List of capitals in South Korea explained

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

National capital

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

CapitalProvincial divisionRegionISOStatus
North GyeongsangYeongnamKR-47City
Busan (Yeonje)*BusanYeongnamKR-26Metropolitan city
ChangwonSouth GyeongsangYeongnamKR-48Specific city
CheongjuNorth ChungcheongHoseoKR-43Specific city
ChuncheonGangwonGwandongKR-42City
Daegu (Jung)*DaeguYeongnamKR-27Metropolitan city
Daejeon (Seo)*DaejeonHoseoKR-30Metropolitan city
Gwangju (Seo)*GwangjuHonamKR-29Metropolitan city
HongseongSouth ChungcheongHoseoKR-44County
Incheon (Namdong)*IncheonSudogwonKR-28Metropolitan city
JejuJejuJejudoKR-49Administrative city
JeonjuNorth JeollaHonamKR-45Specific city
MuanSouth JeollaHonamKR-46County
Sejong (Boram)*SejongHoseoKR-50Metropolitan autonomous city
Seoul (Jung)*SeoulSudogwonKR-11Special city
SuwonGyeonggiSudogwonKR-41Specific city
Ulsan (Nam)*UlsanYeongnamKR-31Metropolitan city

Claimed provincial capitals

CapitalProvincial divisionRegionStatus
CheongjinHambukGwanbukCity
HaejuHwanghaeHaeseoCity
HamheungHamnamGwannamCity
PyeongyangPyeongnamGwanseoCity
SinuijuPyeongbukGwanseoCity

References

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

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