The 17 provinces and cities of South Korea
South Korea has 17 provinces and cities. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The Korean name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the Korean name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the provinces and cities
South Korea has 9 provinces and 8 cities with province status, including the capital, Seoul.
The list accepts the English direction form, the Korean "-do" form and the short form. North Jeolla, Jeollabuk-do and Jeonbuk name the same province.
Sejong is the newest area. It became a special administrative city in 2012.
All 17 provinces and cities
| Province | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Busan | Pusan |
| Daegu | Taegu |
| Daejeon | Taejon |
| Gangwon | Gangwon-do, Kangwon |
| Gwangju | Kwangju |
| Gyeonggi | Gyeonggi-do, Kyonggi |
| Incheon | Inchon |
| Jeju | Jeju-do, Cheju |
| North Chungcheong | Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungbuk |
| North Gyeongsang | Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongbuk |
| North Jeolla | Jeollabuk-do, Jeonbuk |
| Sejong | |
| Seoul | |
| South Chungcheong | Chungcheongnam-do, Chungnam |
| South Gyeongsang | Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongnam |
| South Jeolla | Jeollanam-do, Jeonnam |
| Ulsan |
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Sources
- Official Korean names published by South Korea.
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