List of special cities of South Korea
List of metropolitan cities
Notes There are no Hanja for "Seoul"; in Chinese, it is written as 首爾/首尔 (pinyin: Shǒu'ěr), a transcription based on the pronunciation of "Seoul".

List of special cities of South Korea

Section Title: List of metropolitan cities
Table Section Text: Notes There are no Hanja for "Seoul"; in Chinese, it is written as 首爾/首尔 (pinyin: Shǒu'ěr), a transcription based on the pronunciation of "Seoul".

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Type	ISO	Population (2017)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	City seat	Region	Province split from	Year of Split

Busan	부산광역시	釜山廣域市	Metropolitan city	KR-26	3,416,918	769.89	4,438.18	Yeonje	Yeongnam	South Gyeongsang	1963

Daegu	대구광역시	大邱廣域市	Metropolitan city	KR-27	2,453,041	883.56	2,776.31	Jung	Yeongnam	North Gyeongsang	1981

Incheon	인천광역시	仁川廣域市	Metropolitan city	KR-28	2,925,967	1,062.60	2,753.59	Namdong	Sudogwon	Gyeonggi	1981

Gwangju	광주광역시	光州廣域市	Metropolitan city	KR-29	1,496,172	501.24	2,984.94	Seo	Honam	South Jeolla	1986

Daejeon	대전광역시	大田廣域市	Metropolitan city	KR-30	1,525,849	539.35	2,829.05	Seo	Hoseo	South Chungcheong	1989

Sejong	세종특별자치시	世宗特別自治市	Special autonomous city	KR-50	276,589	465.23	594.52	Boram-dong	Hoseo	South Chungcheong	2012

Seoul	서울특별시	서울特別市*	Special city	KR-11	9,741,381	605.21	16,095.86	Jung	Sudogwon	Gyeonggi	1946

Ulsan	울산광역시	蔚山廣域市	Metropolitan city	KR-31	1,157,077	1,060.79	1,090.76	Nam	Yeongnam	South Gyeongsang	1997

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Busan and Ulsan are South Gyeongsang Province Metropolitan Cities.
The cities in the South Gyeongsang Province are Busan and Ulsan, which are separately administered as provincial-level Metropolitan Cities.
In South Korea, Busan and Ulsan are, Metropolitan Cities.

final_sentence: Busan and Ulsan are South Gyeongsang Province Metropolitan Cities.
final_sentence: The cities in the South Gyeongsang Province are Busan and Ulsan, which are separately administered as provincial-level Metropolitan Cities.
final_sentence: In South Korea, Busan and Ulsan are, Metropolitan Cities.