A district or ''
gu'' is an administrative unit in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
.
List of districts in South Korea
Renamed districts
* Nam District → Michuhol, Incheon (1 July 2018)
* Ilsan-gu → Ilsandong-gu, Goyang (16 May 2005)
* Buk District → Bupyeong District, Incheon (1 March 1995)
* Jung-gu → Wonmi-gu, Bucheon (1 February 1993)
* Nam-gu → Sosa-gu, Bucheon (1 February 1993)
Defunct districts
*
Happo-gu (; ),
Masan (1 July 1990 – 1 January 2001)
*
Hoewon-gu (; ),
Masan (1 July 1990 – 1 January 2001)
*
Ulju-gu (; ),
Ulsan
Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...
(1 January 1995 – 15 July 1997)
*
Ojeong-gu (; ),
Bucheon (1 February 1993 – 4 July 2016)
*
Sosa-gu (; ),
Bucheon (1 January 1988 – 4 July 2016)
*
Wonmi-gu (; ),
Bucheon (1 January 1988 – 4 July 2016)
See also
*
Administrative divisions of South Korea
References
{{reflist
Districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...