegu (Taegu)	DAG	City	대구	Daegu	886	2,286,305	2,501,928	2,540,647	2,512,601
<	Daejeon (Taejŏn)	DAJ	City	대전	Daejeon	540	1,136,621	1,323,009	1,424,844	1,494,951
<	Gangwon-do (Kangwŏn-do)	GAW	Prov	강원	Chuncheon	16,572	1,555,082	1,540,307	1,543,665	1,521,467
<	Gwangju (Kwangju)	GWA	City	광주	Gwangju	501	1,224,778	1,326,478	1,401,525	1,434,625
<	Gyeonggi-do (Kyŏnggi-do)	GYG	Prov	경기	Suweon	10,135	6,619,629	8,514,716	10,000,047	11,549,091
<	Gyeongsangbuk-do (Kyŏngsangpuk-do)	GSB	Prov	경북	Daegu	19,024	2,873,336	2,811,586	2,775,890	2,709,662
<	Gyeongsangnam-do (Kyŏngsangnam-do)	GSN	Prov	경남	Masan	10,516	2,950,235	3,058,479	3,143,475	3,276,962
<	Incheon (Inch'ŏn)	INC	City	인천	Incheon	965	2,070,616	2,460,906	2,596,102	2,741,217
<	Jeju-do (Cheju-do)	JEJ	Prov	제주	Jeju	1,846	506,222	528,360	552,310	565,520
<	Jeollabuk-do (Chŏllapuk-do)	JEB	Prov	전북	Jeonju	8,050	2,028,956	2,007,379	1,961,572	1,874,521
<	Jeollanam-do (Chŏllanam-do)	JEN	Prov	전남	Gwangju	11,987	2,283,858	2,166,247	2,059,621	1,938,690
<	Seoul (Sŏul)	SEO	City	서울	Seoul	606	10,969,862	10,389,057	10,280,523	10,456,034
<	Ulsan	ULS	City	울산	Ulsan	1,056	899,233	1,013,070	1,070,277	1,126,879
	South Korea	KOR			Seoul	99,461	44,568,873	46,885,255	48,517,871	50,394,374

(1992) (1997) (2002) National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (web).
(2008) National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (by Dariusz Gierczak).

	Name	Adm.	M E 2008-12-31
1	Seoul	SEO	10,456,034
2	Busan	BUS	3,596,076
3	Incheon	INC	2,741,217
4	Daegu	DAG	2,512,601
5	Daejeon	DAJ	1,494,951
6	Gwangju	GWA	1,434,625
7	Ulsan	ULS	1,126,879
8	Suweon	GYG	1,090,678
9	Seongnam	GYG	958,349
10	Goyang	GYG	950,750

Urban Municipalities (Register)

	Name	Original	Adm.	M E 1992-12-31	M E 1997-12-31	M E 2002-12-31	M E 2008-12-31
<	Andong	안동	GSB	197,709	188,679	179,587	168,718
<	Ansan	안산	GYG	354,762	551,310	637,660	741,073
<	Anseong (Ansŏng)	안성	GYG	120,513	128,874	149,233	175,265
<	Anyang	안양	GYG	540,251	593,425	597,656	627,330
<	Asan	아산	CCN	151,656	176,781	193,188	248,329
<	Boryeong (Poryŏng – Taech'ŏn)	보령	CCN	131,108	121,917	113,671	108,182
<	Bucheon (Puch'ŏn)	부천	GYG	688,349	791,397	821,081	882,037
<	Busan [Pusan]	부산	BUS	3,887,278	3,865,114	3,747,369	3,596,076
<	Changwon (Ch'angwŏn)	창원	GSN	...	508,148	517,577	509,801
<	Cheonan (Ch'ŏnan)	천안	CCN	294,446	373,392	445,485	547,662
<	Cheongju (Ch'ŏngju)	청주	CCB	471,624	545,069	606,305	644,223
<	Chuncheon (Ch'unch'ŏn)	춘천	GAW	221,662	240,883	253,532	264,557
<	Chungju (Ch'ungju)	충주	CCB	207,023	218,457	212,875	208,808
<	Daegu [Taegu]	대구	DAG	2,286,305	2,501,928	2,540,647	2,512,601
<	Daejeon (Taejŏn) [Taejon]	대전	DAJ	1,136,621	1,323,009	1,424,844	1,494,951
<	Dongducheon (Tongduchŏn)	동두천	GYG	69,534	74,165	74,739	93,207
<	Donghae (Tonghae)	동해	GAW	96,336	103,201	103,039	96,241
<	Gangneung (Kangnŭng)	강릉	GAW	222,028	226,014	230,714	220,097
<	Geoje (Kŏje)	거제	GSN	144,054	165,887	183,897	224,855
<	Gimcheon (Kimch'ŏn)	김천	GSB	147,207	150,876	147,760	139,871
<	Gimhae (Kimhae)	김해	GSN	227,529	307,254	393,936	490,025
<	Gimje (Kimje)	김제	JEB	138,974	122,985	111,462	97,012
<	Gimpo (Kimp'o)	김포	GYG	110,896	125,532	196,193	231,780
<	Gongju (Kongju)	공주	CCN	143,711	136,877	133,012	127,391
<	Goyang (Koyang)	고양	GYG	257,834	720,355	840,345	950,750
<	Gumi (Kumi)	구미	GSB	270,382	325,482	354,746	398,949
<	Gunpo (Kunp'o)	군포	GYG	130,937	262,860	269,889	282,434
<	Gunsan (Kunsan)	군산	JEB	269,579	281,437	273,086	267,146
<	Guri (Kuri)	구리	GYG	124,925	164,887	193,850	197,438
<	Gwacheon (Kwachŏn)	과천	GYG	72,570	71,430	70,716	69,803
<	Gwangju [Kwangju]	광주	GWA	1,224,778	1,326,478	1,401,525	1,434,625
<	Gwangju (Kwangju)	광주	GYG	83,117	111,224	177,593	244,033
<	Gwangmyeong (Kwangmyŏng)	광명	GYG	338,255	343,388	341,617	314,317
<	Gwangyang (Kwangyang)	광양	JEN	128,445	132,444	138,162	142,399
<	Gyeongju (Kyŏngju)	경주	GSB	272,834	292,173	285,900	274,295
<	Gyeongsan (Kyŏngsan)	경산	GSB	143,122	200,223	221,196	243,863
<	Gyeryong (Kyeryong)	계룡	CCN	...	21,875	29,961	41,579
<	Hanam	하남	GYG	95,146	125,311	127,935	145,480
<	Hwaseong (Hwasŏng)	화성	GYG	181,469	179,031	231,347	471,726
<	Icheon (Ich'ŏn)	이천	GYG	147,660	171,977	190,641	200,392
<	Iksan (Iri)	익산	JEB	316,820	332,493	332,545	312,837
<	Incheon (Inch'ŏn)	인천	INC	2,070,616	2,460,906	2,596,102	2,741,217
<	Jecheon (Chech'ŏn)	제천	CCB	144,667	148,259	143,655	137,229
<	Jeju (Cheju)	제주	JEJ	338,274	364,733	391,488	410,915
<	Jeongeup (Chŏngŭp)	정읍	JEB	159,945	150,822	139,876	124,196
<	Jeonju (Chŏnju)	전주	JEB	539,180	590,162	626,069	635,707
<	Jinhae (Chinhae)	진해	GSN	124,478	134,237	141,936	171,421
<	Jinju (Chinju)	진주	GSN	328,475	339,799	340,816	334,237
<	Masan	마산	GSN	...	428,179	434,996	414,771
<	Miryang	밀양	GSN	134,909	129,483	120,808	111,910
<	Mokpo (Mokp'o)	목포	JEN	224,766	250,178	245,315	247,620
<	Mungyeong (Mun'gyŏng)	문경	GSB	106,078	91,883	83,955	75,973
<	Naju	나주	JEN	123,660	112,735	103,452	94,246
<	Namwon	남원	JEB	114,450	107,323	100,677	89,123
<	Namyangju (Mikum)	남양주	GYG	214,037	279,681	394,202	511,603
<	Nonsan	논산	CCN	157,269	147,593	138,013	130,114
<	Osan	오산	GYG	60,998	75,806	116,624	153,690
<	Paju (P'aju)	파주	GYG	164,832	178,367	237,341	319,395
<	Pocheon (P'och'ŏn)	포천	GYG	119,028	143,023	154,710	168,688
<	Pohang (P'ohang)	포항	GSB	500,273	512,953	513,424	511,805
<	Pyeongtaek (P'yŏngt'aek – Songtan)	평택	GYG	289,966	348,012	362,507	417,503
<	Sacheon (Sach'ŏn)	사천	GSN	123,401	121,112	117,427	114,482
<	Samcheok (Samch'ŏk)	삼척	GAW	100,046	86,103	77,555	71,431
<	Sangju	상주	GSB	141,876	130,722	119,283	106,141
<	Seogwipo (Sŏgwip'o)	서귀포	JEJ	167,948	163,627	160,822	154,605
<	Seongnam (Sŏngnam)	성남	GYG	645,793	926,832	946,445	958,349
<	Seosan (Sŏsan)	서산	CCN	141,689	149,785	148,697	158,880
<	Seoul (Sŏul)	서울	SEO	10,969,862	10,389,057	10,280,523	10,456,034
<	Siheung (Shihŭng)	시흥	GYG	128,586	224,103	359,072	408,164
<	Sokcho (Sŏkch'o)	속초	GAW	74,798	85,427	90,447	85,349
<	Suncheon (Sunch'ŏn)	순천	JEN	232,611	264,706	271,636	271,035
<	Suweon (Suwŏn)	수원	GYG	697,290	801,186	1,023,875	1,090,678
<	Taebaek (T'aebaek)	태백	GAW	79,363	60,483	55,233	51,285
<	Tongyeong (T'ong-yŏng)	통영	GSN	145,301	140,927	134,581	138,791
<	Uijeongbu (Ŭijŏngbu)	의정부	GYG	238,319	307,751	380,521	435,299
<	Uiwang (Ŭiwang)	의왕	GYG	97,717	114,788	133,967	135,803
<	Ulsan	울산	ULS	899,233	1,013,070	1,070,277	1,126,879
<	Wonju (Wŏnju)	원주	GAW	220,811	255,259	277,987	306,350
<	Yangju	양주	GYG	88,559	102,967	146,535	187,022
<	Yangsan	양산	GSN	...	174,559	208,304	246,852
<	Yeongcheon (Yŏngch'ŏn)	영천	GSB	125,082	121,720	116,523	105,924
<	Yeongju (Yŏngju)	영주	GSB	143,266	135,381	126,303	114,909
<	Yeosu (Yŏsu)	여수	JEN	258,914	269,598	316,143	297,178
<	Yongin (Yong-in)	용인	GYG	182,806	302,564	529,300	831,305

(1992) (1997) (2002) National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (web).
(2008) National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (by Dariusz Gierczak)

SOUTH KOREA: Municipalities (Register)

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