| Eup (administrative division) | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 읍 |
| Hanja | 邑 |
| Revised Romanization | eup |
| McCune–Reischauer | ŭp |
| Administrative divisions of South Korea |
|---|
| Provincial level |
| Province (道 도 do) |
| Special Self-Governing Province (特別自治道 특별자치도 teukbyeoljachi-do) |
| Special city (特別市 특별시 teukbyeol-si) |
| Metropolitan city (廣域市 광역시 gwangyeok-si) |
| Municipal level |
| City (市 시 si) |
| County (郡 군 gun) |
| District (區 구 gu) |
| Town (邑 읍 eup) |
| Township (面 면 myeon) |
| Neighbourhood (洞 동 dong) |
| Ri (里 리 ri) |
An eup or ŭp is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.
Along with "myeon", an "eup" is one of the divisions of a county ("gun"), and of some cities ("si") with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as "eup"s. Towns are subdivided into villages ("ri"). In order to form an eup, the minimum population required is 20,000.[1][2][3]