Provinces of South Korea

Provinces are the first-level division within South Korea. Governors for these provinces are elected every four years.

Types
A province () is the highest-ranked administrative divisions in South Korea. Provinces have equal status to the Korean special cities.

A special autonomous province () is a province with more autonomy over its economy and more powers are given to the provincial government. Jeju is the only special autonomous province.

List of provinces
NameHangulHanjaISOPopulation(2011 est.) Area(km²) Density(/km²)CapitalRegionAbbreviationNorth ChungcheongKR-431,588,6337,433 213CheongjuHoseoChungbukSouth ChungcheongKR-442,064,6658,204 251HongseongHoseoChungnamGangwonKR-421,549,78020,569 75ChuncheonGwandongGangwonGyeonggiKR-4112,239,86210,171 1,203SuwonSudogwonGyeonggiNorth Gyeongsang*KR-472,739,17919,030 144DaeguYeongnamGyeongbukSouth GyeongsangKR-483,374,72510,532 320ChangwonYeongnamGyeongnamJejuKR-49583,2841,849 315JejuJejuJejuNorth JeollaKR-451,895,8828,043236JeonjuHonamJeonbukSouth JeollaKR-461,938,13612257163MuanHonamJeonnam
Note: Daegu is excluded because it is the capital but is not legally part of the province.

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