Gun (administrative division)
A gun (군; 郡) is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of county.
| Gun | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kun |
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Administrative divisions of South Korea |
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| Provincial level |
| Province (list) |
| Special self-governing province (Jeju) |
| Special city (Seoul) |
| Metropolitan city (list) |
| Special self-governing city (Sejong) |
| Municipal level |
| Specific city (list) |
| City (list) |
| County (list) |
| Autonomous District (list) |
| Submunicipal level |
| Administrative city (list) |
| Non-autonomous District (list) |
| Town (list) |
| Township (list) |
| Neighborhood (list) |
| Village (list) |
| Hamlet |
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).
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