Editing Encyclopedia:Naming conventions (Korean) (section)

== Administrative divisions ==
{{See also|Administrative divisions of North Korea|Administrative divisions of South Korea}}

=== Provinces ===
Use the following spellings for both article titles and in the body of any article (you can truncate the disambiguation for Gangwon/Kangwon Province).

Note that many of these provinces have official English names that differ from these spellings; see [[Provinces of South Korea]] for examples. These titles represent the status quo, and are possibly due to a mix of [[WP:COMMONNAME]], [[WP:USEENGLISH]], and [[WP:TITLECON]].

==== North Korean ====
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Chagang Province]]
* [[North Hamgyong Province]]
* [[South Hamgyong Province]]
* [[North Hwanghae Province]]
* [[South Hwanghae Province]]
* [[Kangwon Province, North Korea]]
* [[North Pyongan Province]]
* [[South Pyongan Province]]
* [[Ryanggang Province]]
}}

==== South Korean ====
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[North Chungcheong Province]]
* [[South Chungcheong Province]]
* [[Gangwon Province, South Korea]]
* [[Gyeonggi Province]]
* [[North Gyeongsang Province]]
* [[South Gyeongsang Province]]
* [[North Jeolla Province]]
* [[South Jeolla Province]]
* [[Jeju Province]]
}}

=== Cities ===
{{See also|List of cities in North Korea|List of cities in South Korea}}
Use the [[Wikipedia:COMMONNAME]] for the city, without "-si" ({{lang|ko|시}}) nor English-language terms such as "Metropolitan City" or "Special Self-Governing City". Also, avoid "City" after the name of a city, e.g. {{!xt|Yeosu City}}.

An exception to the above is for disambiguating [[Sejong City]] vs. the person [[Sejong the Great]]. Most other disambiguations can be handled by adding a comma and upper-level administrative division, e.g. [[Anyang, Gyeonggi]] (vs. [[Anyang]] in China).

For pre-modern cities that still exist and go by the same name, use the modern spelling. E.g. use "[[Gyeongju]]" for the city during the Joseon period. For pre-modern cities that no longer exist, follow [[MOS:KO-ROMAN]].

=== Counties ===
{{See also|List of second-level administrative divisions of North Korea|List of counties of South Korea}}
Romanize per [[MOS:KO-ROMAN]], replace "-gun" and "-kun" with "County", e.g. [[Jindo County]].

=== Districts ===
{{See also|List of second-level administrative divisions of North Korea|List of districts in South Korea}}
Romanize per [[MOS:KO-ROMAN]]. Replace "-gu", "-ku", and "-chigu" with "District". Keep "-guyok" for North Korean locations.

=== Towns, neighborhoods, and villages ===
Romanize per [[MOS:KO-ROMAN]]. Unless there is a clear [[WP:COMMONNAME]], keep "-myeon", "-dong", and "-ri" and do not translate them. "-eup" is optional.

=== Visual guide ===
Below is a visual guide for administrative divisions in both North and South Korea, with examples of how to handle each level.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Administrative divisions of North Korea
!Level
!Subtype(s)
!Example(s)<br>(Hangul)
!Correct rendering(s)
!Incorrect rendering(s)
!Separate example of disambiguation for subtype
|-
| rowspan="2" |First-level
|Province
|{{lang|ko|황해북도}}
|{{xt|North Hwanghae Province}}
|
* {{!xt|Hwanghaebuk-do}}
* {{!xt|North Hwanghae}}
|[[Kangwon Province, North Korea]]
|-
|
* Directly governed city
* Special city
* Special administrative region
|{{lang|ko|평양직할시}}
|{{xt|Pyongyang}}
|
* {{!xt|P'yŏngyang}}
* {{!xt|Pyongyang Chikhalsi}}
|[[Sinuiju Special Administrative Region]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |Second-level
|City
|{{lang|ko|신의주시}}
|{{xt|Sinuiju}}
|{{!xt|Sinuiju-si}}
|[[Anju, South Pyongan]]
|-
|County
|{{lang|ko|갑산군}}
|{{xt|Kapsan County}}
|
* {{!xt|Kapsan-kun}}
* {{!xt|Kapsan}}
|[[Unsan County, South Pyongan]]
|-
|District
|
* {{lang|ko|중구역}}
* {{lang|ko|청남구}}
* {{lang|ko|득장지구}}
|
* {{xt|Chung-guyok}}
* {{xt|Chongnam}}
* {{xt|Tukchang}}
|
* {{!xt|Chung}}
* {{!xt|Chongnam-ku}}
* {{!xt|Tukchang-chigu}}
|[[Kumho, South Hamgyong]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |Third-level
|Town
|{{lang|ko|보천읍}}
|{{xt|Pochon-up}}
|{{!xt|Pochon Town}}
|[[Kujang (town)]]
|-
|
* Neighborhood
* Village
|
* {{lang|ko|기정동}}
* {{lang|ko|풍계리}}
|
* {{xt|Kijong-dong}}
* {{xt|Punggye-ri}}
|
* {{!xt|Kijong Neighborhood}}
* {{!xt|Punggye Village}}
| style="text-align:center" |—
|-
|Worker's district
|{{nowrap|{{lang|ko|남양로동자구}}}}
|{{xt|Namyang Workers' District}}
|{{!xt|Namyang Rodongja-ku}}
| style="text-align:center" |—
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Administrative divisions of South Korea
!Level
!Subtype(s)
!Example(s)<br>(Hangul)
!Correct rendering(s)
!Incorrect rendering(s)
!Separate example of disambiguation for subtype
|-
| rowspan="2" |Provincial level
|
* Province
* Special self-governing province
|{{lang|ko|경상북도}}
|{{xt|North Gyeongsang Province}}
|
* {{!xt|Gyeongsangbuk-do}}
* {{!xt|Gyeongsangbuk-do Province}}
* {{!xt|Gyeongsangbuk Province}}
* {{!xt|Gyeongbuk Province}}
|[[Gangwon Province, South Korea]]
|-
|
* Special city
* Metropolitan city
* Special self-governing city
|{{nowrap|{{lang|ko|서울특별시}}}}
|{{xt|Seoul}}
|
* {{!xt|Seoul-si}}
* {{!xt|Seoul Teukbyeolsi}}
* {{!xt|Seoul Special City}}
|[[Sejong City]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |Municipal level
|City
|{{lang|ko|수원시}}
|{{xt|Suwon}}
|{{!xt|Suwon-si}}
|[[Anyang, Gyeonggi]]
|-
|County
|{{lang|ko|칠곡군}}
|{{xt|Chilgok County}}
|
* {{!xt|Chilgok-gun}}
* {{!xt|Chilgok}}
|[[Goseong County, South Gyeongsang]]
|-
|District
|{{lang|ko|종로구}}
|{{xt|Jongno District}}
|
* {{!xt|Jongno-gu}}
* {{!xt|Jongno-gu District}}
|[[Jung District, Daegu]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |Submunicipal level
|District
|{{lang|ko|덕양구}}
|{{xt|Deogyang District}}
|{{!xt|Deogyang-gu}}
|[[Nam District, Pohang]]
|-
|Town
|
* {{lang|ko|가은읍}}
* {{lang|ko|평창읍}}
* {{lang|ko|문산면}}
|
* {{xt|Gaeun}}
* {{xt|Pyeongchang-eup}}
* {{xt|Munsan-myeon}}
|
* {{!xt|Gaeun Town}}
* {{!xt|Pyeongchang Town}}
* {{!xt|Munsan Township}}
|[[Seo-myeon, Gyeongju]]
|-
|
* Neighborhood
* Village
|
* {{lang|ko|삼성동}}
* {{lang|ko|노근리}}
|
* {{xt|Samseong-dong}}
* {{xt|Nogeun-ri}}
|
* {{!xt|Samseong Neighborhood}}
* {{!xt|Nogeun Village}}
|[[Buam-dong, Seoul]]
|}