A town or eup is an administrative unit in South Korea; along with township (rural), a town (urban) is one of the divisions of a county, and of some cities with a population of less than 500,000. The main town or towns in a county—or the secondary town or towns within a city's territory—are designated as towns. Towns are subdivided into villages. In order to form a town, the minimum population required is 20,000.

List of towns in South Korea TownKoreanHanjaProvinceMunicipalPopulationAreaFoundedGanggyeongSouth ChungcheongNonsan11,8597.021931-04-01JochiwonSejongnone36,88513.321931-04-01CheorwonGangwonCheorwon County5,82199.211931-04-01BeolgyoSouth JeollaBoseong County15,972102.361937-07-01GangjinSouth JeollaGangjin County15,90550.911937-07-01GampoNorth GyeongsangGyeongju7,13244.831937-07-01YecheonNorth GyeongsangYecheon County18,75047.361937-07-01GeochangSouth GyeongsangGeochang County39,46256.301937-07-01JanghangSouth ChungcheongSeocheon County13,89018.801938-10-01HadongSouth GyeongsangHadong County11,96429.501938-10-01GoseongSouth GyeongsangGoseong County23,44344.101938-10-01YeongdongNorth ChungcheongYeongdong County21,375100.501940-11-01YesanSouth ChungcheongYesan County37,89742.801940-11-01SintaeinNorth JeollaJeongeup7,28829.921940-11-01GeumsanSouth ChungcheongGeumsan County23,97921.601940-11-01BoseongSouth JeollaBoseong County10,47749.071940-11-01JangheungSouth JeollaJangheung County15,28355.921940-11-01UiseongNorth GyeongsangUiseong County14,83168.811940-11-01JumunjinGangwonGangneung21,29160.551940-11-01JanghowonGyeonggiIcheon16,16960.341941-10-01HongseongSouth ChungcheongHongseong County43,68030.491941-10-01GimhwaGangwonCheorwon County3,539112.251941-10-01GwangcheonSouth ChungcheongHongseong County10,91635.041942-10-01GuryongpoNorth GyeongsangPohang12,55845.041942-10-01JinyeongSouth GyeongsangGimhae35,87539.691942-10-01BuanNorth JeollaBuan County21,29424.791943-10-01DamyangSouth JeollaDamyang County14,31829.521943-10-01JangseongSouth JeollaJangseong County13,55669.501943-10-01WandoSouth JeollaWando County21,12554.111943-10-01AngangNorth GyeongsangGyeongju33,802138.601949-05-20OkcheonNorth ChungcheongOkcheon County30,02147.601949-08-13JeungpyeongNorth ChungcheongJeungpyeong County31,11255.401949-08-13WaegwanNorth GyeongsangChilgok County33,00054.111949-08-13CheongdoNorth GyeongsangCheongdo County13,38496.911949-08-13GwangyangSouth JeollaGwangyang47,52552.371949-08-14GochangNorth JeollaGochang County20,60242.501955-07-01HaenamSouth JeollaHaenam County24,95762.291955-07-01YeonggwangSouth JeollaYeonggwang County21,59346.181955-07-01SacheonSouth GyeongsangSacheon16,73629.651956-07-08EumseongNorth ChungcheongEumseong County21,56186.421956-07-08DaejeongJejuSeogwipo16,70378.631956-07-08HallimJejuJeju19,47091.091956-07-08SamnyeNorth JeollaWanju County16,85128.701956-07-08YongjinNorth JeollaWanju County7,64938.502015-10-01HamyangSouth GyeongsangHamyang County19,19069.351957-10-21BuyeoSouth ChungcheongBuyeo County24,51758.861960-01-01ChangnyeongSouth GyeongsangChangnyeong County16,72361.421960-01-01YeongwolGangwonYeongwol County21,788127.301960-01-01YeonmuSouth ChungcheongNonsan17,52259.711963-01-01GuryeSouth JeollaGurye County11,76845.791963-01-01HwasunSouth JeollaHwasun County42,85969.701963-01-01HampyeongSouth JeollaHampyeong County9,32740.301963-01-01NamjiSouth GyeongsangChangnyeong County11,34355.251963-01-01SamnangjinSouth GyeongsangMiryang7,82378.371963-01-01DogyeGangwonSamcheok13,467164.731963-01-01HongcheonGangwonHongcheon County35,625107.391963-01-01MunsanGyeonggiPaju19,17747.231973-07-01GapyeongGyeonggiGapyeong County20,071145.041973-07-01GanghwaIncheonGanghwa County22,60024.961973-07-01GeojinGangwonGoseong County8,06276.751973-07-01SangdongGangwonYeongwol County1,267139.481973-07-01JeongseonGangwonJeongseon County11,638213.671973-07-01SabukGangwonJeongseon County5,95047.101973-07-01SeonghwanSouth ChungcheongCheonan31,32156.791973-07-01HeunghaeNorth GyeongsangPohang37,252105.301973-07-01HapdeokSouth ChungcheongDangjin10,78851.381973-07-01SapgyoSouth ChungcheongYesan County8,32849.601973-07-01TaeanSouth ChungcheongTaean County26,87287.631973-07-01BoeunNorth ChungcheongBoeun County15,41962.321973-07-01GeumwangNorth ChungcheongEumseong County21,56371.331973-07-01JincheonNorth ChungcheongJincheon County28,68770.491973-07-01BongdongNorth JeollaWanju County23,15946.071973-07-01DoyangSouth JeollaGoheung County10,85633.501973-07-01GeoncheonNorth GyeongsangGyeongju11,21792.401973-07-01PungsanNorth GyeongsangAndong7,49496.641973-07-01PunggiNorth GyeongsangYeongju5,11875.921973-07-01GeumhoNorth GyeongsangYeongcheon12,82327.141973-07-01MungyeongNorth GyeongsangMungyeong9,900156.681973-07-01GaeunNorth GyeongsangMungyeong6,296152.421973-07-01HayangNorth GyeongsangGyeongsan29,04248.651973-07-01HanamSouth GyeongsangMiryang8,81078.371973-07-01PaengseongGyeonggiPyeongtaek29,85557.001979-05-01YeoncheonGyeonggiYeoncheon County7,288112.861979-05-01YangpyeongGyeonggiYangpyeong County25,82642.291979-05-01GanseongGangwonGoseong County7,460180.001979-05-01YangguGangwonYanggu County12,138173.621979-05-01YangyangGangwonYangyang County11,72132.351979-05-01InjeGangwonInje County9,017315.241979-05-01GalmalGangwonCheorwon County13,439173.171979-05-01PyeongchangGangwonPyeongchang County9,940116.311979-05-01HwacheonGangwonHwacheon County8,893291.321979-05-01HoengseongGangwonHoengseong County19,63372.411979-05-01SeocheonSouth ChungcheongSeocheon County14,39627.751979-05-01CheongyangSouth ChungcheongCheongyang County10,72836.101979-05-01GoesanNorth ChungcheongGoesan County9,09049.621979-05-01DanyangNorth ChungcheongDanyang County11,50775.601979-05-01HamyeolNorth JeollaIksan8,50118.951979-05-01MujuNorth JeollaMuju County9,19279.141979-05-01SunchangNorth JeollaSunchang County10,28821.081979-05-01ImsilNorth JeollaImsil County6,65867.601979-05-01JangsuNorth JeollaJangsu County7,090101.821979-05-01JinanNorth JeollaJinan County10,474115.971979-05-01GoheungSouth JeollaGoheung County10,47734.941979-05-01GokseongSouth JeollaGokseong County8,55952.091979-05-01MuanSouth JeollaMuan County11,34035.671979-05-01YeongamSouth JeollaYeongam County9,47859.901979-05-01JindoSouth JeollaJindo County10,62944.101979-05-01SeonsanNorth GyeongsangGumi15,46967.011979-05-01DaegayaNorth GyeongsangGoryeong County10,59347.371979-05-01GunwiNorth GyeongsangGunwi County8,07584.041979-05-01BonghwaNorth GyeongsangBonghwa County12,51174.271979-05-01SeongjuNorth GyeongsangSeongju County13,57536.331979-05-01YeongdeokNorth GyeongsangYeongdeok County11,17966.081979-05-01YeongyangNorth GyeongsangYeongyang County7,956130.841979-05-01UlleungNorth GyeongsangUlleung County7,35921.391979-05-01UljinNorth GyeongsangUljin County14,42681.271979-05-01CheongsongNorth GyeongsangCheongsong County5,56582.371979-05-01HwayangNorth GyeongsangCheongdo County7,37643.171979-05-01NamhaeSouth GyeongsangNamhae County13,77027.201979-05-01SancheongSouth GyeongsangSancheong County6,60268.841979-05-01UiryeongSouth GyeongsangUiryeong County9,66134.301979-05-01GayaSouth GyeongsangHaman County18,35541.221979-05-01HapcheonSouth GyeongsangHapcheon County11,82153.041979-05-01WabuGyeonggiNamyangju71,64349.811980-12-01DongsongGangwonCheorwon County15,940128.831980-12-01SindongGangwonJeongseon County4,017119.841980-12-01WondeokGangwonSamcheok5,866175.941980-12-01MaepoNorth ChungcheongDanyang County6,77365.891980-12-01AnmyeonSouth ChungcheongTaean County9,77590.991980-12-01OkguNorth JeollaGunsan3,86733.111980-12-01PajuGyeonggiPaju14,30932.261980-12-01DolsanSouth JeollaYeosu14,89771.801980-12-01DaedeokSouth JeollaJangheung County4,30758.081980-12-01GwansanSouth JeollaJangheung County6,44471.821980-12-01GeumilSouth JeollaWando County4,01128.101980-12-01NohwaSouth JeollaWando County5,91131.861980-12-01BaeksuSouth JeollaYeonggwang County5,52186.501980-12-01IlloSouth JeollaMuan County7,97956.311980-12-01JidoSouth JeollaSinan County5,19379.751980-12-01OedongNorth GyeongsangGyeongju19,006109.801980-12-01OcheonNorth GyeongsangPohang48,50570.501980-12-01YeonilNorth GyeongsangPohang34,11536.011980-12-01HamchangNorth GyeongsangSangju7,08343.361980-12-01PyeonghaeNorth GyeongsangUljin County3,79837.161980-12-01GijangBusanGijang County51,61039.141980-12-01JeonggwanBusanGijang County61,27738.222015-09-23AewolJejuJeju27,912202.161980-12-01GujwaJejuJeju14,841185.931980-12-01SeongsanJejuSeogwipo14,048107.791980-12-01NamwonJejuSeogwipo18,272188.711980-12-01JeongokGyeonggiYeoncheon County19,78055.201985-10-01SeonggeoSouth ChungcheongCheonan22,13931.421985-10-01SeungjuSouth JeollaSuncheon3,59593.001985-10-01HongnongSouth JeollaYeonggwang County8,06638.001985-10-01JanganBusanGijang County10,49350.891985-10-01JocheonJejuJeju21,061150.641985-10-01GohanGangwonJeongseon County5,45652.321985-10-01JinjeopGyeonggiNamyangju94,40765.901989-04-01BubalGyeonggiIcheon38,85742.901989-04-01BeobwonGyeonggiPaju14,63071.501989-04-01YeomchiSouth ChungcheongAsan38,85742.901990-04-01HwadoGyeonggiNamyangju86,18071.481991-12-01DaesanSouth ChungcheongSeosan16,515105.031991-12-01HwawonDaeguDalseong County57,62927.681992-03-01ApoNorth GyeongsangGimcheon8,61753.471995-03-01NampyeongSouth JeollaNaju7,84354.261995-03-01MunsanSouth GyeongsangJinju8,83839.981995-03-01SinbukGangwonChuncheon7,25957.231995-03-02MunmakGangwonWonju19,045104.301995-03-02JudeokNorth ChungcheongChungju6,27648.441995-03-02BongyangNorth ChungcheongJecheon7,608144.871995-03-02UngcheonSouth ChungcheongBoryeong7,51562.101995-03-02YuguSouth ChungcheongGongju9,579101.551995-03-02UnbongNorth JeollaNamwon4,35369.501995-03-02MangyeongNorth JeollaGimje3,68824.011995-03-02DongSouth GyeongsangChangwon23,64859.751995-03-02NaeseoSouth GyeongsangChangwon73,16555.841995-03-02SanyangSouth GyeongsangTongyeong5,80139.381995-03-02SoheulGyeonggiPocheon48,15046.301996-02-01OnsanUlsanUlju County24,75538.421996-02-01EonyangUlsanUlju County26,60268.781996-02-01NongongDaeguDalseong County26,46443.831996-09-01DasaDaeguDalseong County52,27336.661997-11-01GoaNorth GyeongsangGumi26,46443.831997-11-01JillyangNorth GyeongsangGyeongsan40,71646.001997-11-01BongdamGyeonggiHwaseong63,04942.671998-04-01NaesuNorth ChungcheongCheongju22,61655.362000-01-01OnyangUlsanUlju County22,37463.842001-03-01BeomseoUlsanUlju County55,10877.142001-03-01OpoGyeonggiGwangju63,93241.882001-03-21GongdoGyeonggiAnseong54,53131.942001-06-01JingeonGyeonggiNamyangju29,40933.062001-09-12OnamGyeonggiNamyangju54,15125.442001-09-12BaekseokGyeonggiYangju29,64641.422001-10-01JiksanSouth ChungcheongCheonan22,98930.602002-01-01MokcheonSouth ChungcheongCheonan26,67263.092002-01-01JoriGyeonggiPaju31,71227.442002-04-01AnjungGyeonggiPyeongtaek39,57428.692002-11-05SamhoSouth JeollaYeongam County21,58985.902003-05-01UjeongGyeonggiHwaseong16,86058.882003-06-14BuksamNorth GyeongsangChilgok County25,44036.752003-07-01TongjinGyeonggiGimpo27,63629.492004-01-01ChowolGyeonggiGwangju36,08555.902004-06-21GonjiamGyeonggiGwangju23,36412.852004-06-21PogokGyeonggiYongin32,17441.782005-10-31SeokjeokNorth GyeongsangChilgok County29,90649.492006-10-01PoseungGyeonggiPyeongtaek26,97357.512006-12-29OchangNorth ChungcheongCheongju42,67580.202007-01-01HyangnamGyeonggiHwaseong54,25049.892007-01-29BaebangSouth ChungcheongAsan58,20949.702009-05-01GochonGyeonggiGimpo24,95529.492009-09-01SongakSouth ChungcheongDangjin22,79279.742010-01-01SamhyangSouth JeollaMuan County25,02042.772011-01-01YangchonGyeonggiGimpo24,96633.652011-11-14OsongNorth ChungcheongCheongju19,88240.742012-01-01AphaeSouth JeollaSinan County7,10167.512012-01-01GanamGyeonggiYeoju16,35375.322013-09-23NamyangGyeonggiHwaseong24,25366.892014-10-20ChirwonSouth GyeongsangHaman County21,11450.612015-01-01

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See also Administrative divisions of South Korea

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