Title: People, places and place names in the Republic of Korea /
Authors: Choo, Sungjae,; Chi, Sang-Hyun,; Kukt'o Chiri Chŏngbowŏn (Korea)
Date: 2016
Publisher: National Geographic Information Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport,
Physical description: 139 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language: English
LC class: D
Contents: Introducing Korea through its place names. People, places and place names -- The Korean language and place names -- Romanization of Korean place names -- Understanding Korea through its place names. Place names of contemporary Korea -- Structural aspects of Korean place names -- How Koreans have named their places : ways of seeing -- How Koreans have named their places : history and culture -- Place names in the Republic or Korea.