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
NameRRMCKoreanHanjaCities and regionsDivisions today
HaesŏHaeseoHaesŏ해서海西 N. Hwanghae and S. HwanghaeNorth Korea
KwansŏGwanseoKwansŏ관서關西 Pyongyang, Nampo, N. Pyongan, S. Pyongan and ChagangNorth Korea
GwandongGwandong (South Korea)Kwandong (North Korea)관동關東 Gangwon / KangwonBoth
KwannamGwannamKwannam관남關南 S. Hamgyong and southern part of Ryanggang; Southern part of GwanbukNorth Korea
KwanbukGwanbukKwanbuk관북關北 Rason, N. Hamgyong and northern part of RyanggangNorth Korea
TongbukDongbukTongbuk동북東北 Rason, N. Hamgyong, S. Hamgyong and RyanggangNorth Korea
HoseoHoseoHosŏ호서湖西 Daejeon, Sejong, N. Chungcheong and S. ChungcheongSouth Korea
HonamHonamHonam호남湖南 Gwangju, N. Jeolla and S. JeollaSouth Korea
Seoul Capital AreaSudogwonSudokwŏn수도권首都圈 Seoul, Incheon and GyeonggiSouth Korea
YeongseoYeongseoYŏngsŏ영서嶺西 Western part of GwandongBoth
YeongdongYeongdongYŏngdong영동嶺東 Eastern part of GwandongBoth
YeongnamYeongnamYŏngnam영남嶺南 Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, N. Gyeongsang and S. GyeongsangSouth Korea
GihoGihoKiho기호畿湖 Gyeonggi and HoseoSouth Korea

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