Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the

Peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

. Many of the names in the list below overlap or are obsolete today, with

Honam Honam (; literally "south of the lake") is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. Today, the term refers to Gwangju, South Jeolla and North Jeolla Provinces. The name "Jeonla-do" is used in the names of th ...

, Yeongdong, Yeongnam, and the modern term

Sudogwon The Seoul Capital Area (SCA), Sudogwon (, ) or Gyeonggi region (), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2020) is ranked as the fifth largest met ...

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

See also