Gu (administrative division)

A gu, or district, is an administrative unit in South Korea. There are two kinds of districts in South Korea. One is the autonomous district of special and metropolitan cities, which is a municipal entity similar to a city with its own mayor along with its own legislative council. The other is the non-autonomous district of municipal cities. Cities with over 500,000 people are allowed to have gu (notable exceptions to this rule are the cities of Gimhae, Hwaseong, and Namyangju).

District
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationgu
McCune–Reischauerku
Autonomous district
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationjachigu
McCune–Reischauerchach’iku
non-autonomous district
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationilbangu
McCune–Reischauerilpanku

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