Editing Provinces of Korea (section)

==Provinces of Joseon==
{{main|Eight Provinces (Korea)}}

[[File:Eight provinces of Korea-en.svg|thumb|The Eight Provinces (Paldo)]]
[[File:23부제.gif|thumb|220px|23 Districts (Isipsambu)]] 
[[File:Thirteen provinces of Korea-en.svg|thumb|13 Provinces (Sipsamdo)]]

In 1413, Korea (at that time called Joseon) was divided into eight provinces: [[Chungcheong-do|Chungcheong]], [[Gangwon (historical)|Gangwon]], [[Gyeonggi]], [[Gyeongsang]], [[Jeolla]], [[Hamgyong Province|Hamgyŏng]] (originally called Yeonggil), [[Hwanghae]] (originally called P'unghae), and [[Pyongan|P'yŏngan]].

{|class=wikitable
![[Revised Romanization of Korean|RR]] Romaja!![[McCune–Reischauer|M–R]] Romaja!![[Hangul]]!![[Hanja]]
!Name origin!!Capital!![[Regions of Korea|Region]]!![[Dialects of Korean|Korean dialect]]!!Post-1896 Provinces
|- 
|[[Chungcheong]]||[[Chungcheong|Ch'ungch'ŏng]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|충청도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|忠淸道}}</span>
|[[Chungju]] ({{lang|ko|충주 忠州}}),<br>[[Cheongju]] ({{lang|ko|청주 淸州}})||[[Gongju]]||[[Hoseo]]||[[Chungcheong dialect]]
|[[North Chungcheong Province|North Chungcheong]]<br>[[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]
|- 
|[[Gangwon (historical province)|Gangwon]]||[[Gangwon (historical province)|Kangwŏn]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|강원도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|江原道}}</span>
|[[Gangneung]] ({{lang|ko|강릉 江陵}}),<br>[[Wonju]] ({{lang|ko|원주 原州}})||[[Wonju]]||[[Gwandong]]<br><small>([[Yeongseo]], [[Yeongdong (region)|Yeongdong]]{{efn|"Gwandong" is the name for the region as a whole, with "Yeongseo" denoting the western half of the province and "Yeongdong" the eastern half.  "Yeongdong" is used more often than either of the other two terms, however, especially in reference to railway and road arteries that cross through Gangwon, connecting the Seoul and Yeongdong regions.}}</small>||[[Gangwon dialect]]
|[[Gangwon (historical province)|Gangwon]]
|- 
|[[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]||[[Gyeonggi Province|Kyŏnggi]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|경기도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|京畿道}}</span>
|([[#3|See note]])||Hanseong<br>([[Seoul]])||[[Gijeon]]{{efn|The province's name literally means "area within a 500-''[[Li (unit)|li]]'' (200-km) radius" (''gi''; {{lang|ko|[[wikt:畿|畿]]}}) of the "capital" (''Gyeong''; {{lang|ko|[[wikt:京|京]]}}), referring to the royal capital Hanseong (modern-day Seoul).  The regional name "Gijeon" is obsolete.  The 20th-century term "[[Seoul National Capital Area|Sudogwon]]" ("Capital Region") is used today to denote the Seoul-[[Incheon]] conurbation and that part of Gyeonggi Province that forms part of the same built-up, urban area.}}||[[Seoul dialect]]
|[[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]]
|- 
|[[Gyeongsang]]||[[Gyeongsang|Kyŏngsang]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|경상도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|慶尙道}}</span>
|[[Gyeongju]] ({{lang|ko|경주 慶州}}),<br>[[Sangju]] ({{lang|ko|상주 尙州}})
|[[Daegu]]||[[Yeongnam]]||[[Gyeongsang dialect]]
|[[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]]<br>[[South Gyeongsang Province|South Gyeongsang]]
|- 
|[[Hamgyong Province|Hamgyeong]]||[[Hamgyong Province|Hamgyŏng]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|함경도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|咸鏡道}}</span>
|[[Hamhung]] ({{lang|ko|함흥 咸興}}),<br>[[Kyongsong County|Kyongsong]] ({{lang|ko|경성 鏡城}})
|[[Hamhung]]||[[Kwanbuk]], [[Kwannam]]{{efn|"Gwanbuk" was used to designate either the province as whole, or only the northern part thereof.  In the latter case, "Gwannam" was then used to denote the southern part of the province.}}
|[[Hamgyŏng dialect]]
|[[North Hamgyong Province|North Hamgyong]]<br>[[South Hamgyong Province|South Hamgyong]]
|- 
|[[Hwanghae]]||[[Hwanghae]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|황해도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|黃海道}}</span>
|[[Hwangju]] ({{lang|ko|황주 黃州}}),<br>[[Haeju]] ({{lang|ko|해주 海州}})
|[[Haeju]]||[[Haeso]]||[[Hwanghae dialect]]
|[[Hwanghae]]{{efn|The modern-day division of the province into [[North Hwanghae|North]] and [[South Hwanghae|South]] did not occur until 1954.}}
|- 
|[[Jeolla]]||[[Jeolla|Chŏlla]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|전라도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|全羅道}}</span>
|[[Jeonju]] ({{lang|ko|전주 全州}}),<br>[[Naju]] ({{lang|ko|나주 羅州}}){{efn|The initial "n" in "Naju" is pronounced as "l" (lower-case "L") when it comes after another consonant; the final "n" in the "Jeon" of "Jeonju" is then assimilated to an "l" sound.}}
|[[Jeonju]]||[[Honam]]||[[Jeolla dialect]];<br>[[Jeju language]]{{efn|The distinctive Jeju dialect is used on [[Jeju Island]], which became a separate province in 1946.}}
|[[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]<br>[[South Jeolla Province|South Jeolla]]
|- 
|[[Pyongan|Pyeongan]]||[[Pyongan|P'yŏngan]]
|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|평안도}}</span>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|ko|平安道}}</span>
|[[Pyongyang]] ({{lang|ko|평양 平壤}}),<br>[[Anju, South Pyongan|Anju]] ({{lang|ko|안주 安州}})
|[[Pyongyang]]||[[Kwanso]]||[[Pyongan dialect]]
|[[North Pyongan Province|North Pyongan]]<br>[[South Pyongan Province|South Pyongan]]
|}

===Districts of Late Joseon period===
In 1895, Korea was redivided into 23 districts (''Bu;'' 부; {{lang|ko|府}}), each named for the city or county that was its capital. The districts were short-lived, however, as the following year, the provincial system was restored.

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*[[Gyeongsang#History|Andong]]
*[[Gangwon (South Korea)#History|Chuncheon]]
*[[Chungcheong#History|Chungju]]
*[[Gyeongsang#History|Daegu]]
*[[Gyeongsang#History|Dongnae]]
*[[Gangwon (South Korea)#History|Gangneung]]
*[[Chungcheong#History|Gongju]]
*[[Hwanghae#History|Haeju]]
*[[Hamgyong Province#History|Hamhŭng]]
*[[Gyeonggi#History|Hanseong]]
*[[Chungcheong#History|Hongju]]
*[[Gyeonggi#History|Incheon]]
*[[Jeolla#History|Jeju]]
*[[Jeolla#History|Jeonju]]
*[[Gyeongsang#History|Jinju]]
*[[Gyeonggi#History|Kaesŏng]]
*[[Pyongan#History|Kanggye]]
*[[Hamgyong Province#History|Kapsan]]
*[[Hamgyong Province#History|Kyŏngsŏng]]
*[[Jeolla#History|Naju]]
*[[Jeolla#History|Namwon]]
*[[Pyongan#History|P'yŏngyang]]
*[[Pyongan#History|Ŭiju]]
{{div col end}}