Talk:Administrative divisions of South Korea

message: When did this system come into use?  Is it post-Liberation or traditional? Nik42 09:14, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: Since the official web site of Jeju calls itself "Jeju Special Self-Governing Province", is it not better that all instances of teukbyeol jachido be translated into similar terminology? -- 129.78.64.106 13:45, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jachido 

message: I searched the official English name of 서울특별시 (literally, "Special City of the Capital" or "Seoul Special City") in 영문표기사전 (an internet dictionary to search official English names of organizations affiliated under the South Korean Goverment) administered by the Seoul City Hall. "Seoul Special City" does not exist in the DB but Seoul Metropolitan Government does (the captured image). Examples are below.
№[1]        	Official Korean name        	Literal meaning of the Korean name                                	Official English name
★           	서울특별시                       	Seoul Special City                                                	Seoul Metropolitan Government
9           	서울특별시중랑하수처리사업소              	Seoul Special City Jungnang Sewage Treatment Station              	Jungnang Sewage Treatment Plant, Seoul Metropolitan Government
14          	서울특별시건설안전본부                 	Seoul Special City Construction Safety Headquarters               	Office of Infrastructure Management, Seoul Metropolitan Government
22          	서울특별시소방서                    	Seoul Special City Fire Extinguishment Station                    	Fire Station, Seoul Metropolitan Government
23          	서울특별시소방학교                   	Seoul Special City Fire Extinguishment School                     	Fire Academy, Seoul Metropolitan Government
24          	서울특별시품질시험소                  	Seoul Special City Quality Inspection Office                      	Quality Inspection Office, Seoul Metropolitan Government
26          	서울특별시농업기술센터                 	Seoul Special City Agricultural Technology Center                 	Agricultural Technology Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government
27          	서울특별시상수도사업본부                	Seoul Special City Waterworks Work Headquaters                    	Office of Waterworks, Seoul Metropolitan Government
28          	서울특별시보건환경연구원                	Seoul Special City Health & Environment Research House            	Research Institute of Public Health ＆ Environment, Seoul Metropolitan Government
29          	서울특별시지방공무원교육원               	Seoul Special City Education House of Local Public Service Workers	City Officials Training Institute, Seoul Metropolitan Government
31          	서울특별시립동부병원                  	Eastern Hospital Established by Seoul Special City                	Dongbu Hospital, Seoul Metropolitan Government
33          	서울특별시공무원수련원                 	Seoul Special City Training House of Public Service Workers       	Officials Recreation Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government
and so on...	and so on...                	and so on...                                                      	and so on...
# ^ It is the serial number output when searching "서울특별시" in the website.
The official English website of the Seoul City Hall are also using the name "Seoul Metropolitan Government" not "Seoul Special City".
I suggest to change the word "Special City" to "Metropolitan Government" in all the Seoul related-articles and templates in English Wikipedia. The English name "Special City" is not official but just the "literal meaning" of the official Korean name "특별시 (teukbyeolsi)". ― 韓斌/Yes0song (談笑 筆跡 다지모) 15:10, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm...but does Seoul Metropolitan Government describe the city, or does it describe the government of the city? The information in the table above describes departments and offices of the local government. Surely Seoul Metropolitan Government is not the appropriate moniker for Seoul? 'Seoul Special City' is a direct translation and is awkward. Why not just use 'Seoul'? Mumun 無文 17:11, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, b/c I searched "Seoul Special City" but nothing comes up. But word "Seoul" itself brings up many relevant results. "Seoul" is fine. (Wikimachine 03:14, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Agreed; "special city" can be reserved for articles such as this one, for which the distinction between 광역시 and 특별시 is relevant.  For the record, it is worth noting that the SMG government itself uses the term on such occasions, for example 'It was renamed the "Special City of Seoul" on August 15, 1949, one year after the inauguration of the Republic of Korea Government.'   -- Visviva 03:52, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Special City" or "Metropolitan Government" 

message: This is translated both as a ward and a district in the text. Which is it, or are these two different units with the same name? 85.227.226.243 (talk) 15:50, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "gu" 

message: What are the requirements for the following subdivisions in population, area etc.? jlog3000 (talk) 17:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Requirements for each subdivision

message: I have never heard of anyone calling 전라북도 "Jeollabuk" in English. It is either Jeollabuk-do or North Jeolla. What is the point of this "Jeollabuk" here? As well as Chungcheongbuk, Jeollanam, etc.? Ri hwa won (talk) 12:18, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jeollabuk, etc. 

message: Daejeon is listed twice on the map. Gwangju is supposed to be on the map but is labeled as Daejeon.
CalBears99 (talk) 19:51, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map problem 

message: Pleas read Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Korea#서울특별시 is not Seoul Special City, but Seoul Metropolitan Government in English and discuss this. ― Yes0song 10:09, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  I reopened the discussion of "Special City" 

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