A district or ''
gu'' is an administrative unit in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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List of districts in South Korea
Renamed districts
* Nam District → Michuhol, Incheon (1 July 2018)
* Ilsan-gu → Ilsandong-gu, Goyang (16 May 2005)
* Buk District → Bupyeong District, Incheon (1 March 1995)
* Jung-gu → Wonmi-gu, Bucheon (1 February 1993)
* Nam-gu → Sosa-gu, Bucheon (1 February 1993)
Defunct districts
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Happo-gu (; ),
Masan
Masan is an administrative region of Changwon, a city in the South Gyeongsang Province. It was formerly an independent city from 1949 until 30 June 2010, when it was absorbed to Changwon along with Jinhae. Masan was redistricted as two district ...
(1 July 1990 – 1 January 2001)
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Hoewon-gu (; ),
Masan
Masan is an administrative region of Changwon, a city in the South Gyeongsang Province. It was formerly an independent city from 1949 until 30 June 2010, when it was absorbed to Changwon along with Jinhae. Masan was redistricted as two district ...
(1 July 1990 – 1 January 2001)
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Ulju-gu (; ),
Ulsan
Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...
(1 January 1995 – 15 July 1997)
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Ojeong-gu Ojeong-gu was a district of the city of Bucheon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
The district was abolished in July 2016 as Bucheon became a unified city without any administrative districts.
Administrative divisions
Ojeong-gu was divided into the f ...
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Bucheon (1 February 1993 – 4 July 2016)
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Sosa-gu Sosa-gu was a district of the city of Bucheon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. 'So' is a Chinese character that means white and 'sa' means sand. Many years ago, there were many streams in this region which is why it is named so.
The district was ab ...
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Bucheon (1 January 1988 – 4 July 2016)
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Wonmi-gu
Wonmi-gu was a district of the city of Bucheon in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The district was abolished in July 2016 as Bucheon became a unified city without any administrative districts.
Administrative divisions
Wonmi-gu was divided into the fol ...
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Bucheon (1 January 1988 – 4 July 2016)
See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
References
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Districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...