| Neighborhood | |
| Hangul | 동 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | dong |
| McCune–Reischauer | tong |
| Administrative neighborhood | |
| Hangul | 행정동 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | haengjeongdong |
| McCune–Reischauer | haengjŏngdong |
| Legal-status neighborhood | |
| Hangul | 법정동 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | beopjeongdong |
| McCune–Reischauer | pŏpchŏngdong |
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| Administrative divisions of South Korea |
|---|
| Provincial level |
| Province (list) |
| Special self-governing province (Jeju, Gangwon and North Jeolla) |
| Special city (Seoul) |
| Metropolitan city (list) |
| Special self-governing city (Sejong) |
| Municipal level |
| Specific city (list) |
| City (list) |
| County (list) |
| Autonomous District (list) |
| Submunicipal level |
| Administrative city (list) |
| Non-autonomous District (list) |
| Neighborhoods and Towns |
| Town (list) |
| Township (list) |
| Neighborhood (list) |
| Villages |
| Village (list) |
| Communities |
| Ward |
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| Administrative divisions of North Korea |
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| Provincial level |
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Province (도 道 to) |
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Special municipality (특별시 特別市 t'ŭkpyŏlsi) |
| Municipal level |
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City (시 市 si) |
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County (군 郡 kun) |
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District (구역 區域 kuyŏk) |
| Submunicipal level |
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Town (읍 邑 ŭp) |
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Neighborhood (동 洞 dong) |
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Village (리 里 ri) |
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Workers' District (로동자구 勞動者區 rodongjagu) |
A dong (Korean: 동) or neighborhood is a submunicipal level administrative unit of a city[1] and of those cities which are not divided into wards throughout Korea. The unit is often translated as neighborhood and has been used in both administrative divisions of North Korea[2] and South Korea.[3][4]