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ARTICLES RELATED TO Provinces of Korea | | | |  Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Provinces of Korea - Historical summaryDuring the Unified Silla Period (AD 668-935), Korea was divided into nine Ju (주; 州), an old word for "province" that was used to name both the kingdom's provinces and its provincial capitals. (The editor's Cantonese-English dictionary translates 州 variously as "prefecture" or "department.")
After Goryeo defeated Silla and Later Baekje in 935 and 936 respectively, the new kingdom "was divided into one royal district [(Ginae; 기내; 畿內)] and twelve administrative districts [(Mok; 목; 牧)]" (Nahm 1988), ...
See also:Provinces of Korea, Provinces of Korea - Historical summary, Provinces of Korea - Provinces of Unified Silla, Provinces of Korea - Provinces of Goryeo, Provinces of Korea - Provinces of Joseon, Provinces of Korea - Districts of Late Joseon, Provinces of Korea - Provinces of the Korean Empire, Provinces of Korea - Provinces since the division of Korea Read more here: » Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Provinces of Korea - Historical summary |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia - Subdivisions of South Korea Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (do). These are further subdivided into a variety of smaller entities, including cities (si), counties (gun), wards (gu), towns (eup), districts (myeon), neighbourhoods (dong) and villages (ri), as explained below.
(Note on translation: although the terms "Special City," "Metropolitan City," "Prov ...
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Subdivisions of South Korea - Hierarchy Korean terms appear in their official Revised Romanization of Korean spelling.
Subdivisions of South Korea - Korean terms.
Teukbyeolsi
Gu
Dong
Gwangyeoksi
Gu
Dong
Gun
Eup
Ri
Myeon
Ri
Do
Si (of more than 500,000)
Gu
Dong
Si (of less than 500, ...
See also:Subdivisions of South Korea, Subdivisions of South Korea - Hierarchy, Subdivisions of South Korea - Korean terms, Subdivisions of South Korea - Translation, Subdivisions of South Korea - Teukbyeolsi Special City; 특별시; 特別市, Subdivisions of South Korea - Gwangyeoksi Metropolitan City; 광역시; 廣域市, Subdivisions of South Korea - Do Province; 도; 道, Subdivisions of South Korea - Si City; 시; 市, Subdivisions of South Korea - Gun County; 군; 郡, Subdivisions of South Korea - Gu Ward; 구; 區, Subdivisions of South Korea - Eup Town; 읍; 邑, Subdivisions of South Korea - Myeon District; 면; 面, Subdivisions of South Korea - Dong Neighbourhood; 동; 洞, Subdivisions of South Korea - Ri Village; 리; 里, Subdivisions of South Korea - History, Subdivisions of South Korea - Future changes Read more here: » Subdivisions of South Korea: Encyclopedia II - Subdivisions of South Korea - Hierarchy |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - History Main article: History of Korea
Gojoseon, Jin
Proto-Three Kingdoms:
Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye
Samhan, Gaya
Three Kingdoms:
Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla
Unified Silla, Balhae
Later Three Kingdoms
Goryeo
Joseon
Japanese Rule
Divided Korea:
N. Korea, S. Korea
List of RulersSee also: Korea, Korea - Names of Korea, Korea - Culture and philosophy, Korea - History, Korea - Gojoseon, Korea - The Three Kingdoms, Korea - Balhae and Unified Silla, Korea - Goryeo, Korea - Joseon, Korea - Japanese occupation, Korea - Division, Korea - Civil war and hopes for reunification, Korea - Geography, Korea - Demographics, Korea - Korea in sporting events, Korea - Further readings, Korea - Special characters Read more here: » Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - History |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Eight Provinces Korea - History
Eight Provinces Korea - Provinces before 1895.
In 1413 (the 13th year of the reign of King Taejong), the northeastern boundary of Korea was extended to the Tumen River. The country was reorganized into eight provinces: Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, P'unghae (renamed Hwanghae in 1417), P'yŏngan, and Y'ŏnggil (eventually renamed Hamgyŏng in 1509).
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See also:Eight Provinces Korea, Eight Provinces Korea - History, Eight Provinces Korea - Provinces before 1895, Eight Provinces Korea - Districts of 1895-96, Eight Provinces Korea - Restored provinces of 1896, Eight Provinces Korea - Cultural significance, Eight Provinces Korea - Modern-day usage, Eight Provinces Korea - Names, Eight Provinces Korea - Table of provinces, Eight Provinces Korea - Notes Read more here: » Eight Provinces Korea: Encyclopedia II - Eight Provinces Korea - History |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Geography Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula in North-East Asia. It is bound by two countries and three seas. To the northwest, the Yalu River separates Korea from China and to the north, the Tumen River separates Korea from Russia. The Yellow Sea is to the west, the South China Sea is to the south, and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) is to the east of Korea. Notable islands include Jeju-do, Ulleung-do, and Liancourt Rocks (Dok-do).
The southern part and western part of the Korean mainland have well developed plains, while the eastern and nor ...
See also:Korea, Korea - Names of Korea, Korea - Culture and philosophy, Korea - History, Korea - Gojoseon, Korea - The Three Kingdoms, Korea - Balhae and Unified Silla, Korea - Goryeo, Korea - Joseon, Korea - Japanese occupation, Korea - Division, Korea - Civil war and hopes for reunification, Korea - Geography, Korea - Demographics, Korea - Korea in sporting events, Korea - Further readings, Korea - Special characters Read more here: » Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Geography |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Eight Provinces Korea - Modern-day usage The term Paldo ("Eight Provinces") is itself often used as a shorthand to denote Korea as a whole, or to describe the traditional folk culture of Korea's regions. Thus, one sometimes finds such expressions as:
Paldo kimchi in reference to the many varieties of kimchi unique to particular regions of Korea;
Paldo Arirang to denote the hundreds of regional versions of the popular folk song Arirang; and
Paldo sori to broadly refer to the diversity ...
See also:Eight Provinces Korea, Eight Provinces Korea - History, Eight Provinces Korea - Provinces before 1895, Eight Provinces Korea - Districts of 1895-96, Eight Provinces Korea - Restored provinces of 1896, Eight Provinces Korea - Cultural significance, Eight Provinces Korea - Modern-day usage, Eight Provinces Korea - Names, Eight Provinces Korea - Table of provinces, Eight Provinces Korea - Notes Read more here: » Eight Provinces Korea: Encyclopedia II - Eight Provinces Korea - Modern-day usage |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Culture and philosophy Main article: Culture of Korea
During the 7th and 8th centuries, land and sea trading networks connected Korea and Arabia. Koreans used wooden printing blocks by 751. Metal movable type was invented in Korea as early as 1232 (although clay prints were earlier invented in China), before Johann Gutenberg developed metal letterset type (Cumings 1997: 65). Hangul was created by King Sejong in 1443. During the Koryo period, Korean silk was considered by China to be the best in the world; Korean pottery made with blue-green celadon w ...
See also:Korea, Korea - Names of Korea, Korea - Culture and philosophy, Korea - History, Korea - Gojoseon, Korea - The Three Kingdoms, Korea - Balhae and Unified Silla, Korea - Goryeo, Korea - Joseon, Korea - Japanese occupation, Korea - Division, Korea - Civil war and hopes for reunification, Korea - Geography, Korea - Demographics, Korea - Korea in sporting events, Korea - Further readings, Korea - Special characters Read more here: » Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Culture and philosophy |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Korea in sporting events South Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, giving the country an economic boost through increased tourism and greater world recognition. At the time, North_Korea boycotted the event on the grounds that it was not made co-host.
A unified Korean team competed under the Unification Flag in 1991 in both the 41st World Table Tennis Championship in Chiba, Japan and in the 6th World Youth Soccer Championship in Lisbon, Portugal. A unified Korean team marched under the Unification Flag in the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer O ...
See also:Korea, Korea - Names of Korea, Korea - Culture and philosophy, Korea - History, Korea - Gojoseon, Korea - The Three Kingdoms, Korea - Balhae and Unified Silla, Korea - Goryeo, Korea - Joseon, Korea - Japanese occupation, Korea - Division, Korea - Civil war and hopes for reunification, Korea - Geography, Korea - Demographics, Korea - Korea in sporting events, Korea - Further readings, Korea - Special characters Read more here: » Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Korea in sporting events |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Names of Korea Main article: Names of Korea
"Korea" derives from the Goryeo/Koryŏ (고려) period of Korean history, which in turn referred to the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo/Koguryŏ (고구려). In the Korean language, Korea as a whole is referred to as Han'guk (한국, Han Nation) by South Korea and Chosŏn (조선) by North Korea.
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See also:Korea, Korea - Names of Korea, Korea - Culture and philosophy, Korea - History, Korea - Gojoseon, Korea - The Three Kingdoms, Korea - Balhae and Unified Silla, Korea - Goryeo, Korea - Joseon, Korea - Japanese occupation, Korea - Division, Korea - Civil war and hopes for reunification, Korea - Geography, Korea - Demographics, Korea - Korea in sporting events, Korea - Further readings, Korea - Special characters Read more here: » Korea: Encyclopedia II - Korea - Names of Korea |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - South Korea - Demographics Main articles: Demographics of South Korea, Korean people
South Korea - The Korean people.
Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous in the world, with the only significant minority being a small Chinese community. Ancient Korean kingdoms sometimes included parts of Manchuria, and many Koreans moved to Manchuria since the 1800s. Ethnic Koreans are now a recognized minority in China. Koreans are the largest minority population in Japa ...
See also:South Korea, South Korea - History, South Korea - Government and Politics, South Korea - Geography, South Korea - Climate, South Korea - Wildlife, South Korea - Provinces and cities, South Korea - Special City, South Korea - Metropolitan Cities, South Korea - Provinces, South Korea - Economy, South Korea - Chaebol, South Korea - Demographics, South Korea - The Korean people, South Korea - Cities, South Korea - Language, South Korea - Religion, South Korea - Culture, South Korea - Foreign relations, South Korea - Tourism, South Korea - Notes Read more here: » South Korea: Encyclopedia II - South Korea - Demographics |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - South Korea - Demographics Main articles: Demographics of South Korea, Korean people
South Korea - The Korean people.
Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous in the world, with the only significant minority being a small Chinese community. Koreans have lived in Manchuria for many centuries, and are now a recognized minority in China. Koreans are significant minority pop ...
See also:South Korea, South Korea - History, South Korea - Government and Politics, South Korea - Geography, South Korea - Climate, South Korea - Wildlife, South Korea - Provinces and cities, South Korea - Special City, South Korea - Metropolitan Cities, South Korea - Provinces, South Korea - Economy, South Korea - Chaebol, South Korea - Demographics, South Korea - The Korean people, South Korea - Cities, South Korea - Language, South Korea - Religion, South Korea - Culture, South Korea - Foreign relations, South Korea - Tourism, South Korea - Notes Read more here: » South Korea: Encyclopedia II - South Korea - Demographics |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - Circuit subnational entity - Circuits in East Asia Circuit (道 ; Chinese: dào; Japanese: dō) was a historical political division of China, and is still a Japanese one. In Korea, the same word 道 (도; do) is translated as "Province."
There is another Chinese political division, the lù (路), which is translated as "circuits" as well, because the dao and lu never coexisted. Both lu and dao literally mean "road/pat ...
See also:Circuit subnational entity, Circuit subnational entity - Circuits in the common law, Circuit subnational entity - History, Circuit subnational entity - United States, Circuit subnational entity - Circuits in East Asia, Circuit subnational entity - China, Circuit subnational entity - Japan, Circuit subnational entity - Korea Read more here: » Circuit subnational entity: Encyclopedia II - Circuit subnational entity - Circuits in East Asia |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - List of Korea-related topics L-Z - L Lake Tianchi (Ch'ŏnji) Monster
Later Baekje - Later Goguryeo - Later Three Kingdoms of Korea - Lelang Commandery - Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle (TV show) - LG (Korea) - Liancourt Rocks - Liaoning bronze dagger culture - Liberation Monument
Literature (Korean) - Lotte - Lotte Chilsung - Lotte Giants - Lotte World - Lotteria - LPGA of Korea Tour - Lyuh Woon-Hyung
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See also:List of Korea-related topics L-Z, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - Quick Index, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - L, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - M, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - N, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - O, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - P, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - Q, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - R, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - S, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - T, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - U, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - V, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - W, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - X, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - Y, List of Korea-related topics L-Z - Z Read more here: » List of Korea-related topics L-Z: Encyclopedia II - List of Korea-related topics L-Z - L |
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| | | | Provinces of Korea: Encyclopedia II - South Korea - History At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into the Soviet Union-occupied northern half and the United States-occupied southern half, each forming its own government in 1948.
In June 1950, the Korean War broke out. The United Nations-backed South and the Communist-backed North eventually reached a stalemate and an armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along the demilitarised zone at about the original demarcation line.
After the war, the autocratic government of Syngman Rhee was thrown ou ...
See also:South Korea, South Korea - History, South Korea - Government and Politics, South Korea - Geography, South Korea - Climate, South Korea - Wildlife, South Korea - Provinces and cities, South Korea - Special City, South Korea - Metropolitan Cities, South Korea - Provinces, South Korea - Economy, South Korea - Chaebol, South Korea - Demographics, South Korea - The Korean people, South Korea - Cities, South Korea - Language, South Korea - Religion, South Korea - Culture, South Korea - Foreign relations, South Korea - Tourism, South Korea - Notes Read more here: » South Korea: Encyclopedia II - South Korea - History |
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