Eup (administrative division)
| Eup | |
| Hangul | 읍 |
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| Hanja | 邑 |
| Revised Romanization | eup |
| McCune–Reischauer | ŭp |
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Administrative divisions of North Korea |
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| Provincial level |
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Province (도 道 to) |
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Direct-administered city (직할시 直轄市 chikhalsi) |
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Special city (특별시 特別市 t'ŭkpyŏlsi) |
| Municipal level |
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Special-level city (특급시 特級市 t'ŭkkŭpsi) |
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City (시 市 si) |
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County (군 郡 kun) |
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Ward (구역 區域 kuyŏk) |
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District (구 區 ku) |
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Area (지구 地區 chigu) |
| Submunicipal level |
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Town (읍 邑 ŭp) |
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Neighbourhood (동 洞 tong) |
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Village (리 里 ri) |
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Workers' District (로동자구 勞動者區 rodongjagu) |
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Administrative divisions of South Korea |
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| Provincial level |
| Province (list) |
| Special self-governing province (Jeju) |
| Special city (Seoul) |
| Metropolitan city (list) |
| Special self-governing city (Sejong) |
| Municipal level |
| Specific city (list) |
| City (list) |
| County (list) |
| Autonomous District (list) |
| Submunicipal level |
| Administrative city (list) |
| Non-autonomous District (list) |
| Town (list) |
| Township (list) |
| Neighborhood (list) |
| Village (list) |
| Hamlet |
An eup or ŭp is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.
In South Korea
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]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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