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Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
Hwaseong (화성특례시, Hwaseong Special City) is a special city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, promoted January 1, 2025 as Korea's fifth special city; population over 1.07 million, four districts since 2026, semiconductor-driven economy with Samsung Electronics.
Hyesan
Hyesan (혜산시; 惠山市) is a city in northern North Korea and the capital of Ryanggang Province, on the Yalu River border with China and a major hub for cross-border trade.
Icheon-si
Icheon-si (이천시), a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, southeast of Seoul; a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, Korea's largest ceramics center, and home to SK Hynix's semiconductor campus.
Iksan
Iksan (익산시, 益山市), also historically Iri, is a city in northwestern Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, a former Baekje secondary capital whose Wanggung-ri and Mireuksa Temple sites form part of the UNESCO Baekje Historic Areas inscribed in 2015.
Incheon (인천)
Incheon (인천), a South Korean metropolitan city of about 3 million on the Yellow Sea west of Seoul; formerly Michuhol and Jemulpo, port opened 1883, metropolitan city status 1995, home to the Incheon Free Economic Zone and Incheon International Airport.
Jeju City (제주시)
Jeju City (제주시) is the administrative city of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea, on northern Jeju Island. Population about 503,607 (2025), 26 eup/myeon/dong, seat of provincial government and Jeju International Airport.
Jeonju (전주)
Jeonju (전주), capital of Jeonbuk State in southwestern South Korea, is home to Korea's largest hanok village (about 700 traditional houses), the birthplace of bibimbap, and Korea's first UNESCO City of Gastronomy; population about 650,000.
Jeonnam-Gwangju
Jeonnam-Gwangju (전남광주통합특별시, abbreviated Gwangju Special City) is South Korea's first mega-regionally integrated autonomous government, launched July 1, 2026 by merging Jeollanam-do and Gwangju Metropolitan City under a special act granting Seoul-comparable status.
Kaech’ŏn
Kaech'ŏn (개천시), city in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea; population 319,554, the country's 10th largest. Industrial city since the late 1960s, on the Manp'o railway line, site of Camp No. 18.
Kaesong (개성)
Kaesong (개성), historically called Gaegyeong, is a city in southern North Korea just north of the DMZ that served as the Goryeo dynasty's capital for 475 years and is known for its UNESCO-listed monuments.
Kanggye
Kanggye (강계시, 江界市) is a city of about 251,971 people in northern North Korea, capital of Chagang Province, a former wartime capital, industrial and transport hub with a humid continental climate.
Kaohsiung (高雄)
Kaohsiung (高雄市) is Taiwan's second-largest city and largest harbor city, a special municipality of about 2.71 million people on the Taiwan Strait, home to Taiwan's largest port, a tropical monsoon climate, and an expanding metro and light rail network.
Keelung
Keelung (基隆, formerly Jilong 雞籠) is a port city at Taiwan's northern tip, the largest natural harbor in northern Taiwan reaching into downtown. Seven districts, 132.76 km2; record 2025 port volumes and 436 cruise calls.
Kowloon (九龙)
Kowloon (九龙) is the mainland part of Hong Kong north of Victoria Harbour, with five districts (Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, Yau Tsim Mong). Ceded in 1860, it includes the demolished Kowloon Walled City and the Kai Tak redevelopment.
List of cities in South Korea
Cities in South Korea (si, 시) are local governments comprising 75 of the nation's 226 low-level divisions. They fall under eight top-level urban authorities, including Seoul and Sejong.
Masan
Masan (마산, 馬山), former South Korean port city in South Gyeongsang; opened 1899, rice-export port under Japanese rule, Korea's first Free Export Zone 1970, merged into Changwon 2010.
Mokpo
Mokpo (목포) is a port city in southwestern South Korea at the mouth of the Yeongsangang River, opened as Korea's fourth treaty port on 1 October 1897, with about 214,500 residents, a 41.3 km² harbor, and a modern-history tourism base for the Sinan archipelago.
New Taipei City
New Taipei City (新北市), also known as Xinbei City, is a special municipality in northern Taiwan that surrounds Taipei City; it was formed from Taipei County in 2010.
Osan
Osan (오산시, 烏山市) is a city in southwestern Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, between Suwon and Pyeongtaek, about 60 km from Seoul. Promoted from Osan-eup to city status on 1 January 1989, it is a residential satellite city of over 200,000 people, distinct from Osan Air Base, which lies in Pyeongtaek.
Pyongyang (평양)
Pyongyang (평양), capital of North Korea, is a closed, privileged planned city of about 3 million. Distinguished by socialist micro-district planning, the completed 50,000-flat Hwasong housing drive (2021–2026), jangmadang marketization, and Kim Jong-un's 2026 "global city" pledge.
Rason (라선)
Rason (라선), formerly Rajin-Sonbong, is North Korea's first special economic zone, established December 1991 near the China and Russia borders around an ice-free port; it became a special city in 2010 and shifted toward tourism after 2023 sanctions-era decline.
Sariwŏn-si
Sariwŏn-si (사리원시, 沙里院市), also spelled Sariwon, is the provincial capital of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, about 57 km from Pyongyang; a rail junction, agricultural center, and city of roughly 308,000 people.
Sejong City
Sejong City is a planned special self-governing city in northeastern South Chungcheong Province, launched in 2012 to move administrative functions from Seoul, targeting 500,000 residents by 2030.
Seogwipo
Seogwipo is a city on the southern coast of Jeju island, South Korea, sheltered from winter winds by Hallasan and known for its waterfalls and citrus.
Seongnam-si (city)
Seongnam (성남시, 城南市) is a Gyeonggi Province city southeast of Seoul with Sujeong, Jungwon, and Bundang districts. Promoted to city status in 1973, it grew through the Bundang (1989) and Pangyo new towns and Pangyo Techno Valley, peaking near one million residents in 2005.
Seoul (서울)
Seoul (서울), capital of South Korea at 37.34°N, 126.59°E; ancient Baekje capital Wiryeseong, Joseon capital Hanyang from 1394, special metropolitan city since 1949, population about 10 million.
Sinŭiju
Sinŭiju (신의주시), capital of North Pyongan province, North Korea, on the Yalu River opposite Dandong, China; about 360,000 people. Main China-DPRK trade gateway; New Yalu River Bridge opened there October 15, 2026 after a 12-year delay.
Sunch’ŏn
Sunch’ŏn (순천시; 順天市) is a city in southeastern South Jeolla Province, South Korea, with about 274,000 residents, Suncheonman Bay wetlands, and Naganeupseong; a same-named city lies in North Korea's South Pyongan Province.
Suncheon
Suncheon (순천시, 順天市) is a city of about 280,000 in southeastern Jeollanam-do, South Korea, central city of the province's east, home to Suncheonman Bay (Ramsar 2006, World Heritage 2021) and Suncheon Bay National Garden; distinct from the North Korean Suncheon-si in Pyeongannam-do.
Suwon (수원)
Suwon (수원) is the capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, a special case city since 2022 and its most populous basic municipality with 1.23 million people, home to UNESCO-listed Hwaseong Fortress and Samsung Electronics' headquarters.