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List of capitals in South Korea

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This is a list of capital cities, including the legislatureorseat of government, of South Korea and its current provinces and provincial-level cities.

National capital[edit]

Seoul has been the capital of South Korea since the Division of Korea in 1945. On 20 December 1997 some offices of the national government were moved to the Daejeon Government Complex to offset the unbalance developments around Sudogwon. In 2004, former President Roh Moo-hyun purpose plans to move the national capital further away from the Korean Demilitarized Zone. However disputes within the National Assembly and ruling of the Constitutional Court of Korea prevented the relocation.^[1] On 2 July 2012 some functions of government have moved to Sejong and became the de facto administrative capital of South Korea.

Provincial capitals[edit]

Capital	Provincial division	Region	ISO	Status
Andong	North Gyeongsang	Yeongnam	KR-47	City
Busan (Yeonje)*	Busan	Yeongnam	KR-26	Metropolitan city
Changwon	South Gyeongsang	Yeongnam	KR-48	Specific city
Cheongju	North Chungcheong	Hoseo	KR-43	Specific city
Chuncheon	Gangwon	Gwandong	KR-42	City
Daegu (Jung)*	Daegu	Yeongnam	KR-27	Metropolitan city
Daejeon (Seo)*	Daejeon	Hoseo	KR-30	Metropolitan city
Gwangju (Seo)*	Gwangju	Honam	KR-29	Metropolitan city
Hongseong	South Chungcheong	Hoseo	KR-44	County
Incheon (Namdong)*	Incheon	Sudogwon	KR-28	Metropolitan city
Jeju	Jeju	Jejudo	KR-49	Administrative city
Jeonju	North Jeolla	Honam	KR-45	Specific city
Muan	South Jeolla	Honam	KR-46	County
Sejong (Boram)*	Sejong	Hoseo	KR-50	Metropolitan autonomous city
Seoul (Jung)*	Seoul	Sudogwon	KR-11	Special city
Suwon	Gyeonggi	Sudogwon	KR-41	Specific city
Ulsan (Nam)*	Ulsan	Yeongnam	KR-31	Metropolitan city

Claimed provincial capitals[edit]

Capital	Provincial division	Region	Status
Cheongjin	Hambuk	Gwanbuk	City
Haeju	Hwanghae	Haeseo	City
Hamheung	Hamnam	Gwannam	City
Pyeongyang	Pyeongnam	Gwanseo	City
Sinuiju	Pyeongbuk	Gwanseo	City

References[edit]

^ "16-2(B) KCCR 1, 2004Hun-Ma554, 566(consolidated), October 21, 2004". Constitutional Court of Korea. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

v t e Cities in South Korea
Special city	Seoul
Metropolitan city	Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Ulsan
Special autonomous city	Sejong
Big municipal city	Ansan Anyang Bucheon Changwon^※ Cheonan Cheongju^※ Gimhae Goyang Hwaseong Jeonju^※ Namyangju Pohang Seongnam Suwon^※ Yongin
Municipal city	Andong^※ Anseong Asan Boryeong Chuncheon^※ Chungju Dangjin Dongducheon Donghae Gangneung Geoje Gimcheon Gimje Gimpo Gongju Gumi Gunpo Guri Gunsan Gwacheon Gwangju Gwangmyeong Gwangyang Gyeongju Gyeongsan Gyeryong Hanam Icheon Iksan Jecheon Jeongeup Jinju Miryang Mokpo Mungyeong Namwon Naju Nonsan Osan Paju Pocheon Pyeongtaek Sacheon Samcheok Sangju Seosan Siheung Sokcho Suncheon Taebaek Tongyeong Uijeongbu Uiwang Wonju Yangju Yangsan Yeoju Yeongcheon Yeongju Yeosu
Administrative city	Jeju^※ Seogwipo
Provincial capital	Hongseong Muan
Note: ^※ also a provincial capital

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