- Myeon (administrative division)
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Myeon (administrative division) Hangul 면 Hanja 面 Revised Romanization myeon McCune–Reischauer myŏn Administrative divisions
of South KoreaProvincial level Province
(道 도 do)Special Self-Governing Province
(特別自治道 특별자치도 teukbyeoljachi-do)Special city
(特別市 특별시 teukbyeol-si)Metropolitan city
(廣域市 광역시 gwangyeok-si)Municipal level City
(市 시 si)County
(郡 군 gun)District
(區 구 gu)Town
(邑 읍 eup)Township
(面 면 myeon)Neighbourhood
(洞 동 dong)Ri
(里 리 ri)A myeon, myŏn or myon is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.
In South Korea
Along with eup, myeon is of a county ("gun") and some cities ("si") of fewer than 500,000 population. Myeon have smaller populations than "eup"s and represent the rural areas of a county or city. Myeons are subdivided into villages ("ri"). The minimum population limit is 6,000.[1][2]
See also
Notes
- ^ "면 面 [Myeon]" (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=291716&v=43. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "면 面 [Myeon]" (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopedia Britannica. http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=137734&v=43. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- "면 面 [Myeon]" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=61979&contentno=61979. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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