Eup_(administrative_division)

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Eup (administrative division)

Administrative unit of Korea

An eup or ŭp (Korean: 읍) is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town.

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In South Korea

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Along with "myeon", an "eup" is one of the divisions of a county ("gun"), and of some cities ("si") 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 "eup"s. Towns are subdivided into villages ("ri"). In order to form an eup, the minimum population required is 20,000.[1][2][3]

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Notes

  1. [1]
    읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. [2]
    읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  3. [3]
    읍 邑 [Eup] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-06.[permanent dead link]
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