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A town or eup is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with township (rural), a town (urban) is one of the divisions of a county, and of some cities 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 towns. Towns are subdivided into ...
The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as eup. Towns are subdivided into villages ( ri ). In order to form an eup , the minimum population required is 20,000.
A myeon (also spelt as myŏn, myon) or township is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with town (urban), a township (rural) is a division of a county and some cities of fewer than 500,000 population. Townships have smaller populations than towns and represent the rural areas of a county or city. Townships are subdivided into villages ...
The population of South Korea showed robust growth since the republic's establishment in 1948, and then dramatically slowed down with the effects of its economic growth. In the first official census, taken in 1949, the total population of South Korea was calculated at 20,188,641 people. The 1985 census total was 40,466,577.
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]
A haengjeongdong, haengchŏngtong, haengchongtong, or administrative neighborhood is an administrative unit in South Korea in cities. Township have smaller populations than towns and represent the rural areas of a county or city. [1] [2] [3]
As South Korea hits the world's lowest birth rate, a rural elementary school struggles to stay open amid a nationwide drop-off in school-age children.
Gangwon Province, South Korea: KR₩ 62 trillion US$ 50 billion Province 14 Daejeon: KR₩ 54 trillion US$ 43 billion Metropolitan City 15 Gwangju: KR₩ 52 trillion US$ 42 billion Metropolitan City 16 Jeju Province: KR₩ 26 trillion US$ 21 billion Province 17 Sejong: KR₩ 17 trillion US$ 14 billion Special City – South Korea: KR₩ 2,404 ...