Special cities have equal status to provinces in the South Korean administrative scheme, and are among the highest-ranked administrative divisions of South Korea. There are three kinds of first-level city in South Korea.
Seoul was designated a "special free city" (teukbyeol jayusi; 특별자유시; 特別自由市) separate from Gyeonggi Province on August 15, 1946; it became a "special city" on August 15, 1949.[1]
Metropolitan cities were called "direct control (meaning directly-administered) city" (jikhalsi; 직할시; 直轄市) before 1995.
Administration
In South Korean special city and metropolitan cities, the Mayor is the highest-ranking official in charge. The Mayor is directly elected by the people registered in the city for a duration of four years. e.g. Mayor of Seoul.
Metropolitan functions such as water supply and public transport are integrated into the sole prefecture other than scattered to each municipality.
Notes: There are no Hanja for "Seoul"; in Chinese, it is written as 首爾/首尔 (pinyin: Shǒu'ěr), a transcription based on the pronunciation of "Seoul". As a suffix, the character Gyeong (경/京) is used, which means "capital".
Specific cities that meet the minimum requirements for Metropolitan city status but have not yet been nominated
^행정연혁 (in Korean). Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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list, special, cities, south, korea, special, cities, first, level, administrative, divisions, within, south, korea, there, first, level, city, south, korea, seoul, special, cityhangul특별시hanja特別市revised, romanizationteukbyeolsimccune, reischauert, ŭkpyŏlsimetr. Special cities are one of the first level administrative divisions within South Korea There is one first level city in South Korea Seoul Special cityHangul특별시Hanja特別市Revised RomanizationteukbyeolsiMcCune Reischauert ŭkpyŏlsiMetropolitan cityHangul광역시Hanja廣域市Revised RomanizationgwangyeoksiMcCune ReischauerkwangyŏksiSpecial autonomous cityHangul특별자치시Hanja特別自治市Revised Romanizationteukbyeol jachisiMcCune Reischauert ŭkpyŏl chach isi Contents 1 Position in hierarchy and types 2 Administration 3 List of metropolitan cities 3 1 Specific cities that meet the minimum requirements for Metropolitan city status but have not yet been nominated 3 2 Specific cities with more than 900 000 4 See also 5 ReferencesPosition in hierarchy and types EditSpecial cities have equal status to provinces in the South Korean administrative scheme and are among the highest ranked administrative divisions of South Korea There are three kinds of first level city in South Korea Type Hangul Hanja RR City names No of citiesSpecial City 특별시 特別市 teukbyeolsi Seoul 1Metropolitan City 광역시 廣域市 gwangyeoksi Busan Daegu Incheon Gwangju Daejeon Ulsan 6Special Self Governing City 특별자치시 特別自治市 teukbyeol jachisi Sejong 1Seoul was designated a special free city teukbyeol jayusi 특별자유시 特別自由市 separate from Gyeonggi Province on August 15 1946 it became a special city on August 15 1949 1 Metropolitan cities were called direct control meaning directly administered city jikhalsi 직할시 直轄市 before 1995 Administration EditIn South Korean special city and metropolitan cities the Mayor is the highest ranking official in charge The Mayor is directly elected by the people registered in the city for a duration of four years e g Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan functions such as water supply and public transport are integrated into the sole prefecture other than scattered to each municipality List of metropolitan cities Edit Seoul Busan Daegu Incheon Gwangju Daejeon Ulsan Sejongclass notpageimage Special cites in South Korea Name Hangul Hanja Type ISO Population 2017 Area km2 Density km2 City seat Region Provincesplit from Year ofSplitBusan 부산광역시 釜山廣域市 Metropolitan city KR 26 3 416 918 769 89 4 438 18 Yeonje Yeongnam South Gyeongsang 1963Daegu 대구광역시 大邱廣域市 Metropolitan city KR 27 2 453 041 883 56 2 776 31 Jung Yeongnam North Gyeongsang 1981Incheon 인천광역시 仁川廣域市 Metropolitan city KR 28 2 925 967 1 062 60 2 753 59 Namdong Sudogwon Gyeonggi 1981Gwangju 광주광역시 光州廣域市 Metropolitan city KR 29 1 496 172 501 24 2 984 94 Seo Honam South Jeolla 1986Daejeon 대전광역시 大田廣域市 Metropolitan city KR 30 1 525 849 539 35 2 829 05 Seo Hoseo South Chungcheong 1989Sejong 세종특별자치시 世宗特別自治市 Special self governing city KR 50 356 278 465 23 594 52 Boram dong Hoseo South Chungcheong 2012Seoul 서울특별시 서울 特別市 Special city KR 11 9 741 381 605 21 16 095 86 Jung Sudogwon Gyeonggi 1946Ulsan 울산광역시 蔚山廣域市 Metropolitan city KR 31 1 157 077 1 060 79 1 090 76 Nam Yeongnam South Gyeongsang 1997Notes There are no Hanja for Seoul in Chinese it is written as 首爾 首尔 pinyin Shǒu er a transcription based on the pronunciation of Seoul As a suffix the character Gyeong 경 京 is used which means capital Specific cities that meet the minimum requirements for Metropolitan city status but have not yet been nominated Edit Suwon 수원시 水原市 Population 1 194 465 Area 121 04 km2 Density 9 868 34 km2 Changwon 창원시 昌原市 Population 1 054 154 Area 747 12 km2 Density 1 410 95 km2 Yongin 용인시 龍仁市 Population 1 048 832 Area 591 32 km2 Density 1 773 71 km2 Goyang 고양시 高陽市 Population 1 043 035 Area 267 41 km2 Density 3 900 50 km2Specific cities with more than 900 000 Edit Seongnam 성남시 城南市 Population 942 649 Area 141 72 km2 Density 6 651 48 km2See also EditAdministrative divisions of South Korea Cities of South Korea List of cities in South Korea Provinces of South Korea Special cities of North KoreaReferences Edit 행정연혁 in Korean Seoul Metropolitan Government Retrieved 15 March 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of special cities of South Korea amp oldid 1071244969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
