evidence: South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi 광역시/廣域市), 1 special city (teukbyeolsi 특별시/特別市), 1 special self-governing city (teukbyeol-jachisi 특별자치시/特別自治市), and 9 provinces (do 도/道), including one special self-governing province (teukbyeol jachido 특별자치도/特別自治道). These are further subdivided into a variety of smaller entities, including cities (si 시/市), counties (gun 군/郡), districts (gu 구/區), towns (eup 읍/邑), townships (myeon 면/面), neighborhoods (dong 동/洞) and villages (ri 리/里). [...] - Administrative divisions of North Korea - ISO 3166-2:KR, ISO codes for cities and provinces in South Korea - List of cities in South Korea - List of South Korean regions by GDP - Provinces of Korea - Special cities of South Korea [...] - "South Korea Administrative Districts". CityPopulation.de. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/southkorea-admin.php. Retrieved 2013-03-14.