Gun (administrative division)
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Gun | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kun |
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A gun (군; 郡) is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of county.
In South Korea, a gun has a population of less than 150,000 (more than that would make it a city or si), is less densely populated than a gu, and is more rural in character than either of the other 2 divisions. Gun are comparable to British non-metropolitan districts. Counties are divided into towns (eup) and districts (myeon).
See also
- Administrative divisions of South Korea
- List of counties in South Korea
- History of Korea
- Provinces of Korea
- Commandery (China)
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