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Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a gun which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a gun which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. [1]
In South Korean special metropolitan 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., the mayor of Seoul).
A city with a population of over 500,000 (such as Suwon, Cheongju, Cheonan and Jeonju) is considered as a specific city, which can set non-autonomous districts(gu). An administrative city does not have a city council and the mayor of the city is appointed by the provincial governor.
Name Country View Population Mayor or governor or president Beijing: China: 21,542,000 (2018, municipality) Yin Yong: Pyongyang: North Korea: 2,870,000 (2016)
Specific city: Cheongju: North Chungcheong: Hoseo: KR-43 Specific city Chuncheon: Gangwon: Gwandong: KR-42 City Daegu * Daegu: Yeongnam: KR-27 Metropolitan city Daejeon * Daejeon: Hoseo: KR-30 Metropolitan city Gwangju * Gwangju: Honam: KR-29 Metropolitan city Hongseong: South Chungcheong: Hoseo: KR-44 County: Incheon * Incheon: Sudogwon: KR-28 ...
List of provincial-level cities of South Korea This page was last edited on 27 November 2022, at 05:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Seoul, [b] officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, [c] is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, [8] emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population.
List of cities in South Korea This page was last edited on 2 December 2024, at 20:34 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 ...