Myeon (administrative division)
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| Hangul | 면 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | myeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | myŏn |
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A myeon, myŏn, myon, or township (Korean: 면) is an administrative unit in South Korea similar to the unit of town.
Along with
county and some cities of fewer than 500,000 population. Myeon have smaller populations than towns and represent the rural areas of a county or city. Townships are subdivided into villages. The minimum population limit is 6,000.[1]
See also
References
- ^ 면 面 [Myeon] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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