| Eup | |
| Hangul | 읍 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | eup |
| McCune–Reischauer | ŭp |
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| Administrative divisions of North Korea |
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| Provincial level |
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Province (도 道 to) |
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Special municipality (특별시 特別市 t'ŭkpyŏlsi) |
| Municipal level |
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City (시 市 si) |
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County (군 郡 kun) |
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District (구역 區域 kuyŏk) |
| Submunicipal level |
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Town (읍 邑 ŭp) |
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Neighbourhood (동 洞 dong) |
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Village (리 里 ri) |
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Workers' District (로동자구 勞動者區 rodongjagu) |
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Administrative divisions of South Korea |
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| Provincial level |
| Province ( list) |
| Special self-governing province ( Jeju, Gangwon and Jeonbuk) |
| 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) |
| Neighborhoods and Towns |
| Town ( list) |
| Township ( list) |
| Neighborhood ( list) |
| Villages |
| Village ( list) |
| Communities |
| Ward |
An eup or ŭp ( Korean: 읍) 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. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ 읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-06.[ permanent dead link]
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