Regions of Korea

Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula . Many of the names in the list below overlap or are obsolete today, with Honam, Yeongdong, Yeongnam, and the modern term Sudogwon being the only ones in wide use.

The names of Korea's traditional Eight Provinces are often also used as regional monikers.

List of regions

RR	MC	Korean	Hanja	Divisions today
Haeseo	Haesŏ	해서	海西	N. Hwanghae and S. Hwanghae	North Korea
Gwanseo	Kwansŏ	관서	關西	Pyongyang, Nampo, N. Pyongan, S. Pyongan and Chagang	North Korea
Gwandong	Kwandong	관동	關東	Gangwon / Kangwon	Both
Gwannam	Kwannam	관남	關南	S. Hamgyong and southern part of Ryanggang	North Korea
Gwanbuk	Kwanbuk	관북	關北	Rason, N. Hamgyong, S. Hamgyong and Ryanggang	North Korea
Gyeonggi	Kyŏnggi	경기	京畿	Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi	South Korea
Hoseo	Hosŏ	호서	湖西	Daejeon, Sejong, N. Chungcheong and S. Chungcheong	South Korea
Honam	Honam	호남	湖南	Gwangju, N. Jeolla and S. Jeolla	South Korea
Yeongseo	Yŏngsŏ	영서	嶺西	Western part of Gwandong	Both
Yeongdong	Yŏngdong	영동	嶺東	Eastern part of Gwandong	Both
Yeongnam	Yŏngnam	영남	嶺南	Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, N. Gyeongsang and S. Gyeongsang	South Korea
Giho	Kiho	기호	畿湖	Gyeonggi and Hoseo	South Korea

Regions and administrative divisions of North Korea

Regions	Kwanbuk Kwannam Kwanso Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hwanghae

Provinces	Chagang North Hamgyong South Hamgyong North Hwanghae South Hwanghae Kangwon North Pyongan South Pyongan Ryanggang

Direct-administered city	Pyongyang

Special cities	Nampo Rason

Special administrative regions	Kaesong Kumgang Sinuiju

Regions and administrative divisions of South Korea

Region	Capital area/Sudogwon Gwandong Yeongdong Yeongseo Hoseo Daejeon-Sejong-Chungnam Chungbuk Honam Jeju Yeongnam Daegu-Gyeongbuk Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Southeastern MIR

Province	North Chungcheong South Chungcheong Gangwon Gyeonggi North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang North Jeolla South Jeolla

Special self-governing province	Jeju

Special city	Seoul

Metropolitan autonomous city	Sejong

Metropolitan city	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Ulsan

The Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces	North Hamgyeong South Hamgyeong Hwanghae North Pyeongan South Pyeongan

List of regions of Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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Regions of Korea

List of regions

See also